The City of Coquitlam, YMCA and Concert Properties have entered into a partnership to exchange lands and rezone two sites in the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan area to permit redevelopment on both sites. 

The two sites include:

• Burquitlam Park – a 3.96 acre site on Smith Avenue, adjacent Bosa’s Uptown Development
• Whitgift Gardens – a 5.45 acre site on Cottonwood Avenue, directly North of Bosa’s Lougheed Heights development, and West of Cottonwood Park

The sites are located in the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan “Core” and “Shoulder” areas respectively. The proposal involves a property exchange between
the City (at Burquitlam Park) and Concert (Whitgift Gardens – an existing older rental residential complex).The exchange involves 2.15 acres of park land from Burquitlam Park to the Whitgift Gardens site to facilitate the expansion of Cottonwood Park and in return, the same area of developable land, with its associated density, is moved from the Whitgift Gardens site to the Burquitlam Park site.

The two components of the proposal include:

Burquitlam Park Site

• A 50-storey condo tower and 30-storey rental tower;
• 275 rental units;
• 435 condo units;
• a new 60,000 SF 3-storey YMCA recreation facility;
• a new community police station;
• total density of 6.30 FAR;
• 930 parking stalls;
• New 1.5 acre Burquitlam Park.

Whitgift Gardens Site 

• Six highrise residential towers from 24 to 48-storeys in height;
• Two rental towers of 37-storeys;
• Four condo towers of 24, 25, 43 & 48-storeys;
• 654 rental units;
• 1,187 condo units;
• 132 seniors market rental units;
• 20-40 below market rental units;
• standalone amenity building;
• total density of 5.50 FAR;
• 2,350 parking stalls;
• Extension of Emerson Street and new East-West road.

The proposed market rental units represent a roughly 3:1 replacement ratio of the
existing rental units at Whitgift Gardens. The total value of all the public benefits including bonus density funds and CAC’s is $120 Million.

The architects for the project are Raymond Letkeman Architects and Endall Elliott.

A rezoning application has been submitted for the Southwest corner of West 4th & Cypress in Kitsilano, currently improved with the Salvation Army Thrift Store and a detached house.

The 10,496 SF site is currently zoned C-2B. The plan for the site is a new 5-storey mixed-use building that includes:

• • 32 market rental units;
  • 1 studio unit, 7 one-bedrooms, 18 two-bedrooms & 6 three-bedrooms;
  • 4,205 SF of retail space on the ground floor;
  • a total density of 3.13 FSR;
  • a building height of 62 ft.; and
  • 2 levels of underground parking.

This application is being considered under the Secured Market Rental Housing (Rental 100) Policy.

The architect for the project is Rositch Hemphill Architects.

A development application has been submitted by Landa Global for their site at the Southeast corner of West 10th and Alma Street. The 23,300 SF, C-2 zoned site is now vacant and was previously an Esso gas station before Landa bought the site in 2015 for $18 Million (or $313 per buildable SF).

The plan for the site is a 4-storey, mixed-use commercial and residential building that includes:

• 32 market residential units;
• A total density of 2.48 FSR;
• A building height of 57,762 SF;
• 7 retail units at grade;
• 80 underground parking on two levels accessed from the rear lane.

Under the site’s existing C-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 Rafii Architects.

A development application has been submitted for a 4,659 SF lot on the West side of Cambie between West 18th and West 19th Avenues.

The site is currently occupied by Pronto Restaurant and sister bar Prontino. The imminent closure of the restaurant was featured in Global News.

The development proposal involves the development of a new 4-storey, mixed commercial and residential building consisting of:

• Dental office on the ground floor;
• 5 residential units above;
• 1 level of underground parking, having vehicular access from Tupper Street;
• A proposed building height of 44 ft;
• A total density of 2.16 FSR.

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

The building sold in 2016 for $4,388,000, or $436 per buildable SF based on the development application.

A rezoning application has been made for an existing apartment property at Lonsdale and 26th Street in North Vancouver. There was a fire in the building one year ago and the existing apartment property has been vacant ever since. The proposal for  the new building includes the potential acquisition of a road right of way totaling 9,625 SF to expand the site to a total of 17,962 SF. The site is designated Residental Level 5 in the City of North Vancouver’s Official Community Plan.

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

• 16 condo units (6 one-bedrooms, 6 two-bedrooms & 4 three-bedrooms);
• 28 rental units (19 one-bedrooms, 6 two-bedrooms & 3 three-bedrooms);
• A total density of 2.06 FAR (after consolidation);
• 36 underground parking stalls.
• A 15-foot wide pedestrian right of way connecting Lonsdale.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.