Previous West End Condo Project Revised to Rental Apartments by GWL
GWL Realty Advisors has submitted a rezoning application for a site they own at 1055 Harwood Street in the West End area of Downtown Vancouver.
The site was previously proposed by Strand and Intracorp for a condo/social housing project in 2018 before being shelved due to market conditions. The site was subsequently sold to GWL in 2022 following a change in rezoning policy which deleted the required social housing in exchange for 20% of the units being below market rentals.
The new proposal is to allow for the development of a 32-storey rental building that includes:
- 269 rental units
- including 52 below market rental units
- A density of 11.71 FSR;
- A building height of 300 ft.; and
- 134 vehicle parking spaces and 513 bicycle spaces.
The application is being considered under the Criteria for 100% Secured Rental and Below-Market Housing as an Alternative to Inclusionary Social Housing in the Burrard Corridor of the West End Community Plan.
The architect for the project is GBL Architects.