A preliminary development application has been submitted to the District of West Vancouver for a new townhouse development at 4310 Marine Drive. 

The 23,438 sq ft site is currently single family, but the proposal is being considered under Official Community Plan policy 2.1.4 which aims to increase “missing middle” housing options with ground-oriented multi-family. 

Details of the proposed 3-storey townhouse project include:

• 12 townhouse units;
• 5 two-bedrooms & 7 three-bedrooms;
• a total density of 1.0 FSR;
• 22 underground parking stalls.

Prior to formal rezoning submission, the applicant is conducting a preliminary public information meeting on July 6, 2021 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in an online meeting format on the applicant’s website. 

The architect for the project is F. Adab Architects Inc.

Headwater Projects has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a site they own at 2886 Commercial Drive, at the Northeast corner of Commercial and East 13th in East Vancouver.

The site is 14,000 sq ft and zoned C-2C1. It is currently occupied by a single storey Auto Centre with a large surface parking lot.

Detail of the proposal include:

• 47 market rental units;
• 21 studios, 17 one-bedrooms & 9 two-bedroom units;
• 6,800 sq ft. of retail on the ground floor;
• A proposed Height of 45 ft.;
• A total density of 2.59 FSR;
• One level of underground parking w/24 stalls.

Under the site’s existing C-2C1 zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted. However, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The architect for the project is Musson Cattell Mackey.

The full development application can be viewed here: https://shapeyourcity.ca/2886-commercial-dr

A full city block site on West 33rd Avenue between Laurel and Willow Streets has sold to Vertex Developments for $18,726,000, or $425 per buildable sq ft.

The 5 single-family lot assembly at 809-889 West 33rd Avenue is designated for townhouse development and has been rezoned to RM-8A through the sale process. The zoning allows townhouses to a density of 1.20 FSR.

The 49-unit project, entitled ‘Avenue 33‘ is in registration phase for pre-sales with Magnum Projects.

The architect for the project is Formwerks.

OAK32 Holdings Ltd. has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a two-lot land assembly at 916 and 926 West 32nd Avenue. The 15,500 sq ft site has already been rezoned to RM-8A which allows 1.20 FSR for townhouses per the Cambie Corridor Plan.

The proposal includes:

• A total of 20 townhouse units;
• 8 garden flat one-bedrooms, and 12 two, three & four-bedroom townhouses;
• A proposed maximum height of 43 ft.;
• A density of 1.20 FSR;
• One level of underground parking.

The site was assembled in 2017 for $7,105,000 or $382 per buildable sq ft.

The architect for the project is Imperial Architecture.

A City of Vancouver report going to Council next week seeks approval for the annual inflationary rate adjustment to DCL’s and CAC’s.

The target DCL and CAC rates are adjusted annually to keep pace with changes in property values and construction costs.

The proposed adjustment for 2022 is a increase of 1.2%. The increase returns to an inflationary trend after the pandemic forced a decrease of 0.8% for 2021.

Here are the new proposed rates:

The new target rates will become effective September 2021.