Polygon has submitted a rezoning application for a site in the Edmonds area of Burnaby that it has acquired from the City of Burnaby by public tender in late 2017. The completion of the sale is subject to achieving the rezoning.
The 3.7 acre site is located at the northeast comer of Southridge Drive and Byrnepark Drive and currently vacant and treed. It is one of seven City-owned sites in a mostly wooded area of Edmonds. Four of those sites have been sold and developed (Ledgestone – 2003-2005 & Adera Green 2009-2010).
The proposal for the Polygon site is for a 5-storey residential building that includes:
Aoyuan International has submitted the rezoning application to develop the conceptual master plan for their 9 acre site in the Brentwood Town Centre area of Burnaby.
The site, entitled ‘the Grove’, 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, in 2017 for $152,000,000.
The master plan for the site establishes general built form, maximum building heights, development densities, permitted uses, public open space requirements, and proposed subdivision and phasing pattern. A further site specific rezoning application for Phase I will come at a future date.
The overall highlights of the master plan include:
5 condo towers ranging from 36 to 51-storeys in height;
4 lowrise affordable rental buildings of 6-storeys;
a new 1.14 acre City park;
retail and restaurant space;
four development phases;
An overall max density of 2,206,557 SF;
20% inclusionary rental units at 20% below CMHC average per new Rental Use Policy.
The application describes the concept: “the Grove is a pedestrian-oriented community that reflects the strong urban design principles and an urban form unique in the City. At its heart is a new City park framed by a mix of buildings with a variety of uses that all contribute to an energetic heart for the community. The park is to be connected to the Dawson High Street via a central north-south pedestrian linkage that bisects the entire site from Alaska Street to Dawson Street. From east to west, Alpha Avenue will be connected to the mix of residential and commercial retail / restaurant uses on Willingdon Avenue, via an extension of Juneau Street through the site.”
The City of Burnaby’s recently adopted Rental Use Zoning Policy requires 20% of the proposed strata units as affordable rental housing. This provides 0.85 FAR offset density available under the RM4s District.
The maximum density outlined above equates to 8.35 FAR, which includes 3.6 FAR (RM4s), 1.7 FAR (RM4r), 0.85 FAR (offset), and 2.2 FAR (C9 – Commercial) subject to Council approval and individual rezoning applications for each phase.
Listraor Homes has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a 41,417 SF, five-lot land assembly at the Southeast corner of Oak Street and West 52nd Avenue. The lots are zoned RM8-AN.
The proposal is for non-stacked courtyard townhouses over underground parking. Details include:
36 three-bedroom townhouse units;
a total density of 1.2 FSR;
a building height of 33 feet;
53 underground parking spaces.
Under the site’s existing RM-8AN 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 Baldwin Architecture.
Listraor assembled the site in 2016 for $19,168,000, or $386 per buildable SF based on the application.
