Openform Properties has submitted a development application for the redevelopment of the the BMW dealership site at Burrard and 5th.

The development of the 46,000 SF site is proposed under the new IC-2 District Schedule and in the Broadway Plan, which allows a combination of retail, industrial and office uses up to a total density of 4.50 FSR.

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

• A new BMM, Mini and Rolls Royce dealership on the ground floor;
• Showroom & industrial uses on the 2nd and 3rd floors;
• Office space on the 4th to 6th floors;
• a total building size of 206,000 SF;
• a building height of 95 ft.;
• Loading to be located at the rear of the building with access from the lane
• Four levels of underground parking with 309 stalls.

Under the site’s proposed IC-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 SHAPE Architecture.

Onni is presenting their master plan development application for the Coquitlam College site.

The 7.2 acre site is located on Brookmere Avenue at Whiting Way in the Burquitlam area and is currently improved with the Coquitlam College school and several adjacent single family residences.

Onni submitted their initial application in late 2023, but the full master plan proposal is now at council for early stage review.

Details of the overall plan include:

• Seven towers ranging from 28-50 storeys;
• Approx. 2,500 residential units;
• 1,813 condo units;
• 595 market rental units;
• 92 below market rental units;
• 56,000 SF of office space;
• 7,200 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 6.71 FAR (2.1 Million SF)

Onni acquired the site in 2021 for $148,100,000, or $71 per gross SF based on the application.

The architect for the project is Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects.

PCI Group has submitted a rezoning application for a site at West 4th Avenue and Ontario in Mount Pleasant.

The site is a combination of two parcels, one fronting West 3rd Avenue. The combined site area is 72,468 SF.

The proposal is to allow for the development of two 12-storey and 11-storey mixed-use industrial and office buildings with industrial and retail on the ground floor on two parcels separated by a lane and includes:

• An overall density of 6.60 FSR;
• A total buildable area of 442,251 SF, and
• Four levels of underground parking.

5 West 4th Avenue (South / Heritage building)

• 11-storey building;
• A building height of 170 ft.;
• 119,906 SF of light industrial space;
• 80,475 SF of office space;
• 20,365 SF of retail space;
• Retention of the 36,000 SF Dominion Steam Laundry Heritage building;
• Childcare facility within the heritage building; and,
• 244 underground parking spaces and 193 bicycle parking spaces.

4-36 West 3rd Avenue (North Building)

• 12-storey building;
• A building height of 181 ft.;
• 119,906 SF of light industrial space;
• 90,268 SF of office space;
• 39,343 SF of retail space;
• 141 underground parking spaces and 66 bicycle parking spaces.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is Perkins & Will.