Application Submitted for 21-Storey, 231 Unit Rental Tower at 2225 West 8th Ave
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.