A development permit application has been filed for new laneway housing in the West End. The proposal is for an existing 10-storey apartment building located on a 99 ft. lot at 1160 Broughton Street. The laneway was given the name See-em-ia Lane by the City in 2017 as part of a project to name all of the West End’s laneways.

The site is zoned RM-5, which was amended as part of the West End Community Plan to allow for infill development on an under-utilized lane frontage.

The proposal is for a new 4-storey laneway stacked townhouse building that includes:

• 6 new market rental units;
• 3 two-bedroom units and 3 three-bedrooms units;
• new density equal to 0.51 FSR (6,623 SF);
• a proposed height of 43.3 ft.;
• a roof deck; and 
• retention of the existing building with alterations to the underground and surface parking and landscaping, with:
• a total proposed density of 3.93 FSR;
• 26 proposed parking spaces, having vehicular access from the lane.

Under the site’s existing RM-5 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 MA+HG Architects.

Beedie Living has submitted a rezoning and development permit application to the City of Coquitlam for the Safeway site at 1029-1033 Austin Avenue. The application seeks to permit the development of two residential towers integrated with the Safeway store currently under construction.

The 2.27 acre site is currently partly under development for a new Safeway store with a scheduled opening of Summer 2019. The recently approved Austin Heights Neighbourhood Plan allows redevelopment of the site. The concept is for two towers to flank the new Safeway store, built in two phases.

The proposal calls for:

• Two residential highrises of 26 and 27-storeys in height;
• 356 total condo units;
• 167 one-bedrooms, 153 two-bedrooms, 32 three-bedrooms and 4 four-bedrooms;
• 10 units of non-market housing;
• a total density of 3.97 FAR;
• 741 underground parking spaces (including currently contemplated Safeway spaces).
• A density bonus funds payment of $5,180,000.

The architect for the project is Chris Dikeakos Architects.

Amacon has submitted rezoning and development permit application for a 1.60 acre site in the rapidly developing Burquitlam area on the Western edge of Coquitlam.

The application proposes to rezone the site at 500 Foster Avenue and 633 North Road from the current RM-2 zoning to RM-6 in order to permit a new high density residential development. The site is located within the Burquitlam Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan and is designated High Density Apartment Residential in the OCP and is located within the Transit Corridor “Shoulder” area of Burquitlam-Lougheed in the Transit-Oriented Development Strategy (TDS). 

The site is currently occupied by two, three-storey apartment buildings providing 89
units of rental housing which will be removed and replaced as part of the proposed development.

The development proposal includes:

• a 41-storey tower with 304 market condo units;
  • 138 one-bedrooms, 136 two-bedrooms & 30 three-bedrooms;
• a 6-storey lowrise building with 93 rental units;
  • 17 studios, 49 one-bedrooms, 17 two-bedrooms and 10 three-bedrooms;
• one retail unit totaling 1,700 SF;
• a total density of 5.0 FAR;
• 21,700 SF of amenity space;
• 448 underground parking spaces.

The architect for the project is Chris Dikeakos Architects.