Westbank Submits Application for Rental & Social Housing Towers on East Hastings Sites
Westbank, in partnership with Promerita and BC Housing have submitted a rezoning application for three non-contiguous sites in the 1000 and 1100 Block of East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside area of Vancouver.
The sites are located at 1030-1070 East Hastings, 1115-1127 East Hastings and 1168-1180 East Hastings.
The City of Vancouver has received an application to rezone the subject site from M-1 to CD-1 to allow the development of three towers and 924 units on these sites:
- Two rental towers, 39 & 38-storeys (767 market rental units)
- A 19-storey seniors housing tower to be owned by BC Housing;
- Commercial space on the ground floor;
- A total density of 23.3 FSR.
The application is being considered under the Downtown Eastside Plan. The application requests consideration of height and density in excess of the existing policy.
The architect for the project is ZGF Architecture.
The full application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1030-1070-e-hastings-st