GWL Realty Advisors have applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a 99′ x 131′ site at 1500 Robson Street (at the Southwest corner of Robson and Nicola). The plan is  for a new 21 storey market rental tower.  The proposal includes the following:

• 127 market rental apartment units;
• 33 studios, 52 one-bedrooms, 42 two and three bedrooms;
• 5,469 SF of retail on the ground floor;
• a total density of 7.70 FSR;
• a building height of 210 ft.;  and
• 84 parking stalls four levels of underground parking accessed from the lane.

The site was rezoned to the current C-5A zoning under the West End Community Plan, adopted in 2014. The application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Development Permit Board.

The Development Permit Application can be viewed here: http://development.vancouver.ca/1500robson/index.htm

The architect for the project is IBI Group.

The owners of a 1.7 acre site in the Maplewood Village area of North Vancouver have submitted a rezoning application and OCP amendment to redevelop the existing property, known as Maplewood Plaza.

The site is currently built as a smaller mixed use commercial plaza with two commercial spaces and 28 rental units. The site is designated Commercial Mixed Use Level 1  in the OCP which allows for densities up to 1.75 FSR. The proposed OCP amendment would change the designation for these two properties to Commercial Mixed Use Level 2 which allows for densities up to 2.50 FSR.

The proposed redevelopment is for two 6-storey buildings, including:   

• 193 units (21 townhouses and 172 lowrise units)
• 38 rental units
• 85 one-bedrooms, 99 two-bedrooms and 9 three-bedrooms
• 10,743 SF of retail space
• a total density of 2.49 FSR
• 255 underground parking stalls on two levels
• $200,000 voluntary CAC payment

The architect for the project is Rositch Hemphill.

Cressey has submitted a rezoning application for a 1.8 acre site at 430-450 Westview Street, just East of North Road and South of Austin Avenue in the Burquitlam Area of Coquitlam.

The site is zoned RM-4 but designated as high-density residential in the Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan and is currently occupied by two older lowrise apartment buildings containing a total of 101 rental units.

The redevelopment plan includes a new condo development with a rental development replacing the existing units at a ratio of 2:1. Details include:

• Two towers -a 35-storey condo tower & a 22-storey rental tower
• 264 condo units (average 675 SF) 106 one-beds, 153 two-beds and 5 three-beds
• 202 rental units (average 714 SF) 35 studios, 96 one-beds, 68 two-beds & 3 three-beds
• total density of 5.0 FAR (3.04 condo & 1.96 rental)
• 27,064 SF of amenity space including an outdoor pool
• 679 underground parking spaces

The architect for the project is Chris Dikeakos.