Marcon has submitted a rezoning application for a site at the Southwest corner of Pender and Richards Streets in Downtown Vancouver.

The site consists of three parcels, a 6-storey parkade at the corner, a 2-storey retail/office building, mid-block on West Pender street, and the Lumbermen’s Building, an 8-storey office and heritage building, to be retained in the new development.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 32-storey hotel that includes:

• 578 hotel rooms;
• 20,000 SF of retail and restaurant space;
• 44,132 sq. ft. of office space;
• A total density of 22.81 FSR;
• A building height of 318 ft.; and
• 146 vehicle parking spaces and 91 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Downtown Official Development Plan) and Rezoning Policy for the Central Business District (CBD) and CBD Shoulder.

The architect for the project is Henriquez Partners.

Larco has submitted a rezoning application to add a new office addition to the Hotel Vancouver property at 900 W Georgia Street.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 12-storey office building at the Southern part of the site while retaining the heritage designated, Hotel Vancouver building. The proposal includes:

• 264,732 SF of new buildable area;
• 222,141 SF of office space;
• a total density of 13.10 FSR;
• A building height of 225 ft.; and
• 201 vehicle parking spaces and 226 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Rezoning Policy for the CBD and CBD Shoulder.

The architect for the project is Architects-Alliance.

CIBT Education Group has applied to the City of Richmond for permission to rezone a site at 7780, 7800, 7804, 7820 and 7840 River Road in Richmond.

The 77,000 SF site is an assembly of underutilized commercial and industrial parcels. It is designated in the City of Richmond’s OCP as Urban Centre T5, which allows up to 3.0 FAR plus a bonus.

The proposal for the site includes:

• an 11-storey hotel with 183 guest rooms;
• an 8-storey office building with retail and restaurant space;
• 2 ½ levels of underground parking;
• a total density of 3.23 FAR (232,687 SF);
• dike upgrades to City’s current standard (15 ft.)

The architect for the project is Urban Solutions Architecture.