A rezoning application by Beijing Shokai Development for a site at 6540 Marlborough Avenue is heading to public hearing at the City of Burnaby.

The site is located in the Marlborough area on the Eastern edge of Metrotown just South of Kingsway, and is currently improved with an older 30-unit walkup apartment building.

The 21,756 sq ft. site is designated RM4s and RM4r in the Metrotown Plan.

Plans for the site include a 22-storey highrise with, 14-storey of condos above 7-storeys of market and non-market rental units. Details include:

• 132 condos;
  • 21 studios, 56 one-bedrooms, 51 two-bedrooms & 4 three-bedrooms;
• 26 market rental units;
• 30 non-market rental units;
• a total density of 6.15 FAR;
• a total building height of 224 ft.;
• 182 underground parking spaces.

The architect for the project is IBI Group.

The site was acquired in 2020 for $22,000,000 or $164 per gross buildable sq ft. based on the application.