lululemon has submitted their formal rezoning application for their proposed new headquarters on Great Northern Way in the False Creek Flats. The company currently has four offices around the City, including the existing Cornwall Street building, and these will be consolidated. It is expected that the new building will accommodate about 4,000 people.

The plan for the new development at 1980 Foley Street was made public back in the Spring when the rezoning proposal was referenced in a City of Vancouver Policy Report.

The site is currently CD-1 (402) (Comprehensive Development) District as part of a 1999 rezoning of the Great Northern Way Campus lands. The current zoning only allows a building up to 120 feet, and so the rezoning is required to allow greater height and density. The site also falls under the False Creek Flats Plan area, which allows employment uses for the site.

The formal proposal is for a 13-storey office building (or “Store Support Centre”), to with ground-floor retail and cafe/restaurant use. The proposal includes:

• 511,448 SF of office space;
• 6,157 SF of retail space;
• 4,358 SF of cafe/restaurant space;
• a total density of 4.56 FSR;
• 64,536 SF of amenity area;
• A building height of 214.2 feet;
• Landscaped terraces at levels 4, 7, and 13 offer outdoor social spaces
• 840 parking stalls on five underground parking levels.

The application describes the design rationale: ” lululmeon’s love for design and attention to detail will be exemplified through a new, state-of-the-art destination facility in the community. The design of the building is organized around a central atrium space that will bring daylight and connectivity to the heart of the building. The building is established with a six-storey podium that reflects the scale of neighbouring properties and reinforces the streetscape. The upper levels are set back and creates an opportunity for landscape terraces that reflect Vancouver’s natural environment and China Creek Park. The building’s façade is carved into three main green spaces: a covered entry off Foley Street, a new public plaza along Great Northern Way, and a northwest corner enhanced with view of Downtown Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains. The public realm along Great Northern Way will be enhanced and activated with a new public plaza with opportunities for a café and outdoor seating, and lush planting along the eastern edge to reflect the legacy of China Creek. ”

This application is being considered under the False Creek Flats Plan.

The architect for the project is Morphosis Architects, in partnership with Francl Architecture.

Cressey has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop the former Rona site at the Northeast corner of Kingsway and Dumfries Street in East Vancouver, just East of Knight Street. 1503 Kingsway is a 67,023 SF site that is zoned C-2, which allows a mix of residential and commercial uses.

The proposal is to replace the aging commercial building with a 13-storey mixed use building on top of a 6-storey podium. A previous design sought 16-storeys for the site.

Details of the current application include:

• • 154 condo units, including;
    • 38 townhouses facing Fleming St. and Dumfries St.;
  • 23,247 SF of retail and office space;
  • a tower height of 167 ft. 
  • a total density of 2.50 FSR;
  • 2 levels of underground parking accessed from a lane connected to Fleming Street and Dumfries Street.

Under the site’s existing C-2 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 Rositch Hemphill Architects.

The site was sold by Colliers in 2013 for $21,000,000, or $125 per buildable SF based on the application.

Polygon has submitted their application to rezone the 34,000 SF Oakridge Plaza site that they own at the Southeast corner of Cambie & West 41st Avenue, across from Oakridge.

5740 Cambie Street is currently zoned C-2 and is improved with two office buildings leased to mostly medical tenants.

The rezoning proposal consists of a mixed-use development with a 14-storey market rental tower and a 27-storey market strata tower and includes:

• 80 market rental units;
  • 10 studios, 31 one-bedrooms, 39 two-bedrooms;
• 133 condo units;
  • 14 one-bedrooms, 104 two-bedrooms, 14 three-bedrooms & one penthouse;
• 12,500 SF of retail space;
• 20,800 SF of market office space;
• 46,000 SF of non-profit office space;
• a total density of 8.61 FSR;
• tower heights of 278 ft., and 148 ft.;
• 288 underground parking spaces and 559 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan.

The architect for the project is Dialog.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here: https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/5740cambiest/index.htm

A development application has been submitted by a partnership between Caulfield Rock, PortLiving and Hudson to the City of Vancouver for a long vacant Esso gas station site at 452 East Broadway at Guelph Street, a few blocks East of Kingsway. The plan for the 19,398 SF, C-2C zoned site is a 4-storey combination of woodframe and CLT building that includes:

• 61 condo units;
  • 41 studios, 6 one-bedrooms and 14 two-bedrooms;
• 12,864 SF of commercial space (retail, restaurant & office);
• a total density of 3.0 FSR;
• two-levels of underground parking with 115 stalls accessed from the lane.

The application describes the design rationale: “The massing generally attempts to present a strong solid corner element that conveys the significance as a corner. Due to the E Broadway shift in alignment, this corner is further highlighted in importance, especially approaching from the west. The mass along Broadway continues east with a more articulated bay system, adding a more playful rhythm, while re-enforcing a strong street wall.

The building honours Mount Pleasant’s legacy of forestry by celebrating wood construction employing a combination of light wood framing and Cross-Laminated Timber structure, exposed CLT wood ceilings in the dwelling units, wood accented lobbies and common spaces, and a hybrid wood cladding, both at and above grade.”

Under the site’s existing C-2C zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The site was acquired in December 2018 for $15,625,000, or $269 per buildable SF based on the application. It had been listed for sale in early 2018 without an asking price.

The architect for the project is Formosis Architecture.