Ledingham McAllister is proposing a 150-unit townhouse and low-rise apartment development for a 152,707 SF site encompassing 12 lots between Cameron Street and Beaverbrook Drive in the Lougheed area of Burnaby. The proposal consists of four individual townhouse buildings separated from each other by landscaped courtyards and pedestrian walkways, with a 3-4 storey apartment component at the corner of Cameron Street and Noel Drive. The total density conforms to the RM-2 guidelines of 0.9 FAR.

It was a game of musical developments at City of North Vancouver council Monday night as council members voted to approve a new home for North Shore Kia dealership and a condo building to go in its place.

The joint bid between the Dick Irwin Group, which owns North Shore Kia, and Darwin Properties will see the dealership moved to a 43,500-square-foot home at 843-855 West First St., just above the Northshore Auto Mall.

The land is currently home to an auto shop and overflow parking for auto dealerships. Making the move would allow the company to better serve clients as well as hire more staff, the owners said in their pitch to council.

Once the Korean autos are moved out, the building at 725 Marine Dr. will be demolished for a five-storey, 92-unit mixed-used building with commercial space on the ground floor.

Read more: http://www.nsnews.com/news/north-shore-kia-moves-for-new-condos-1.1213315

A rezoning application has been submitted for 6380 & 6420 Silver Avenue by Belford Properties for two highrise towers on the 81,400 SF site. The application seeks rezoning under the C-2 and RM-5s designations in the Metrotown Centre Plan.

A previous rezoning application had been made in 2012 for 6380 Silver Avenue alone, but it was determined by the City that the lot area was insufficient to support a tall tower.

Two more residential projects are being proposed for the Brentwood Town Centre area of Burnaby:

1. Brentwood Mall Residential Tower 2

After selling out Tower 1 in a day last month, Shape Properties is pushing ahead with rezoning for Tower 2, which will be nearly identical in height at 53-storeys. This tower will similarly contain 591 units, with rental apartments on the lower floors, and 291 condo units above. The total height will be 611 ft., or approximately the same height at the Trump Tower downtown.

2. Willingdon and Dawson Lowrise

Amacon is proposing a 5-storey residential building with commercial on the ground floor; totalling 75 units. The total density is 2.1 FAR.

The site is ideally located near all of the highrise activity in the area.