21-Unit Building Planned for West End Parking Lot

A development application has been filed for a 66 ft. lot located in the West End; one of the last remaining surface parking lots in the West End. The site at 1021 Burnaby Street is located directly behind Celebrities Nightclub on Davie Street and serves as pay parking.

The plan for the RM-5A zoned, 8,646 SF site is a new 5-storey building that includes:

• 21 market residential units (rental or condo not specified);
• 12 junior one bedrooms, 4 one-bedrooms and five two-bedrooms;
• a total density of 1.65 FSR;
• a total building height of 50 ft.;
• 20 underground parking spaces on one level underground.

The site is located in an area of the West End Plan that allows rezoning for towers potentially as high as 30-storeys; however, a site frontage of at least 130 feet is required. This particular site would also face additional restrictions including tower separation and shadowing onto Davie Street.

The architect for the project is Francl Architecture.