578-Room Hotel Planned for Pender & Richards Site

Marcon has submitted a rezoning application for a site at the Southwest corner of Pender and Richards Streets in Downtown Vancouver.

The site consists of three parcels, a 6-storey parkade at the corner, a 2-storey retail/office building, mid-block on West Pender street, and the Lumbermen’s Building, an 8-storey office and heritage building, to be retained in the new development.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 32-storey hotel that includes:

  • 578 hotel rooms;
  • 20,000 SF of retail and restaurant space;
  • 44,132 sq. ft. of office space;
  • A total density of 22.81 FSR;
  • A building height of 318 ft.; and
  • 146 vehicle parking spaces and 91 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Downtown Official Development Plan) and Rezoning Policy for the Central Business District (CBD) and CBD Shoulder.

The architect for the project is Henriquez Partners.