A development application has been made to the City of Vancouver for permission to redevelop a prime downtown corner. The site is located at the Northwest corner of Granville and Davie, and is most well-known as “Tsui Hang“, a popular late night Chinese restaurant. Tsui Hang is located in what was once a bank, built in the 1940s. The balance of the site contains older run-down one and two-storey commercial buildings. The developer is Deecorp. The architect is MCMP.

Preliminary plans call for a redeveloped site include a 7-storey mixed use building. The proposal includes the following:

• 94 residential units (75 one-bedrooms and 19 2-bedrooms)
• Retail on the ground floor;
• Total density of 3.85 FSR (3.5 max + 10% heritage bonus)
• Building height of 71 ft.
• Total floor area of 69,300 SF
• 47 underground parking spaces accessed from the lane

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Redevelopment plans are in the works for a single-storey retail building in the Point Grey Village area. The development application for this 46′ x 115′ lot at 4421 West 10th Avenue (between Trimble and Sasamat) is for a 4-storey building under the existing C-2 zoning. Details include:

• one retail CRU (1,000 SF) on the ground floor
• residential units on floors 1 – 4 (with unobstructed North views)
• total density of 2.50 FSR
• a building height of 45 ft.
• one level of underground parking with 7 spaces
• concrete construction

A development application for a proposed townhouse development in the Mount Pleasant area of East Vancouver proposes to retain and restore an older single family house located at 367 East 16th Avenue, zoned RM-4N and to develop townhouse units. The site is located on the North side of East 16th Avenue between Sophia and Prince Edward Streets, and is comprised of three single family lots, each 33 feet wide and 123 feet deep. Details of the design, by Studio One Architecture include:

• 15 townhouse units
• a total density of 1.45 FSR (max)
• 17 underground parking spaces
• a building height of 36.5 feet
• 3-storey woodframe on top of concrete underground
• building on piles due to peat and groundwater

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