The MST Development Corporation has submitted a preliminary development application for a former Department of Fisheries and Oceans property at 4165-4195 Marine Drive in West Vancouver.

The site is approximately 5 acres and is located on Marine Drive near Burkehill Road and is currently vacant and unimproved.

The preliminary proposal for the site includes three 3-storey townhouse buildings above an underground parkade. Details include:

• 150 townhouse units;
• 30% one-bedrooms, 45% two-bedrooms & 25% three-bedrooms;
• a total density of 0.73 FSR;
• 165 underground parking stalls.

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 dwellings on appropriate sites along the Marine Drive transit corridor. 

The MST Development Corporation is a partnership of the Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation. The site was acquired from the Federal Government as part of a joint venture with Canada Lands in 2014 along with the Jericho Lands and the Heather Lands.

A website for the project can be accessed here.

Gryphon Development has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop the former Scotiabank property at 5659 Dunbar Street, a 16,376 SF site at the Northwest corner of Dunbar and West 41st.

The site has been used as a presentation centre by Gryphon since their acquisition of the site in 2017.

The plan for redevelopment of the site is a 5-storey mixed-use building containing retail uses on the first and second floor and condos above, with:

• 25 condo units;
• 4 one-bedrooms, 14 two-bedrooms & 7 three-bedrooms;
• 10,321 sq ft. of retail space;
• a total density of 2.50 FSR;
• A building height of 45.3 ft.;
• Two levels of underground parking providing 48 parking stalls.

Under the site’s existing C-2 zoning(External link), 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 IBI Group.

The full development application can be viewed here: https://shapeyourcity.ca/5659-dunbar-st

The Dammholz Group of Companies has applied to the District of North Vancouver to redevelop seven existing single-family lots to create two, 4-storey buildings: one condo, and one market rental.

The site is located on the north side of West 16th Street, with Pemberton
Avenue to the east and Marine Drive to the north. The site is 31,691 SF in area and is comprised of seven single-family lots, currently occupied by six houses.

The Official Community Plan (OCP) designates the site as “Residential Level 5″(RES5) which envisions low-rise apartments at a density of up to
approximately 1. 75 FSR.

Details of the proposal include:

• 31 condo units;
  • 9 one-bedrooms, 16 two-bedrooms & 6 three-bedrooms;
• 31 market rental units;
  • 9 one-bedrooms, 16 two-bedrooms & 6 three-bedrooms;
• a total density of 1.75 FAR;
• 70 underground parking stalls on one level;
• a CAC of $1,002,795.

The architect for the project is Cornerstone Architecture.