Gracorp has submitted the latest rezoning application for a new rental project under the Broadway Plan. The proposal is for a site at 2175 West 7th Avenue, between Arbutus and Yew Street, just a couple of blocks from the future Arbutus Station.

The existing zoning for the 18,008 SF site is RM-4. The existing property is an older lowrise apartment building with 35 units.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 20-storey residential building over three levels of underground parking and includes:

• 182 market rental units with 20% below market (approx. 35 units);
• A total density of 6.50 FSR;
• A building height of 216 ft.; and
• 52 vehicle parking spaces and 321 bicycle spaces.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.

The formal rezoning application has been submitted by Bentall Green Oak for the former West Point Grey Safeway site at 4545 West 10th Avenue.

The 3.0 acre site had been the subject of planning for several years before entering a more detailed preliminary planning phase in 2022.

The proposal for the site is to allow for a mixed-use development comprised of two 6-storey buildings, and a central building with a 17-storey and a 19-storey tower, and includes:

• 569 rental units;
• 455 market rental units;
• 114 moderate income rental units;
• 41,000 SF of commercial space on the ground floor, including a supermarket;
• a total density of 3.84 FSR;
• 444 vehicle parking spaces and 1,107 bicycle spaces.

This application is being considered under the Moderate Income Rental Housing Pilot Program.

The architect for the project is MCMP Architects.

HAVN Developments have submitted a rezoning application under the Broadway Plan to redevelop a 4-lot land assembly at the corner of East 10th Avenue and Carolina Street in the Mount Pleasant area.

The 16,000 SF site is located immediately adjacent another recent rezoning proposal by Fastmark Development for a 19-storey, 175-unit rental tower.

The Broadway Plan only permits one tower in this block, and so the proposal requires a relaxation of that policy, as well as some minor relaxations on building setbacks. The application makes light of an ongoing issue surrounding LOE applications made by property owners in the Broadway Plan to secure tower placements. From the submission: “Due to the extraordinary volume of LOE applications, the processing period took over six months; while we were waiting for a response to our application, another project on the same block bypassed the LOE process and submitted for Rezoning. As there is a one tower limit on the block, we understand that by opting for the reccommened LOE process, 2535 Carolina has lost its position as the only tower on this block, and the opportunity to be a compliant project under the current policy is no longer possible.”

The proposal for the site at 2535 Carolina Street is to allow for the development of an 18-storey rental building that includes:

• 150 rental units with 20% below market rental units (approx. 33 units);
• 828 SF corner store;
• a total density of 5.80 FSR;
• A building height of 204 ft.; and
• 53 vehicle parking spaces and 250 bicycle spaces.

The site is located in the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is MCMP Architects.