The first phases of Ledingham McAllister’s Southgate Village project are moving forward through the rezoning process, with City of Burnaby council approval this week to go to public hearing.

Ledingham acquired the 48-acre former distribution centre in 2012 and received approval of a multi-phase master plan for the site in 2015, including 5.9 Million square feet of density (2.86 FAR). The master plan consists of five neighbourhoods, and the first two towers will be located in two of these neighbourhoods, each of which will be constructed in several phases.

The first two tower phases include:

“Precedence” (Gateway Neighbourhood)

• a 32-storey apartment tower and 4-storey lowrise
• 351 units
• 94 one-bedrooms, 205 two-bedrooms, 16 three-bedrooms
• tower height of 330.5 ft
• 401 underground parking spaces

“Southgate Community Island 1 & 2” (Island Neighbourhood)

• a 30-storey tower and 4-storey lowrise
• 282 units
• 69 one-bedrooms, 207 two-bedrooms, 6 three-bedrooms
• a small park
• 310 parking spaces

A new east-west public road will be built as part of this phase and will connect 18th Street to 12th Avenue.

Streetside Developments has filed a rezoning application for a 16,251 SF site at the corner of Hastings and Willingdon in the Hastings Heights area of Burnaby. The plan is to rezone from C8a to CD to allow:

• a 5-storey mixed use building with retail at grade and residential above
• 34 condo units including 10 one bedrooms and 24 two-bedrooms
• a total density of 2.86 FAR
• 8,055 SF of commercial space
• 68 underground parking spaces

Cressey Development and IBI Group Architects have applied to develop a full block site at West Boulevard and West 47th Avenue in Kerrisdale, just across the street from their nearly sold-out 37-unit Sterling project, which is undergoing excavation to the South on West 48th.

The plan for this 31,238 SF site is to develop a 4-storey mixed use building that includes the following:

• Total floor area of 77,825 SF
• 16,271 SF for commercial on the first floor and 61,554 SF for residential;
• Building height of approximately 45 ft;
• 4 townhouse Units and 36 apartment condo units;
• 125 underground parking spaces accessed from the rear lane.

Under the site’s existing C-2 zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning. The full application details can be viewed here: http://development.vancouver.ca/6333wblvd/index.htm.

Cressey acquired the site in April 2015 for $26,300,000, or $338 per buildable SF.