Polygon has submitted a rezoning application to the City of Burnaby for a site at 2300 Madison Avenue in the Western area of the Brentwood Town Centre area of Burnaby.

The 6.5 acre site is comprised of two lots. 2300 Madison is improved with older industrial buildings. The other lot is a BC Hydro Right of Way. The lots are designated high-density multiple family residential development utilizing the RM-4 and RM-4s designations.

The proposal for the site includes four residential towers, as well as a non-market rental lowrise above stuctured and below grade parkings.

Details include:

• Four towers from 35 to 42 storeys;
• a 6-storey non-market rental building;
• a total density of 4.60 FAR (1.3M SF);
• 1,261 condos;
• 200 non-market rental units;
• 1,394 parking spaces.

The City of Burnaby will next week consider approval for the long anticipated Conceptual Master Plans of two neighbouring large-scale development sites in the Bainbridge Urban Village area being developed by Peterson Group and Create Properties.

The two sites are:

“Burnaby Lake Village”

• 6800 Lougheed Highway
• 19 acre site
• formerly owned by Saputo & acquired by Peterson Group in 2018

“Burnaby Lake Heights”

• 7000 Lougheed Highway
• 14 acre site
• formerly owned by Telus Pension Fund & acquired by Create Properties in 2021

The Bainbridge Urban Village Community Plan was adopted by the City in 2022 which paved the way for the master plans for these two sites, which are the largest sites in the plan area and anticipated to have the highest densities by virtue of their proximity to the Sperling-Burnaby Lake Skytrain station.

The overall concept for is a “village core mixed-use development”, with high-density residential and commercial uses to the north and south, and park space and community uses to the west.

Both Peterson and Create have undertaken considerable design development and public consultation over the past few years and are ready to proceed with their initial development phases.

The proposed Conceptual Master Plans establish the general built form, uses, building heights, signage guidelines, proposed subdivision and phasing plans. The next step for each site is individual rezoning applications for each phase.

Below is an overview of each Master Plan:

Burnaby Lake Village – 6800 Lougheed Highway

• 14 residential and mixed-use buildings from 12 to 25-storeys;
• over 4,800 units;
• condo, market & below market rental residential;
• retail, office, childcare, medical, grocery & hotel;
• potential for seniors, industrial and brew pub space;
• community gathering hall;
• two new public streets;
• a forest walk trail;
• buildout over 5 main phases;
• maximum permitted density of 5.05 FAR or 4.1 Million SF.

Burnaby Lake Heights – 7000 Lougheed Highway

• 12 residential & mixed-use buildings ranging from 8 to 16-storeys;
• over 3,500 units;
• condo, market & below market rental residential;
• retail, office, medical, grocery & hotel;
• potential for seniors and industrial space such as brew pubs;
• community club building including childcare, non-profit, meeting & fitness space;
• two new public streets;
• a forest walk trail;
• buildout over 4 main phases;
• maximum permitted density of 5.05 FAR or 3.2 Million SF.

A rezoning application has been submitted for a site at 5019-5039 Payne Street in the Joyce-Collingwood area of East Vancouver.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 14-storey condo building that includes:

• 117 condo units;
  • 76 studios/1-Beds, 37 two-bedrooms and 4 three-bedrooms;
• A total density of 4.50 FSR;
• A building height of 140 ft.; and
• 78 vehicle parking spaces and 306 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Joyce-Collingwood Precinct Plan.

The architect for the project is Opulence Architecture.