A development application has been submitted to the City of Vancouver to develop a new mixed-use rental apartment building on the Granville Strip. The site at 1250 Granville Street is 8,998 sq ft and is currently occupied by the National Rental Car building and parking lot.

The redevelopment plan for the site is a 9-storey passive house rental apartment building with retail on the ground floor.

The application comes following the City’s current planning work to consider allowing more rental housing on the two block stretch of Granville between Helmcken and Drake Streets. Previous policy allowed a maximum of 3.50 FSR.

Details of the proposal include:

• 61 market rental units;
• 46 one-bedrooms & 15 two-bedroom units;
• 2,425 sq ft of ground floor retail space;
• a total density of 4.54 FSR;
• a building height of 95 ft.;
• shared rooftop amenity space;
• 22 parking stalls on one level of underground parking having vehicular access from the lane.

Under the site’s existing DD-K3 zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted. However, it requires the decision of the Development Permit Board.

The architect for the project is Lang Wilson Practice in Architecture Culture.

Adera has submitted a rezoning application for a 14,932 sq ft. site they own at 1220 St. Georges Avenue at the Northeast corner of St. George’s and East 12th in the Central Lonsdale area of North Vancouver. The site is one block south of the Lions Gate Hospital and east of the Fire Hall.

The proposal would replace an existing 23-unit rental apartment building at 1220 St. Georges that was built in the late 1950s.

The proposal for the site is a new 6-storey rental building that includes:

• 58 units;
• 17 studios, 23 one-bedrooms, 12 two-bedrooms & 6 three-bedrooms;
• a total density of 2.59 FSR;
• a rooftop amenity deck;
• a building height of 59 ft.;
• 32 underground parking stalls.

The architect for the project is Integra Architecture.

The site was acquired in 2019 for $8,025,000 or $207 per buildable sq ft. based on the application.

Next week the City of Vancouver will consider allowing a rezoning enquiry for PCI Group‘s site at the Northeast corner of Broadway & Granville to move ahead to the application stage.

PCI already secured a Development Permit for the site at 1477 West Broadway in 2019 for a project including 6 floors of underground parking and storage, retail uses, a subway station entrance, and three floors of office above. The project is already under construction at the P5 parking level.

A higher density rezoning had been contemplated for several years, although the forthcoming Broadway Plan had essentially placed a moratorium on new rezoning applications. PCI’s rezoning inquiry will now be considered as an exceptional circumstance under the Broadway
Plan Interim Rezoning Policy given impacts on the station entrance construction should the project be delayed beyond the station construction timeline.

The preliminary proposal is a rental residential tower above a retail and office podium with integrated station entrance, to a height and density
significantly above what is permitted under existing zoning. Overall, it includes:

• additional retail capacity including a grocery store;
• additional office space;
• market rental residential units including 20% moderate income units.

The rezoning application is expected to pause the current construction, although it is expected to save significant delays later on thereby minimizing impacts on circulation and access to the South Granville station when the Broadway Subway opens in 2025.

The City report can be viewed here: https://council.vancouver.ca/20210721/documents/cfsc3.pdf

The leasing brochure for the existing project can be viewed here: https://www.cbre.ca/properties/search/office/details/CA-Plus-298159/1477-w-broadway-vancouver-v6h-1h6?view=isLetting

Anthem Properties has submitted their rezoning application for a 56,000 sq ft site in the 4600 block of Kingsway and Hazel Street in the Metrotown area of Burnaby. The site includes the Cactus Club building fronting Kingsway.

The project is entitled “Metro King”.

The proposal is 66-storey high-rise residential tower set above a 9-storey
commercial component, with a 7-storey office podium atop a double-height ground floor restaurant and cafe space.

The overall project includes:

• 645 residential units;
• 372 condos;
• 200 market rental units;
• 73 non-market rental units;
• a total density of 11.64 FAR;
• 144,000 sq ft of office space;
• 5,000 sq ft of retail space;
• a building height of 692 ft.;
• 18,000 sq ft of amenity space;
• 876 underground parking spaces.

The Plan designates the subject site for high-density mixed-use development under the CD Comprehensive Development District utilizing the RM5s/RM5r Multiple Family Residential District and C3 General Commercial District as guidelines.

The architect for the project is Chris Dikeakos.

Headwater Projects has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a site they own at 2886 Commercial Drive, at the Northeast corner of Commercial and East 13th in East Vancouver.

The site is 14,000 sq ft and zoned C-2C1. It is currently occupied by a single storey Auto Centre with a large surface parking lot.

Detail of the proposal include:

• 47 market rental units;
• 21 studios, 17 one-bedrooms & 9 two-bedroom units;
• 6,800 sq ft. of retail on the ground floor;
• A proposed Height of 45 ft.;
• A total density of 2.59 FSR;
• One level of underground parking w/24 stalls.

Under the site’s existing C-2C1 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 Musson Cattell Mackey.

The full development application can be viewed here: https://shapeyourcity.ca/2886-commercial-dr