A development application has been submitted for a 17,970 SF site on Kingsway in East Vancouver, on the South side of the Street between East 19th and East 20th Avenues. The site at 1050 Kingsway is improved with an older 2-storey commercial building and is zoned C-2 which allows a maximum density of 2.50 FSR.

The proposal for the site includes a 4-storey mixed-use building consisting of retail, restaurant and residential on the main storey, and residential use on the second to fourth storeys. Details include:

• 49 residential units;
  • 6 studios, 31 one-bedrooms & 12 two-bedrooms;
• 7,307 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 2.47 FSR;
• a total building height of 50 ft.;
• two levels of underground parking with 78 spaces;
• a roof deck with amenity space.

Under the site’s existing C-2 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 Matthew Cheng.

The formal rezoning application has been submitted to the City of Vancouver for the Oakridge Transit Centre (“OTC”) site sold by Translink in 2016 to a group led by Modern Green Development. The project is slated to be named “Oak Green“.

A policy statement for the 14 acre site was approved in 2017 after three years of planning and neighbourhood consultation for the site. An additional three single family lots on Willow Street have also been added totaling half an acre.

The specific details of the development parameters for the site are now laid out in the rezoning application, and allow for a slight increase in height and density in exchange for an increase in social housing and rental housing.

Details include:

• 1,149 condo units;
• 180 secured market rental units, including 45 Moderate Income Rental Units;
• 300 social housing units;
• a total density of 2.30 FSR;
• approx. 15,000 SF of retail space along West 41st;
• building heights up to 230 ft (23 storeys).
• an 8,500 SF childcare facility;
• a new 2.34-acre public park.

The project is planned to be constructed in five phases, with Phase 1 (along West 41st) starting in 2020, and the final phase to be completed in 2031.

The application is being considered under the Oakridge Transit Centre and Adjacent Sites Policy Statement referenced above. The site is also subject to the Rezoning Policy for Sustainable Large Developments and Green Buildings Policy for Rezonings.

The architect for the project is James Cheng.

Link to the full rezoning application: https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/949w41stave/index.htm

A rezoning application has been submitted by Ning Hua Development for a two lot land assembly on West 49th Avenue, just West of Cambie Street.

The proposal for the 13,677 SF site at 564-570 West 49th Avenue is to rezone from the current from the current RS-1 zoning to allow a new 4-storey residential building with rooftop amenity, over one level of underground parking and includes:

• 31 condo units;
  • 6 studios, 13 one-bedrooms, 8 two-bedrooms & 4 three-bedrooms;
• a total density of 1.95 FSR;
• a building height of 65 ft.; and
• 31 underground parking spaces and 40 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan.

The architect for the project is Fougere Architecture.

The site was acquired in 2016 for $6,600,000, or $233 per buildable SF based on the rezoning application.