We are pleased to introduce 555 Beatty Street, an exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire a 50 ft. lot primed for commercial development directly across from a Skytrain Station and in amongst one of Vancouver’s trendiest and most sought after neighbourhoods. The site does not require rezoning, and allows development up to 7.0 FSR.
Please contact us for further details about the property.
Reliance Properties has submitted their formal application to rezone 1166 West Pender Street, currently a 15-storey office building located on an 18,630 SF site. Reliance acquired the site through an off-market sale by our team in 2016 for $71,400,000 shortly after which the building’s sole tenant, Canada Revenue Agency, vacated the building. The building has subsequently been leased by another federal government tenant on a shorter term basis.
The plan to redevelop the property envisions as 31-storey office building, to the maximum height allowable when factoring building shadowing performance into account.
The rezoning proposal includes:
The application describes the architectural building character as follows: “1166 West Pender will house 31 floors of office space, blending high design, ecological responsibility, and civic enhancement. The building brings strategic densification to the area, adding 354,978 sf of office space and commercial amenities to a constrained site in the downtown Coal Harbour neighbourhood. Replacing an existing 15-storey office tower, the sinuous 31-storey tower will introduce a strong architectural presence and enhance the public realm. The shape and form of the tower are directly informed by the surrounding buildings and the limitations of the site. Convex and concave exterior walls respond to the contours of the adjacent buildings to form an undulating body wrapped in ceramic-fritted curtain wall glazing. A curved white glass curtain wall affords unobstructed views and establishes a distinct character and impressive presence. The ceramic frit also reduces thermal transmission, lowering heating and cooling costs and improving the building’s sustainability.”
This application is being considered under the Rezoning Policy for the Central Business District (CBD) and CBD Shoulder and the Higher Buildings Policy.
The architect team for the project is Hariri Pontarini Architects with IBI Group.
A development application has been submitted for a corner lot in Mount Pleasant. The site at 2425 Manitoba Street, across West 8th Avenue from Jonathan Rogers Park, is 5,049 SF. The site is zoned I-1 which allows for up to 3.0 FSR density with mixed commercial and industrial uses.
The development proposal for the site is a new 4-storey mixed use building that includes:
Under the site’s existing I-1 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 MGBA.