Bosa Developments got the ball rolling this week on a conceptual high-density mixed use development at the Northwest corner of Lougheed and Willingdon in the Brentwood Town Centre area of Burnaby.

The “Brentwood West” site is approximately 3.27 acres (142,542 sq. ft.) in size and is comprised of seven individual parcels. One of the parcels (4488 Halifax Street) is vacant, three parcels (4430 Halifax Street, and 1801, 1925 Willingdon Avenue) are occupied by older low-rise office buildings, two parcels (both addressed 4461 Lougheed Highway) are occupied by older low-rise retail uses, and one parcel (1967 Willingdon) is occupied by a Petro Canada gas station.

The sites require a Community Plan Amendment and Conceptual Master Plan. Bosa owns the three parcels located at 4430, 4488 Halifax Street, and 1801 Willingdon Avenue. The remaining parcels are currently held by three separate owners.

The preliminary concept is a transit integrated mixed-use employment and commercial gateway into the Brentwood
Town Centre. The site is envisioned to be developed in four main phases, each having a unique identity and relationship within the site. It is anticipated that each phase would be brought forward as a single, or related grouping of site specific rezoning applications.

Upon completion, the approximately 3.27 acres (142,542 sq. ft.) site is envisioned to accommodate four mixed-use residential and commercial towers, two new public open spaces, a new street linking Buchannan Street to Lougheed Highway, and a range of public realm and infrastructure upgrades, including the achievement of the Town Centre Street Standards along the development frontages.

Phase 1 – Bosa owned sites at 4430-4488 Halifax Street – single condo tower over retail, with 6-storey non-market rental podium

Phase 2 – Bosa owned corner of Willingdon & Halifax – “signature” rental tower, with office & retail podium

Phase 3 – Corner of Lougheed & Willingdon – “landmark” condo & rental tower, with office & retail podium

Phase 4 – 1925 Willingdon – condo & non-market rental tower over, with office & retail podium

The overall permitted maximum density is 14.3 FAR, as per the following:

Polygon has submitted a revised formal application to the City of Richmond for permission to rezone a 13.5 acre
site at Cambie Road and Sexsmith Road. An earlier application from 2020 envisioned a similar overall plan, however, a revised proposal includes more affordable housing and more public space.

The assembly acquired by Polygon in 2018 for $147 Million sits on the Eastern edge of Richmond’s City Centre Area.

The proposal for the site, entitled ‘Talisman’, which has gone through a couple of rounds of feedback and revision, in part due to request for tree retention and more rental housing, includes development of a mixed-use, mid-rise and high-rise development consisting of two woodframe lowrise buildings and six concrete highrises. The overall master plan includes:

• 1,014 condo units;
• 156 affordable (low end of market) rental units;
• 171 market rental units;
• 8,438 sq ft of commercial space fronting Capstan;
• 1.23 Million SF of total gross floor area;
• 1.34 acres of new City Park;
• 2.10 acres of public open space.

The site is to be developed in four phases, as follows:

The proposed unit mix is as follows:

The architect for the project is IBI Group.

Belford Properties has submitted a series of revised, phased rezoning applications for four sites that they own in the Metrotown area of Burnaby.

Each of the sites was originally proposed for rezoning in 2017 & 2018; however, due to market conditions and changes to the City of Burnaby’s rental zoning policies, the projects have not moved forward until now.

The four sites in question are proposed to be rezoned concurrently, incorporating the rental use zoning and tenant assistance policy measures adopted in 2020. A phased development agreement (PDA) is required. Part of the overall proposals involves shifting density and consolidating the rental units on one site.

Overall, the proposal envisions 1,255 residential units (867 condos & 388 rentals) in five towers, located on four separate sites.

The sites in question are:

• 6630 Telford Avenue (Site A)
• 6366 Cassie Avenue & 6433 McKay Avenue (Site B)
• 6444 Silver Avenue (Site C)
• 4355 Maywood Street (Site D)

Site A (Telford) and Site B (Cassie/McKay) are proposed to be developed immediately and concurrently as part of Phase 1. Site C (Silver) and Site D (Maywood) are permitted to be developed at a later date, either concurrently or separately, based on market conditions.

Details for each site include the following:

6630 Telford Avenue

• a 31-storey market & non-market rental tower & a 15-storey market rental tower;
• 168 market rentals & 220 non-market rentals;
• a total density of 8.11 FAR;

6433 McKay Avenue and 6366 Cassie Avenue

• a 39-storey condo tower;
• 337 condo units;
• a total density of 4.45 FAR;
• a building height of 411 ft.

6444 Silver Avenue

• a 41-storey condo tower;
• 254 condo units;
• a total density of 5.97 FAR;
• a building height of 412 ft.

4355 Maywood Street

• a 32-storey condo tower;
• 276 condo units;
• a total density of 7.84 FAR;
• a building height of 321 ft.

In each case, the rezoning is based upon the RM-4s guidelines.

The architect for the Telford site is indicated as DA Architects & Planners. The architect for the Silver Avenue project is IBI Group.

The 220 replacement rental units are required to be rented in accordance with the Rental Use Zoning Policy, i.e. right of first refusal to tenants displaced by the four rezoning applications, with subsequent tenancies being at 20% below CMHC median rates. Fifty percent (50%) of the additional rental units must be rented at CMHC median rental rates and the remaining 50% can be rented at market rental rates.

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.

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.