A development application has been filed for a 49.5′ x 122′ RM-4 zoned site at 944 East 8th Avenue, between St. Catherines and Windsor Streets near Vancouver Community College. Details of the proposal include:

• 4-storey woodframe apartment
• 15 market rental apartment units
• a total density of 1.45 FSR (8,749.3 SF)
• elevator
• a building height of 39.9 ft
• 2 car-share parking spaces

The existing property is a 3-storey walkup apartment with 6 units that sold to the current owner for $1,250,000.

The developer is seeking relaxations on height and parking in order to build rental units.

A development application has been submitted to redevelop a single-storey retail building on four lots on Victoria Drive near East 54th Avenue. The plan for the C-2 zoned site at 7151 Victoria drive is for a 4-storey woodframe mixed use building that includes:

• 25 rental apartment units
• four retail CRU units (5,082 SF)
• total density of 2.50 FSR (25,674 SF)
• 35 parking spaces on two levels of underground parking

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.

Decorus Developments has filed a rezoning application for a C-1 zoned strip retail property at the corner of Broadway and Renfrew in East Vancouver. The plan for the site at 2894 East Broadway calls for rezoning from the existing C-1 to allow a new rental apartment buildings that includes:

• A new 4-storey building
• Commercial use at ground level;
• Total of 37 secured market rental units on the 3 upper storeys;
• A height of 46.4 ft.;
• A density of 2.65 FSR.

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