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

Marcon has submitted a rezoning and development permit application to the City of Coquitlam for a site at the Northwest corner of Clarke Road and Como Lake Avenue in the Burquitlam area.

The site comprises 5 parcels totaling 1.20 acres. Two of the lots are owned by Marcon and three of the lots are currently owned by the City.

The development proposal, entitled ‘Elmwood‘ is a 38-storey condo tower that includes:

• 333 condo units;
• 63 studios, 176 one-bedrooms, 97 two-bedrooms & 37 three-bedrooms;
• 11,356 sq ft of retail space;
• 25,779 sq ft of office space;
• a density of 5.38 FAR;
• a total building height of 416 ft.;
• 449 underground parking spaces.

The architect for the project is Shift Architecture.

QuadReal and Westbank have submitted their development application for the 6th phase of the Oakridge Vancouver redevelopment.

This phase is for the central portion of the overall site and completes the interior facing portion of the mall as well as the 9-acre park above it, and an area called The Commons, which is intended as a hub of outdoor activity
adjacent to a wide variety of restaurants and eating places around it.

This phase also includes a single storey of retail use, 1 storey of mixed retail and office use, 3-storey office podium, and a 27-storey condo tower (‘Tower 12’), over three storeys of underground parking.

The rooftops over the retail and office spaces are fully landscaped and include a public park with a variety of spaces for events, recreation, a dog run, and an 800-metre running-walking loop.

Details include:

• 171 condo units;
• 139,000 sq ft of office space;
• 148,000 sq ft of retail space;
• 4,500 sq ft of restaurant space;
• a tower height of 338 ft.;
• 556 underground parking stalls.

The architect for the project is Henriquez Partners Architects.

Yuanheng has submitted their rezoning application for the Pattison Toyota site at the Northeast corner Broadway and Hemlock (1395 West Broadway).

The proposal is a 24-storey office building that includes:

• 273,442 SF of office space;
• 24,000 SF of retail and restaurant space at grade;
• A total density of 8.64 FSR;
• A building height of 300 ft.;
• 392 underground parking spaces and 172 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Metro Core Jobs & Economy Land Use Plan and Policy on Consideration of Rezoning Applications during the Broadway Planning Process.

Yuanheng acquired the site in 2012 for $30,000,000 or $101 per buildable sq ft. based on the application.

The architect for the project is Andrew Cheung Architects.

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.