Amica and Marcon have submitted a rezoning application for their latest Westside seniors project.

The site is located at 1110-1160 West King Edward Avenue between Oak and Granville, comprising an assembly of five single family lots.

The proposal is for a 6-storey seniors building and includes:

• 169 care facility units;
• A total density of 3.10 FSR; and
• A building height of 92 ft.

“This full-service facility provides on-site management, housekeeping services, main and private dining, concierge services, life enrichment programming, 24-hour emergency support care, and fully licensed long term care including the provision of palliative support.”

The application is being considered under the Interim Rezoning Policy for Social Housing, Seniors Housing, and Institutional, Cultural and Recreational Uses in Former Community Visions Areas.

The architect for the project is SHIFT Architecture.

The latest Broadway Plan application is for a site at 2225 West 8th Avenue, near the Northwest corner of West 8th and Yew in Kits. The site is owned by Prospero International Realty and Five Mile Holdings, which own several Broadway Plan sites.

The 23,984 SF site is currently improved with an older 3-storey walkup apartment building. The site is located in the Kitsilano North – Area A – Broadway Plan KKNA subarea of the Broadway Plan which allows for rental towers up to 20-storeys in height, with further height and density for provision of commercial space on the ground floor.

The proposal is a 21-storey rental tower that includes:

• 231 market rental units;
• 39 below market units;
• 4,600 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 6.80 FSR; and
• a building height of 224 ft. with additional height for rooftop amenity space.

The application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.