A revised development permit application has been approved for the proposed 13-storey hotel on the Edward Chapman site at 833 West Pender. The project is somewhat unique in that the site is only 52′ x 120′.

An application was originally made by Executive Group in January 2017 after they acquired the site in 2016. The application required some tweaks but has now been approved at the Development Permit Board. Here are the details of the project:

• 106 hotel rooms (9 rooms per floor)
  
• Restaurant on the ground floor;
• Building height of approximately 154 ft;
• A total density of 10.33 FSR;
• A common roof deck amenity for guests including rooftop bar;
• 20 underground valet parking spaces accessed from the lane via car elevator.

The zoning for the site allows for 9.0 FSR, but up to 15% increase for hotel use.

Executive Group plans to open the 202-room Exchange Hotel in the lowrise portion of the Exchange Tower later this year.

The architect for the project is Studio One Architecture.

In what seems like a weekly occurrence, another Rental 100 rezoning application has been made for a site on East Hastings Street in East Vancouver.

This rezoning application is for a 12,080 SF site at 2601-2619 East Hastings Street, at the corner of Hastings and Penticton Street. The site is currently improved with lowrise commercial and is zoned C-2C. The proposal is for a 6-storey mixed-use building, consisting of:

• • 47 secured market rental units;
  • 8 studios, 23 one-bedrooms, 12 two bedrooms & 4 three-bedrooms;
  • 6,281 SF of retail space at grade;
  • a total density of 3.75 FSR;
  • a building height of 71 ft.; and
  • 42 underground parking spaces.

This application is being considered under the Secured Market Rental Housing (Rental 100) Policy.

Mosaic Homes has filed a rezoning application for the site they own in Lynn Valley Town Centre known as Emery Place, a 5.1 acre site that is currently improved with a 61-unit apartment complex. 

The site is designated within the District of North Vancouver’s Official Community Plan as Residential Level 6: Medium Density Apartment which allows density up to 2.50 FSR.

The proposed redevelopment of the site includes:

• Four buildings (Two 12-storey concrete midrises and two woodframe lowrises);
• Townhouses;
• 411 total units (84 rental units & 327 strata units);
• 109 one-bedrooms, 165 two-bedrooms, 132 three-bedrooms and 5 four-bedrooms;
• A total density of 2.17 FSR;
• Four phases:
  • Phase One: 6-storey, 87-unit rental building (incl. 23 non-market rental)
  • Phase Two: Two 12-storey concrete buildings with 220 strata units
  • Phase Three: 64 townhouses in six buildings
  • Phase Four: A 5-storey, 61-unit woodframe strata building
• A total of 619 parking spaces;
• An extension of Emery Place Road to align with envisioned road network;
• New pathway to Kirkstone Park and improvement to trails;
• A CAC of $11,900,000 paid in four phases.

It is expected that the entire project would be completed by 2024.

Mosaic acquired the site in 2016 for $39,550,000.

The architect for the project is Ramsay Worden.

Another Rental 100 rezoning application has been submitted in East Vancouver on East Hastings. This is the second passive house multifamily rezoning application, just West of 8th Avenue Development Group’s “The Heights” project, an 85-unit project just completed at the corner of East Hastings and Skeena.

This application for 3435 East Hastings Street, between Cassiar and Skeena Street calls to rezone the 11,366 SF mid-block subject site from C-2C1 to permit the development of a 6-storey rental residential building. The proposal includes:

• • 45 secured market rental units;
  • 13 studios, 16 one-bedrooms, 10 two-bedrooms & 6 three-bedrooms;
  • 2,712 SF of retail space at grade;
  • a density of 3.14 FSR;
  • a building height of 68 ft.; and
  • 28 underground parking spaces.

This application is being considered under the Secured Market Rental Housing (Rental 100) Policy.

The architect for the project is Cornerstone Architecture.

A rezoning application has been submitted for the Harry Jerome Neighbourhood Lands, a 24 acre site at Lonsdale and 23rd in the Central Lonsdale area of North Vancouver. 

The City of North Vancouver sold the site to Darwin Properties in 2017 on a 99-year leasehold basis as part of an RFP related to a larger scheme to build a new Harry Jerome Rec Centre across the street. The City will use the proceeds from the lease to fund the construction.

After public consultation in late 2017, the rezoning application for the site is now moving foward to allow mid-rise multi-family and commercial uses and activities contributing to a pedestrian-scale village feel. Details include:

• Two 26-storey towers and four mid-rise buildings;
• 784 total units including strata and rental;
• 30 studios, 371 one-bedrooms, 340 two-bedrooms & 43 three-bedrooms;
• 21,400 SF of retail space;
• A total density of 2.28 FSR;
• Maximum tower heights of 243 feet;
• 829 parking stalls;
• A new 1.0 hectare public park stretching along Lonsdale from 21st to 23rd. 

There is also an alternate option which includes a taller tower, up to 32-storeys, and up to 840 total units for the site. Council will decide on whether to proceed with processing the currently presented option.

The architect and planner for the project is Perkins + Will.