Intergulf Development Group has applied to the City of Vancouver to rezone seven single family lots at Cambie and West 29th. The site, located at 4533-4591 Cambie Street will be rezoned from RS-1 to CD-1, as provided under the Cambie Corridor Plan. The proposal is for three 6-storey residential buildings containing 177 units and 8 townhouses, with 20 per cent of the total number of units (37 units) being provided as market rental housing. The proposal includes a density of 2.62 FSR and 195 underground parking spaces.

The development is broken down into three seperate blocks that follow the natural curve of Cambie Street. The individual buildings offer variation in scale and length while remaining consistent in character and materiality.

Yenik Realty Ltd. has applied to the City of Vancouver to rezone 4320 Slocan Street from C-1 to CD-1 Comprehensive Development District. The proposal is for a 4-storey mixed-use building, comprised of approximately 42 585 sq. ft. of floor area, with a floor space ratio of 2.11 FSR, and a height of 46.4 ft. Two commercial retail units with 41 residential rental units above are proposed. A total of 19 parking stalls, 61 bicycle spaces, 1 car-share space, and 2 loading spaces would be provided.

More information can be obtained here.

Source: City of Vancouver

Burnaby NewsLeader – Crucial Burnaby Edmonds site sold to developer.

The Burnaby Value Village site at Kingsway and Edmonds Street has been sold to a developer, the latest step in the area’s revitalization.

Cressey Developments’ purchase of the three-acre property closed last week, confirmed Hani Lammam, Cressey’s vice-president of development.

Read more here: http://www.burnabynewsleader.com/news/153679735.html

Vancouver real estate guru talks condominiums.

When a new condominium project sells out in one day, as it did with the Marine Gateway building in April, ever wonder who actually buys one of the units?

Real estate marketer Bob Rennie, whose company was responsible for selling the 414 apartments at the Cambie and Marine towers, gave some indication in his annual speech Thursday to the Urban Development Institute.

Read more: http://www.vancourier.com/news/Vancouver+real+estate+guru+talks+condominiums/6646930/story.html#ixzz1vbmgD0yt

The District of North Vancouver is currently undertaking community consultations on the Lower Capilano Marine Village Centre Plan. The area has been identified as one of the four key Town and Village Centres under the District’s new Official Community Plan, which was adopted in 2011. This will likely result in a dramatic change for an area that has seen relatively little development over the past 20 years.

Initial concept work proposes a public plaza extending west from Capilano Road south of Fullerton Avenue. The plan incorporates mid-rise residential buildings up to a density of 2.50 FSR, as well as commercial uses at grade.  The plan also calls for transportation improvements, a community centre, and public art as part of the development program.

A draft plan is expected to be put together in late 2012, with approval expected in 2012/2013.

More information can be found here.