A rezoning application has been submitted for 5168, 5180 and 5192 Sidley Street, a 24,000 SF three lot land assembly in the Royal Oak area of Burnaby.

The properties are currently zoned R5 Residential, and are proposed for
rezoning based upon the RM2 guidelines. Two of the three lots are owned by the City of Burnaby and their purchase is a prerequisite of the rezoning.

Details of the proposal, entitled ‘Ava Living’ include:

• 22 two-bedrooms stacked townhouses;
• a total density of 0.9 FAR;
• 40 underground parking spaces on one level.

The architect for the project is Wilson Chang Architect.

Westbank has submitted a revised rezoning application for the 2.5 acre East Broadway site, originally proposed in September 2019.

The main change to the proposal is a shift away from primarily condos, to primarily market rental units. The revision shows a decrease in the number of condos from 520 to 236, and an increase in the number of rental units, from 160 to 452 units. Details of the updated plan include:

• 452 secured rental units;
• 236 strata residential units;
• Revised tower heights from 24, 27, & 30-storeys to 25, 29, & 30 storeys;
• 63,000 SF of retail including 50,000 SF Safeway store;
• 48,000 SF of office space;
• Public plaza running parallel to the SkyTrain station;
• 486 vehicle parking spaces and 1360 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Grandview Woodland Community Plan(External link).

The architect for the project is Perkins + Will.

A rezoning application has been submitted by Bogner Development Group for a small site at the corner of Main and East 35th.

The 10,000 SF site is an assembly of 3 duplexes at 5107-5119 Main Street and 196 E 35th Avenue is currently zoned RT-2. The proposed redevelopment anticipates a 6-storey condo building that includes:

• 37 condo units;
• 4 studios, 16 one-bedrooms, 13 two-bedrooms, 4 three-bedrooms;
• A total density of 2.34 FSR;
• A building height of 65 ft.;
• 32 vehicle parking spaces and 72 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Little Mountain Adjacent Area Rezoning Policy.

The architect for the project is Integra Architecture.

The site was purchased in 2018 for $9,915,000 or $351 per buildable SF based on the application.

Keltic Development has submitted their formal development application for 220 Prior Street, a 20,000 SF site, an I-3 zoned site adjacent the future new St. Pauls Hospital that they acquired in February 2020 for $25,000,000.

The proposal for the site includes a new 10-storey office building that includes:

• 1,600 SF of retail on the ground floor;
• 16,000 SF of manufacturing/light industrial uses on the main & 2nd floor;
• 84,000 SF of medical office space;
• a total density of 5.0 FSR;
• a building height of 149 ft.;
• 173 parking spaces on four underground levels.

Under the site’s existing I-3 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 MCMP Architects.

A rezoning application is going to public hearing at the City of Burnaby next week for Phase One of Aoyuan‘s “The Grove” project in the Brentwood Town Centre area. Phase One is located at the corner of Willingdon and Dawson and extends along the North portion of the site to the corner of Alpha Avenue.

The 8-acre master plan project is located at the Southeast corner of Willingdon Avenue and Dawson Street. Aoyuan acquired the site, which consists of seven parcels currently improved with older industrial buildings. The master plan was approved in 2019.

Details of Phase one include:

• Two condo towers, 36 & 43-storeys;
• One 6-storey non-market rental building;
• 868 condos;
• 453 Studios, 95 One-bedrooms, 256 Two-Bedrooms & 69 Three-bedrooms;
• 80 non-market rental units;
• 55,000 SF of office and retail space;
• a total density of 8.62 FAR;
• Tower heights of 387 ft and 456 ft.;
• 1,175 parking stalls.

The architect for the project is IBI Group.