A rezoning and development permit application has been submitted for a prominent corner site at Lougheed and Blue Mountain Street in the Maillardville neighbourhood of Coquitlam, just off Highway 1.

The site at 901 Lougheed is designated Neighbourhood Centre and is zoned C-2 General Commercial. There are currently two commercial buildings on the property. The site is located across Blue Mountain from an existing condo highrise project in pre-sales called Horizon Twenty-One by Centred Developments.

The application proposes to rezone the 28,580 SF site Highway from C-2 to allow a mixed-use development consisting of a 25-storey tower over top a 4-storey commercial and residential podium, Details include:

• 122 condo units;
• 51 market rental units;
• 6 below market rental units;
• a total density of 5.0 FAR;
• 9,524 SF of retail space;
• 276 parking spaces within an underground parkade.

The architect for the project is Wilson Chang.

Dilawri Group have have submitted their development application for the former Esso Gas Station site at the Southeast corner of Burrard and West 4th Avenue.

The plan for the 14,461 SF, C-2B zoned site is to develop a new dealership building for Jaguar and Land Rover. The Jaguar & Land Rover dealerships are currently located at 1730 Burrard Street.

The building will be 2.5 storeys. Details include:

• 21,707 SF of showroom space;
• 10,096 SF of office space;
• a total building height of 52 ft.;
• a total density of 2.49 FSR;
• 66 total parking stalls.

Under the site’s existing C2B zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The architect for the project is Kasian Architecture.

A similar scale building was completed across the street in 2018, now home to Comor Sports, with offices above.

Buffalo Investment have submitted an application to rezone the vacant former gas station site at 8655 Granville Street. The 15,076 SF site located on the West side of Granville Street, just South of West 70th Avenue. It is currently zoned C-2 but was redesignated as part of the Marpole Community Plan.

The proposal consists of an 11-storey mixed-use building and includes:

• 55 condo units;
  • 19 one-bedrooms, 27 two-bedrooms & 8 three-bedrooms;
• 8,605 SF of retail space;
• 8,090 SF of office space on the 2nd floor;
• A building height of 126 ft.;
• A total density of 4.10 FSR; and
• 73 underground parking spaces and 110 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Marpole Community Plan.

The site was acquired by Buffalo in February 2018 for $20,000,000 or $316 per buildable SF based on the application.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here: https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/8655granvillest/index.htm