Wesgroup is proposing two condo and rental towers with podium frontage in the Maywood neighbourhood of the Metrotown Downtown Plan.

The 78,550 sq ft site is located on Willingdon Avenue south of Beresford Street. The proposed development plan is for a 35-storey condo tower and a 38-storey condo and non-market rental tower. Both buildings will be oriented towards an internal court yard with an 8-storey podium.

The existing site contains two older lowrise apartments with a combined 116 rental units that will be replaced. The rezoning utilizes the RM5s and RM5r Multiple Family Residential District and Metrotown Downtown Plan as guidelines.

The project includes:

• 733 total units;
• 617 condos;
  • 61 studios, 309 one-bedrooms, 185 two-bedrooms, 62 three-bedrooms,
• 116 non-market rental units;
  • 92 one-bedrooms & 24 two-bedrooms.
• a total density of 7.13 FAR;
• building heights of 342 ft and 394 ft.;
• 804 underground parking stalls.

The architect for the project is Chris Dikeakos Architects.

Strand Development has submitted a rezoning application for the gas station site at the Southwest corner of Arbutus & West 16th in Vancouver. The site at 3205 Arbutus Street is 16,776 SF and currently zoned C-2.

The proposal is a 4-storey rental building that includes:

• 54 market rental units;
  • 12 studios, 23 one-bedrooms, 17 two-bedroom & 2 three-bedrooms;
• 4,274 SF of retail space facing Arbutus;
• A total density of 2.50 FSR;
• rooftop amenity space;
• A building height of 60 ft.;
• 39 car parking spaces and 102 bike parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Secured Rental Policy

The slope of the site allows parkade access directly into the P1 level and facilitates a mezzanine level of residential units along the lane, while maintaining a 4-storey expression along Arbutus Street.

The project is meant as a “sister” building to the recently completed Kits Walk building located at 2075 West 12th Avenue.

The architect for the project is Yamamoto Architecture.

A rezoning application has been submitted for a six-lot land assembly at 5562-5688 Manson Street, just North of West 41st Avenue in the Oakridge area of Vancouver.

The application is being made by an investor group managed by Mirage Management.

The project, entitled ‘Oakridge Residences’, is to allow for the development of two 18-storey rental buildings and includes:

• 392 rental units;
• 20% below market units;
• a 37-space childcare facility
• A total density of 5.97 FSR;
• A building height of 209 ft.;
• 227 underground parking spaces and 733 bicycle spaces

The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan.

The architect for the project is DA Architects + Planners.

The rezoning application can be viewed here: https://shapeyourcity.ca/5562-5688-manson-st

Boffo Developments has submitted their rezoning application to establish a Conceptual Master Plan for the “Bassano” site, a 4.1 acre high density residential site, now industrial, at the Southeast corner of Springer and Lougheed in the Brentwood area of Burnaby. Immediately to the north of the site, along the Lougheed frontage, is the SkyTrain Millennium Line Guideway.

Under the Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan, the subject site is designated for high-density multiple-family residential utilizing the RM5s and RM5r Multiple Family Residential Districts as guidelines

The site was originally envisioned for development in 2017 and now Boffo is moving forward with a master plan concept.

Details of the master plan proposal is a 3-phase project including:

• 4 condo towers up to 34 to 50-storeys in height;
• a 6-storey rental podium;
• 1,246 units;
  • 1,102 condos;
  • 144 non market rentals;
• 1.3 Million Gross Buildable SF;
• a total density of 7.06 FAR;
• street oriented townhouses;
• outdoor amenity space.

It is envisioned that the three phases and their adjacent service provisions would be completed over a 10 year period. However, the exact timing of development will be influenced by market conditions.

Given the site’s Town Centre location, Boffo is proposing to utilize the supplemental amenity density bonus provisions indicated within the Zoning Bylaw. In so doing, Boffo would achieve an additional 1.6 FAR.

The architect for the project is IBI Group.

Several notable rezoning applications go to City of Burnaby council next week. A brief summary of the proposals heading for first reading is included below:

5868 Olive Avenue

Polygon is proposing a new 34-storey condo tower for this site in the Metrotown area. The development will 261 market strata units, 47 non-market rental units and one market rental unit. The total proposed density for the project is 5.0 FAR. The rezoning is based on the RM5s and RM5r guidelines in the Metrotown Downtown Plan.

5900 Olive Avenue

On the adjacent site to the South, Polygon is also proposing a 38-storey condo tower and a 6-storey market and non-market rental building. There are 475 units in total including 339 condo units and 118 rental units for a total of 786 units between the two sites.

6280 and 6350 Willingdon Avenue

Wesgroup is proposing two condo and rental towers with podium frontage in the Maywood neighbourhood of the Metrotown Downtown Plan. The 78,550 sq ft site is located on Willingdon Avenue south of Beresford Street. The proposed development plan is for a 35-storey condo tower and a 38-
storey condo and non-market rental tower. Both buildings will be oriented
towards an internal court yard with an 8-storey podium. In total, the project will have 733 units, including 617 condos and 116 rental units. The total density will be 7.13 FAR.