Shape Properties has submitted a rezoning application to amend the master plan for their 28-acre ‘Amazing Brentwood‘ site in the Brentwood Town Centre area of Burnaby.

The master plan for the Amazing Brentwood site was originally approved in 2013 and included 11 residential towers in addition to substantial retail and commercial space. Subsequently, five towers have been completed (or under construction), with two further towers in the application phase. The remaining density on site is now subject to the City of Burnaby’s Rental Use Zoning Policy (RUZP), adopted in 2021.

Furthermore, on November 30, 2023, the BC Legislature granted Royal Assent to Bill 47- 2023
Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act 2023. Bill 47 enables the Province to mandate specific densities, size, and/or dimensions of buildings within transit-oriented areas (TOAs) based on specific distances to transit stations, and restrictions on residential off-street requirements within these
TOAs. The Amazing Brentwood site is within a 200m radius of the Skytrain Station, thereby requiring the City of Burnaby to permit a minimum 5.0 FAR density for the site.

Shape is now proposing a variety of amendments to the Master Plan to accommodate the required additional nonmarket inclusionary rental density, associated offset density and new TOA policy.

The proposed changes are summarized as follows:

• Increased tower heights up to 80-storeys at centre of site;
• An additional 4.7 Million SF of residential density (2.4M SF minimum rental);
• No additional commercial floor area (the RUZP allows 50% of comm density as rental residential);
• Addition of childcare space;
• Additional green space.

Beedie Living has submitted a rezoning and OCP Amendment application to the City of Port Moody for a 3.8 acres site in the Moody Centre area of Port Moody.

The overall plan, entitled “Spring Street” includes three condo towers at 3060-3092 Spring St. and 80-85 Electronic Avenue, just east of the Moody Centre SkyTrain station. The proposal anticipates a 6-storey non-market building targeted as a womens’ transition facility on a smaller site two blocks West at 2806 Spring Street.

Details of the combined proposal for the two sites includes:

• Three condo towers (32, 34 & 38-storeys in height);
• 1,012 residential units (inclusive of 65 non-market);
• 46,484 SF of retail & restaurant space;
• a total density of 5.26 FAR;
• a large plaza on the site referred to as the “living room”
• 1,199 parking stalls.

It is expected that the project will be built in two phases.

The architect for the project is Perkins&Will.

Reliance Properties has submitted their formal rezoning application for 902 Davie Street, a site at the Southwest corner of Hornby and Davie in Downtown Vancouver.

The 15,000 SF site was initially envisioned for rezoning as far back as 2015. The site is encumbered by view cones which have resulted in a sculpted design.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 29-storey mixed-use building and includes:

• 179 condo units;
  • 22 studios, 67 one-bedrooms, 73 two-bedrooms & 17 three-bedrooms;
• 4,716 SF of retail space;
• 36,708 SF of office space;
• a total density of 12.91 FSR;
• A building height of 348 ft.; and
• 219 vehicle parking spaces and 437 bicycle spaces.

This application is being considered under the Downtown Official Development Plan and the Potential “Benefit Capacity” in Downtown Policy.

The architect for the project is Neil M. Denari Architects and Bingham + Hill.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/904-920-davie-st