A rezoning application has been filed for a currently vacant site at 619 West Hastings Street for a new office tower. The 52 ft x 120 ft site is sandwiched between two office buildings, with the Royal Bank Building (675 West Hastings) located immediately to the West at Granville and Hastings. The proposal also includes the upgrade and heritage designation of the Royal Bank Building, also controlled by the same owner as the vacant lot.

The proposal for the vacant site is for a new 28-storey office building that includes:

• 150,837 SF of office space
• Typical floorplates of 5,400-5,800 SF
• Overall height of 330 ft.
• Density of 25.5 FSR
• Five levels of underground parking with 67 vehicle parking spaces
• Seismic upgrade and heritage designation of the exterior façade of the RBC Building at 675 West Hastings Street
• Structural concept including sharing of lateral force resisting system between the two buildings
• A light-well created between the two buildings to provide access to light and air for office occupants.

Current Site Condition

Typical tower floorplan

The application is being considered under the Rezoning Policy for the Central Business District (CBD) and CBD Shoulder, the Metro Core Jobs and Economy Land Use Plan and the Downtown (Except Downtown South) Design Guidelines.

The architect for the project is Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership. MCM is the preeminent local firm for new office projects in the Downtown core.

Anthem Properties is seeking approval at City of North Vancouver council for a Development Application for a mixed use development at 177 West 3rd Street, a former gas station and car wash that has been sitting vacant for several years due to remediation work. The site is located on the Southeast corner of 3rd Street and Chesterfield, just West of Lonsdale.

The proposed new development includes a 5-storey concrete condo building, including:

• 55 condo units
• 10,000 SF of ground floor retail space
• a total density of 2.68 FSR
• total building height of 52.50 ft
• one and a half levels of underground parking with 74 total stalls
• a CAC of $2,383,720, equivalent to $30 per SF

The site is located in an area designated in the OCP as Mixed Use Level 3, which permits 2.30 FSR density with provision for a bonus density of an additional 0.50 FSR that may be granted at council discretion.

A rezoning application in the Edgemont Village area of North Vancouver is heading to public hearing. The site is located on the West side of Crescentview Drive, across from the public library.

The plan is to redevelop three residential lots located at 3105 and 3115 Crescentview Dr. to create a three storey 22 unit apartment and a two storey single family house all located over a shared underground parking structure. The proposal  for the 24,374 SF site includes:

• 3 storey condo building and one single family house
• 26 total units
• 3 one-bedrooms, 17 two-bedrooms & 6 three-bedroom units
• 43 underground parking spaces
• overall density of 1.75 FSR
• total building height of 35 feet
• a CAC payment of $337,095 (approx. $13 per SF)

The OCP designation that applies to the site is Residential Level 5 – Low Density Apartment which allows a density up to 1.75 FSR. The height and design of the building was further reinforced by the Edgemont Village Centre Plan, which was adopted in 2015.

The architect for the project is Raymond Letkeman Architects.