Westland Corporation has submitted a rezoning application for a 20,030 SF site at the corner of 68th and Granville, next to the Safeway. The plan for 1506 West 68th Avenue is to rezone from C-2 and C-2C (Commercial) District to CD-1 to allow a 10-storey mixed-use building that includes:

• 45 market residential units;
• 11 one-bedrooms, 26 two-bedrooms and 8 three-bedrooms;
• a total of 12,603 SF of retail at grade;
• a total of 15,477 SF of office space on the 2nd floor;
• a total density of 3.60 FSR;
• a maximum building height of 135 ft. from grade;
• 138 underground vehicle parking spaces and 112 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Marpole Community Plan.

The architect for the project is IBI Group.

Westland acquired the site in January 2016 for $19,855,000, or $275 per buildable SF based on the rezoning application.

Bogner Development Group has applied to rezone a single family lot assembly comprising 43,920 SF at the corner of West 41st Avenue and Columbia Street. The plan for 146-186 West 41st Avenue and 5726 Columbia Street is to rezone from RS-1 to CD-1 to allow a new townhouse development that includes:

• two four-storey buildings on West 41st Avenue;
• four two-storey buildings at the lane;
• a total of 40 market units;
• a total density of 1.87 FSR;
• a height of 40 ft.; and
• one level of underground parking with 71 vehicle parking spaces and 99 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan.

The architect for the project is Raymond Letkeman Architects.

Cressey Developments has submitted their application to rezone the 24,149 SF site they own at 425 West 6th Avenue, at the Northwest corner of Yukon and 6th, from C-3A to CD-1 to permit the development of a 9-storey office building.

The proposal includes:

• 155,147 SF of office space;
• 16,504 SF of ground floor retail;
• A total density of 7.11 FSR;
• A building height of 131.35 ft.;
• 298 underground parking spaces and 40 bicycle spaces on 5 levels; and
• 2 Class A and 5 Class B loading spaces.

This application is being considered under the Metro Core Jobs and Economy Land Use Plan.

Cressey acquired the site in 2013 for $14,500,000, or $85 per buildable SF based on the rezoning application.

The architect for the project is IBI Group.

A rezoning and development permit application has been received in order to allow the development of a 14,000 SF site at the corner of Sixth Street and Welsh Street in the Uptown Area of New Westminster. It is currently improved with two older vacant commercial buildings. The address for the project is 228-232 Sixth Street.

The site was originally the subject of a rezoning application in 2015, but was subsequently sold and the application has been revised.

The current plan calls for a 6-storey woodframe building, including:

• 53 condo units;
• 21 one-bedrooms, 21 two-bedrooms and 11 three-bedrooms;
• a total density of 3.78 FSR;
• a building height of 64.17 feet;
• 66 parking spaces on 3 underground levels.

The rezoning application entails changing the zoning of the property from Community Commercial Districts (High Rise) (C-3A) to a new Comprehensive Development District
(CD). The Development Permit application is to facilitate a review of the form and character of the proposal in accordance with Official Community Plan Development Permit Area Guidelines.

The architect for the project is Denis Turco.

Orr Development has submitted their rezoning and development permit applications for a 34,801 SF site at the corner of Sixth Street and Seventh Avenue in the Uptown neighbourhood of New Westminster. The site is currently improved with older two-storey commercial buildings. 

The proposal for 616-640 Sixth Street is for a 30-storey mixed use development that includes:

• 169 market residential strata units (on levels 8-30)
• 68 secured market rental housing units (on levels 2-7)
• 14,439 SF of retail at grade;
• a total density of 6.03 FSR;
• a total building height of 305 ft.
• 299 underground parking spaces;
• common outdoor amenity area located on the forth level on top of the podium roof.

The site is designated as (UC) Uptown Commercial in the current Official Community Plan. The Rezoning application entails changing the zoning of the property from Community Commercial Districts (High Rise) (C-3) to a new Comprehensive Development District (CD). The Development Permit application is to facilitate the review of the form and character of the proposal in accordance with Official Community Plan Development Permit Area Guidelines.

The architect for the project is Yamamoto Architecture.