A development application has been made to the City of Vancouver for permission to redevelop a prime downtown corner. The site is located at the Northwest corner of Granville and Davie, and is most well-known as “Tsui Hang“, a popular late night Chinese restaurant. Tsui Hang is located in what was once a bank, built in the 1940s. The balance of the site contains older run-down one and two-storey commercial buildings. The developer is Deecorp. The architect is MCMP.
Preliminary plans call for a redeveloped site include a 7-storey mixed use building. The proposal includes the following:
- 94 residential units (75 one-bedrooms and 19 2-bedrooms)
- Retail on the ground floor;
- Total density of 3.85 FSR (3.5 max + 10% heritage bonus)
- Building height of 71 ft.
- Total floor area of 69,300 SF
- 47 underground parking spaces accessed from the lane