The City of New Westminster has released a report outlining their proposed vision for the 22nd Street Station area.

The 22nd Street Skytrain Station area is one of the lowest density Skytrain station areas in Metro Vancouver, and primarily a single family neighbourhood. The area was identified in the 2017 OCP for future planning consideration, which was originally commenced in February 2020 but put on pause until mid-2023. The Provincial TOA legislation has since informed the draft vision for the neighbourhood.

The overall concept for the area is a “Transit Village” that could house up to 30,000 new residents at full build out.

The indicated land use patterns align with the Provincial TOA legislation, allowing up to 5.0 FSR highrise development nearest the station, with 3.0 FSR lowrise development further out.

New Westminster intends on further public consultation this Fall, with a final draft to Council by December 2024, and OCP amendments to facilitate new rezoning applications in 2025.

Musqueam Capital Corporation, in partnership with YMCA BC and Townline have submitted a rezoning application for the redevelopment of the 2-acre Langara YMCA property at 282 West 49th Avenue.

The proposal is for a mixed-use development with a condo tower, a market rental tower, and a lowrise affordable hosing building. Overall, the project includes:

• 308 market rental units;
• 269 condo units;
• 88 social housing units;
• 1,900 SF of retail space;
• A 32,000 SF replacement YMCA facility with associated childcare;
• a total density of 6.66 FSR;
• A maximum building height of 400 ft.

The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan and the Transit-Oriented Areas Rezoning Policy.

The architect for the project is Boniface Oleksiuk Positano Architects.

The full application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/282-w-49th-ave

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