A few older apartment buildings from the 1950s and 1960s could be replaced with a shiny new redevelopment in the Metrotown area.

The proposed 38-storey apartment tower with street fronting townhouses on Nelson Avenue and Dunblane Avenue and underground parking will go to a public hearing on Jan. 28, 2014.

The site includes 6616, 6642 and 6668 Nelson Ave. and 6635 Dunblane Ave., which currently have a single-family dwelling and older apartment buildings ranging from two to three storeys. The site is also in the heart of other new developments, including the 35-storey apartment building being constructed north of the proposed project.

“The development form has a strong street orientation on the site’s public frontages as well as a strong contextual relationship to the surrounding existing high and lowrise apartment developments,” states Lou Pelletier, director of planning and building, in his report.

A total of 304 units are proposed, ranging from 470 square feet to 1,686 sq. ft.

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