Westbank Corp. has submitted their formal rezoning application for a site at the Southwest corner of Main & 4th. This is one of the first rezoning applications to be put forward under the Broadway Plan.

The project, entitled ‘Prototype’ is envisioned as a case study of open-source mass timber construction and ‘Net Zero Lifecycle Carbon’. The concept was unveiled last year as a 21-storey tower and has since been refined, with an increased building height and fewer units.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 25-storey mass-timber building on the southern portion of the site. The proposal includes:

• 210 total rental units;
• 168 market rental units;
• 42 below market rental units;
• 3,800 SF of retail space at grade;
• A total density of 6.22 FSR;
• A building height of 256 ft. with additional height for a rooftop amenity space;
• No vehicle parking spaces and 377 bicycle parking spaces;
• Mass timber construction; and
• Retention of the existing building on the northern portion of the site.

The application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is Henriquez Partners.

The application describes a potential second phase on the North portion of the site that WeWork currently occupies:

“The overall site is proposed to be redeveloped in two phases, with the surface parking lot redeveloped as part of Phase 1 and the existing office building to be redeveloped as part of a future Phase 2. The Phase 1 redevelopment of the surface parking lot at the south portion of the site is the subject of this rezoning application.

We are proposing a hybrid mass timber rental housing tower with a density of 4.59 FSR for the residential tower, and a total of 6.22 FSR for Phase 1 (this rezoning application) including the existing M1 office building on the site. A future rezoning application for Phase 2 will include the demolition of the existing M1 building, to be replaced by a new retail podium and M6 tower, up to the maximum permitted 8.5 FSR.”

A rezoning application has been submitted by Vorden Development Corp. for an 18,487 SF site at 4906-4958 Main Street, at the southeast corner of Main Street and East 33rd Avenue within the Riley Park-Little Mountain neighbourhood of Vancouver.

The proposal plans to replace this 5-lot assembly with a new 6-storey rental building that includes:

• 72 market rental units;
  • 22 studios, 24 one-bedrooms, 14 two-bedrooms & 12 three-bedrooms;
• 8,000 SF retail space at grade;
• a total density of 3.20 FSR;
• A building height of 21.5 m (70.5 ft.); and
• 75 vehicle parking spaces and 147 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Affordable Housing Choices Interim Rezoning Policy.

The architect for the project is WT Leung.

Anthem Properties has submitted a rezoning and development permit application to the City of Port Moody for a 1.1 acre site at 3121-3127 St. Johns Street and 110-118 James Road.

The site is located across James Road from Moody Middle School and is comprised currently of a parking lot, a house and a duplex.

The location of the site is identified as a candidate for rezoning in the Port Moody OCP as 6-Storey Mixed Use.

The proposal is for a 6-storey woodframe market rental building that includes:

• 192 units
  • 6 studios, 118 one-bedrooms, 46 two-bedrooms & 22 three-bedrooms;
• 4,900 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 3.0 FAR;
• 241 vehicle parking spaces on 2 underground levels accessed off James Road, 289 long term resident bicycle storage spaces and 23 short term visitor bicycle spaces; and
• an outdoor, amenity courtyard.

The architect for the project is Integra Architecture.

A development application has been submitted to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a 4-storey mixed-use building on a 36,600 SF assembly of seven single family lots on Nanaimo Street between East 10th and East 11th Avenues.

• 72 condos;
• ground floor retail space;
• a total density of 2.5 FSR;
• A proposed height of 55 ft.;
• Two levels of underground parking, providing a total of 11 parking spaces having vehicular access from lane.

Under the site’s existing C-2 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 Ekistics Architecture.

Polygon is bringing forward an updated version of their Coronation Heights project to Coquitlam City Council. The 11.3 acre site is a former elementary school that was purchased in 2016. It sits directly East of Wesgroup’s proposed master plan community for Coronation Park, on the Port Moody side.

The original development application was made in March 2021 and has since been refined based on Council and community feedback. Polygon has also acquired additional surrounding lots now incorporated into the plan and has increased the total rental units in the project.

The current proposal includes:

• Nine towers between 29-47 storeys in height;
• 2,834 residential units;
• 2,050 condos;
• 784 rental units including below market units;
• a total density of 5.53 FAR;
• a one-acre public park on the Northwest corner;
• two child care centres;
• a 27,000 SF amenity building;
• 3,600 SF of commercial space.

The project is intended to be built over 6 phases.

The overall project DCCs, density bonus payments and CACs are estimated to be $140 Million.