Two more towers are planned for the Burquitlam area of Coquitlam. This application comes from Anthem for a 2 acre site in between Brookmere Park and Vancouver Golf Club at 585 Austin Avenue, East of North Road. The development would replace an existing 58-unit strata townhouse complex on the site.

The proposal requires rezoning from the existing RS-1 zone to RM-6 Multi-Storey High Density Residential to allow two highrise buildings.The site falls within the Transit-Oriented Development Strategy “Shoulder” area of Lougheed Skytrain Station.

Details include:

• 379 residential units
• 139 one-bedrooms, 285 two-bedrooms, 55 three-bedrooms
• a 23-storey tower and a 28-storey tower
• a total density of 4.0 FAR
• 22,000 SF of amenity space
• 576 parking spaces on 3.5 floors of underground parking

The architect for the project is IBI Group.

Port Living has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a four-storey, mixed-use building at 702 East Broadway, at the Southeast corner of Broadway and Fraser in the Mount Pleasant area.

Project details include:

• 35 condo units in a 4-storey woodframe building
• 20 studio units, 9 one-bedrooms and 6 two-bedrooms
• 2 retail CRU’s at ground level totaling 5,761 SF
• a total density of 3.0 FSR
• 2 levels of underground parking

Under the site’s existing C-2C 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 Studio B Architects.

The development application can be viewed in detail here: http://development.vancouver.ca/pc702ebroadway/index.htm

GWL Realty Advisors have applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a 99′ x 131′ site at 1500 Robson Street (at the Southwest corner of Robson and Nicola). The plan is  for a new 21 storey market rental tower.  The proposal includes the following:

• 127 market rental apartment units;
• 33 studios, 52 one-bedrooms, 42 two and three bedrooms;
• 5,469 SF of retail on the ground floor;
• a total density of 7.70 FSR;
• a building height of 210 ft.;  and
• 84 parking stalls four levels of underground parking accessed from the lane.

The site was rezoned to the current C-5A zoning under the West End Community Plan, adopted in 2014. The application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Development Permit Board.

The Development Permit Application can be viewed here: http://development.vancouver.ca/1500robson/index.htm

The architect for the project is IBI Group.