By ChangingCity

We had noticed some site cleanup on a 25 foot lot on Keefer Street (to the east of the heritage building with the Keefer bar). Now we know what’s proposed to go there – “To develop a nine-storey, multiple-family dwelling building with a commercial retail unit on the main floor, providing 19 parking spaces over four levels (via automated parking system) having vehicular access from the lane”. It heads to the Urban Design Panel in a week, so it will be interesting to see what they make of the scheme.

The plans have been drawn up by Stantec Architecture, but we think we detect a design initiated by the developer, James Schouw, most recently associated with Artimesia on Hornby Street.

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Source:: Changing City Updates

I am pleased to have acted on behalf of the buyer and seller in the sale of this office building in the Burrard Slopes area. The purchase price was $5,400,000.

Thind Developments has applied to the City of Burnaby for rezoning of 6205-6255 Kingsway to allow a 4-storey mixed-use development with full underground parking. The site is currently occupied by a strip retail centre and the Intercity Motel. The total site area is 45,307 SF, and the zoning designation is C-9. The project includes:

• Total density of 2.2 FAR
• 101 units
• 187 parking spaces

The property was assembled in 2012-2013 for a total of $5,730,000, or $57 per buildable SF.