A development application has been submitted for the full city block site at the Southwest corner of East 1st Avenue and Clark Drive in East Vancouver.

The proposed project is a speculative mixed use industrial and office project preliminarily called “1st & Clark”. The 5-storey building will be a horseshoe shape and include units for smaller downtown wholesale and light industrial users.

Details of the project include:

• wholesale uses on the main to second floor;
• general offices on the third to fifth floors;
• 197,948 SF of gross floor area;
• a total density of 3.0 FSR;
• a building height of 72 ft.; and
• 220 underground parking spaces on one underground level.

Under the site’s existing I-2 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 TKA+D Architecture + Design Inc. 

Westbank has submitted a revised rezoning application for the 2.5 acre East Broadway site, originally proposed in September 2019.

The main change to the proposal is a shift away from primarily condos, to primarily market rental units. The revision shows a decrease in the number of condos from 520 to 236, and an increase in the number of rental units, from 160 to 452 units. Details of the updated plan include:

• 452 secured rental units;
• 236 strata residential units;
• Revised tower heights from 24, 27, & 30-storeys to 25, 29, & 30 storeys;
• 63,000 SF of retail including 50,000 SF Safeway store;
• 48,000 SF of office space;
• Public plaza running parallel to the SkyTrain station;
• 486 vehicle parking spaces and 1360 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Grandview Woodland Community Plan(External link).

The architect for the project is Perkins + Will.

Keltic Development has submitted their formal development application for 220 Prior Street, a 20,000 SF site, an I-3 zoned site adjacent the future new St. Pauls Hospital that they acquired in February 2020 for $25,000,000.

The proposal for the site includes a new 10-storey office building that includes:

• 1,600 SF of retail on the ground floor;
• 16,000 SF of manufacturing/light industrial uses on the main & 2nd floor;
• 84,000 SF of medical office space;
• a total density of 5.0 FSR;
• a building height of 149 ft.;
• 173 parking spaces on four underground levels.

Under the site’s existing I-3 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 MCMP Architects.

Reliance Properties has submitted a development application to rehab and expand a building that they own at 837 Beatty Street in Downtown Vancouver.

The plan includes preserving the existing 2-storey heritage warehouse/office building constructed in 1911, and adding three additional floors of office space. The site is zoned DD is 6,992 SF.

A previous proposal for a 26-storey residential tower was not supported by the City due in part to shadowing on Terry Fox Plaza.

Details include:

• retail uses on the ground floor;
• office uses on the 2nd to 5th floors;
• rooftop amenity space;
• a total building area of 39,000 SF;
• modern mass timber beams and columns and laminated timber floors;
• steel elements to provide code compliant lateral resistance;
• a building height of 90 ft.;
• a density of 5.50 FSR including a 10% heritage density bonus;
• loading is located in the lower level having vehicular access from the lane.

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

Reliance acquired the site in 2015 for $9,880,000.

The architect for the project is OMB Architects.

Electronic Arts is proposing a major expansion to it’s Burnaby campus at 3700 Gilmore Way, across Sanderson Way from their existing campus.

The project consists of two new office buildings for EA on a 12.57 acre site with M5 and M8 zoning. An existing 110,000 SF office building occupied by Schnieder Electric on the site will be retained.

The plan calls for two 3/5-storey (due to slope) buildings, that include:

• 297,000 SF of office space;
• a total density of 0.75 FAR inclusive of the existing building;
• 3 levels of underground parking;
• 624 parking spaces;
• a new urban plaza connecting the two buildings.

The architect for the project is Dialog.