12-Storey Mass Timber Office & Industrial Building Planned for Mount Pleasant Site

PC Urban and Hines have submitted their development application for 123 East 6th Avenue, at the Northeast corner of East 6th and Quebec in Mount Pleasant.

The proposal is for a 12-storey mixed-use office and industrial building (named ‘T3 Mount Pleasant’) within the I-1B zoning guidelines. Schedule and comprises 196,351 sf of floor area. The project also consists of the relocation, designation and conservation of an existing two-storey 10,632 sf SFU Annex heritage building for the purpose of delivering to the City to operate as an arts centre.

The project will be constructed using a mass timber superstructure and designed according to Hines’ proprietary “T3 system” which combines timber, transit and technology.

Details of the project include:

• 196,351 SF of gross floor area;
• A total density of 6.60 FSR;
• A proposed height of 150 ft.;
• Three levels of underground parking, having vehicular access from the lane.

The architecture team for the project is DLR Group with Proscenium Architecture.