A former Esso gas station site at the Southeast corner of West 10th Ave and Alma has been sold by Imperial Oil to Landa Global Properties for $18,118,000. The 23,201 SF, C-2 zoned site had been vacant for several years as part of remediation, and was listed for sale by tender process by Cushman Wakefield.

The price represents $311 per buildable SF based on the development potential under the existing C-2 zoning for 2.5 FSR.

A rezoning application has been filed for a 46,563 SF site at 445 Kingsway in the Mount Pleasant area which would allow rezoning from the existing C-2 zoning to allow a 6-storey mixed-use building that includes:

• 109 secured market rental apartment units;
• Commercial use (car dealership) at grade;
• A density of 3.69 FSR;
• A building height of 75.5 ft.; and
• 90 residential parking stalls, 209 dealership parking stalls, 4 loading spaces and 156 bike parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Secured Market Rental Housing (Rental 100) Program.

The site is currently improved with Desination Hyundai, a single-storey auto dealership. The renderings appear to show that Destination Honda will be the new tenant. The architect for this proposal is FNDA Architecture.

Seaspan is seeking development permit approval to construct an office building to provide the necessary office facilities for their ship building operations at the foot of Pemberton Avenue in North Vancouver.

The new central facility will house the office component of its ship building and marine service operations. The location on the site offers both overview of the shipyards, and easy access for staff moving back and forth between on-site facilities. The proposal includes:

•  a new 4-storey building with offices, meeting rooms, change rooms, and a canteen for the Seaspan staff
• Total floor area of 84,000 SF
• 122 parking spaces on an adjacent lot

In 2011, Seaspan was awarded a contract to build 17 non-combat ships on the adjacent site.