City of Vancouver Proposing Two Rental Towers at Hornby & Pacific

The City of Vancouver, through the Vancouver Housing Development Office (VHDO) applied to rezone the block at the corner of Pacific & Hornby for a new highrise rental development.

The site is several parcels, including the former Kettle of Fish restaurant, and combines to form a total of 68,300 SF of land area.

The proposal is to allow for the development of 38-storey and 52-storey rental towers and includes:

• 1,136 market rental units;
• 11,000 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 12.11 FSR;
• Maximum building height of 534 ft.

This application is being considered under the Rental Housing on City-Owned Land – Public Benefits Pilot Rezoning Policy.

The architect for the project is Diamond Schmitt Architects.

The full application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1402-1460-burrard-st