Bosa Developments got the ball rolling this week on a conceptual high-density mixed use development at the Northwest corner of Lougheed and Willingdon in the Brentwood Town Centre area of Burnaby.

The “Brentwood West” site is approximately 3.27 acres (142,542 sq. ft.) in size and is comprised of seven individual parcels. One of the parcels (4488 Halifax Street) is vacant, three parcels (4430 Halifax Street, and 1801, 1925 Willingdon Avenue) are occupied by older low-rise office buildings, two parcels (both addressed 4461 Lougheed Highway) are occupied by older low-rise retail uses, and one parcel (1967 Willingdon) is occupied by a Petro Canada gas station.

The sites require a Community Plan Amendment and Conceptual Master Plan. Bosa owns the three parcels located at 4430, 4488 Halifax Street, and 1801 Willingdon Avenue. The remaining parcels are currently held by three separate owners.

The preliminary concept is a transit integrated mixed-use employment and commercial gateway into the Brentwood
Town Centre. The site is envisioned to be developed in four main phases, each having a unique identity and relationship within the site. It is anticipated that each phase would be brought forward as a single, or related grouping of site specific rezoning applications.

Upon completion, the approximately 3.27 acres (142,542 sq. ft.) site is envisioned to accommodate four mixed-use residential and commercial towers, two new public open spaces, a new street linking Buchannan Street to Lougheed Highway, and a range of public realm and infrastructure upgrades, including the achievement of the Town Centre Street Standards along the development frontages.

Phase 1 – Bosa owned sites at 4430-4488 Halifax Street – single condo tower over retail, with 6-storey non-market rental podium

Phase 2 – Bosa owned corner of Willingdon & Halifax – “signature” rental tower, with office & retail podium

Phase 3 – Corner of Lougheed & Willingdon – “landmark” condo & rental tower, with office & retail podium

Phase 4 – 1925 Willingdon – condo & non-market rental tower over, with office & retail podium

The overall permitted maximum density is 14.3 FAR, as per the following:

Hudson Pacific Properties has submitted their formal rezoning application to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a new office tower at the Bentall Centre, a plan that was first announced earlier this year.

The project, with an address of 1025 Dunsmuir, would see a new hybrid mass timber 16-storey office tower above a one-storey podium constructed in between Bentall 3 and Bentall 4, on the Northwest corner of the site. Details include:

• A total floor area of 461,619 sq. ft.
• Office floorplates ranging from 27,700 to 30,425 SF;
• A building height of 260 ft.;
• Two levels of underground parking with 173 vehicle parking spaces & 273 bike parking spaces.

Under the site’s existing DD zoning(External link), 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 KPF.

Morguard has submitted a significant high density mixed-use project, in the
Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan area of Coquitlam, immediately adjacent to the Burquitlam SkyTrain Station.

Their development application for redevelopment of the 7.9 acre Burquitlam Plaza Shopping Centre site, located at the northeast corner of Clarke Road and Smith Avenue, goes to council for preliminary approval next week.

The project includes 6 residential towers, of 53, 43, 33, 33, 29 & 29-storeys in height, with retail and office space. The proposal includes:

• 2,195 residential units (potentially all rental, or condo & rental);
• 84,626 sq ft of office & retail space;
• a total density of 5.50 FAR;
• a total density of 1.9 Million SF;
• a one acre, at grade urban courtyard.

Given the scope of the project and the number of elements to be addressed, it is estimated that the application could proceed for consideration of First Reading at Council in the second half of 2022.

Hungerford Properties have submitted their rezoning application for the Kia Dealership site that they own at 396 SW Marine Drive in the Marpole area of Vancouver.

The proposal for the 3.2 acre site is to allow a 680,000 sq ft. mixed-employment redevelopment with industrial, office, daycare, and retail uses. The proposed form of development is a 10-storey and 19-storey building above a 3-storey podium. The overall proposal includes:

• 396,000 sq ft of office space;
• 100,000 sq ft of retail/commercial space;
• 200,000 sq ft of light industrial space;
  • incl. basement, multi-storey & storefront industrial;
• 37-space childcare facility;
• A total density of 4.50 FSR;
• An east building height of 165 ft. and west building height of 250 ft.;
• Three levels of underground parking, including 674 vehicle spaces and 349 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Marpole Community Plan and the Employment Lands & Economy Review Phase 2 Report.

The architect for the project is HDR Inc.

PCI Group has submitted their OCP amendment, rezoning and development permit application to the City of Port Moody’s Advisory Design Panel for 2933-3005 Murray Street, a 45,000 sq ft site just east of the Moody Street overpass in the Moody Centre area. The site sits directly North across the train tracks from Moody Centre Station.

The current OCP designation for the site is 6-storeys and mixed use commercial, industrial and residential.

The application proposes to amend the OCP and rezone to allow a 12-storey, mass timber building containing:

• 207 market rental units, including 21 (10%) below-market units;
  • 156 studios and one-bedroom units, 48 two-bedrooms & 3 three-bedroom units;
• 8,400 sq ft of mixed employment space;
• 1,000 sq ft of ground floor affordable artist space;
• a total density of 3.31 FSR (after dedication);
• 15,000 sq ft dedicated as protected land for Slaughterhouse Creek;
• a total of 139 parking spaces.

The application describes the overall concept: “The proposed development is configured in a U-shape with two narrow east and west facing wings, served by external single-loaded corridors above a two-storey podium. This creates a south facing outdoor courtyard between the two wings on top of the podium. This site layout along with the 12-storey building form means that when the development is viewed from Murray Street, as well as the east and west, the massing may appear somewhat bulky and overwhelming given the relatively small site size, especially given that the OCP envisages a six-storey form of development along Murray Street.”

The architect for the project is Perkins + Will.