Peterson Group has submitted their formal rezoning application to the City of Burnaby for 6645-6707 Dow Avenue in the Maywood Neighbourhood of Metrotown.

The 112,424 SF site is a five-lot assembly designated RM-5s and RM-4 under the Metrotown Downtown Plan which allow for high density residential development.

The subject properties are each improved with an older two to three storey rental apartment building which were constructed between the years of 1955 and 1964. In total, there are 112 existing rental units across the five sites proposed for redevelopment.

The proposed development for the site is for two condo towers (49 & 41-storeys), with a commercial podium, and a 6-storey non-market rental housing building.

Details include:

• 902 total residential units;
• 770 condos;
• 132 rental units (median market, inclusionary & replacement);
• 113,000 SF of office space (with option to convert to hotel);
• a total density of 7.74 FAR (870,000 SF);
• 1,241 underground parking stalls.

The architect for the project is BOP Architects.

A preliminary rezoning application has been submitted by Edgar Developments for the 7.2 acre Columbia Square Plaza Shopping Centre site in New Westminster.

The site at 88 Tenth Street is a large triangular shaped lot located in the Downtown neighbourhood bounded by Royal Avenue and Columbia and Tenth Streets. It is located about 100 meters from the New Westminster Skytrain Station.

The existing strip mall includes Save-On-Foods, BC Liquor Store, several banks and Pharmasave.

The site is designated Mixed Use High Density within the Downtown Community Plan and the general form of development is expected to be tower residential with a mix of retail, office and residential podiums interfacing with grade.

The proposal seeks to establish a master plan that would facilitate a multi-phased high density development that includes:

• 6 to 8 residential towers;
• replacement of existing retail;
• minimum 120,000 SF of office space;
• between 1.7-3.0 Million SF of residential space;
• 2,200 to 4,000 units;
• 10% inclusionary units;
• community and public spaces.

The application is still preliminary and requires Council direction to authorize planning staff to work with the owners to refine the proposal before a formal rezoning application will be considered.

The site was acquired by Edgar in 2022 for $136,000,000.

Third Space Properties has submitted a rezoning application to the City of New Westminster to rezone a 26,700 SF site on East Columbia Street in the Sapperton area of New Westminster.

The proposed development aims to revitalize the area by replacing an underutilized asphalt parking lot, a vacant building and four vacant lots with a thoughtfully designed building that improves the urban experience while providing housing diversity and job space.

The site is designated (ML) Mixed Use – Low Rise in the OCP. This land use designation envisions the provision of low-rise commercial or commercial and residential mixed use buildings which create active and engaging principal streets.

The overall plan for the project envisions a 6-storey building that includes:

• 92 market rental units;
• 18 studios, 51 one-bedrooms, 17 two-bedrooms & 6 three-bedrooms;
• 18,000 SF of office space;
• 14,400 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 3.70 FSR;
• 197 underground parking spaces.

The architect for the project is Integra Architecture.