The latest development application for Oakridge Vancouver has been submitted and it outlines the plan for the renovation of the existing, stand-alone office buildings on West 41st Avenue, as well as the main pedestrian entrance to the renovated mall and park.

Details include:

• renovation of the existing office building including seismic upgrades and new building envelope with curtain-wall glass;
• minor envelope upgrades to the Terraces residential building;
• new transit plaza gateway with covered canopy;
• new main mall entry with exterior facing retail;
• connection to the new 9-acre rooftop park.

The application by Henriquez Parnters architects describes the overall rationale: ” Located at the transit hub of the Cambie Street-West 41st Avenue intersection, DP-3a is the principle project access point for Canada Line users, bus riders and pedestrians. DP-3a’s location marks the project’s symbolic “front door.” This prominence is celebrated with a Transit Plaza that accommodates flexible programming for informal gathering, community events and performances. Elevated above the plaza is a large sculptural canopy that marks the entry to the public park and retail development beyond. Plants on the Northeast Office’s exterior lead visitors towards the park’s upper levels. At grade, the Transit Plaza leads retail visitors towards the mall’s grand, ceremonial doors. “

Here is the office tower as it exists today:

The full application can be viewed here: https://development.vancouver.ca/650w41stav/index.htm

Porte Homes has submitted their rezoning application for a full block site at the Northeast corner of East Broadway and Garden Drive in East Vancouver.

The site at 2406-2488 Garden Drive is an assembly of eight single family homes that combined create a site 33,867 SF in size. The site actually falls within two different subareas of the Grandview Woodland Plan. The North half of the site is located within the Grandview Transition Area, which allows consideration for up to 6 storeys and up to 2.65 FSR. The South half of the site is located within the Commercial Broadway Station precinct which allows up to 6 storeys with commercial at grade and up to 3.0 FSR density.

The combined proposal for the block consists of two 6-storey buildings over two levels of underground parking with:

• 109 condo units;
  • 24 studios, 30 one-bedrooms, 38 two-bedrooms & 17 three-bedrooms;
• 5,900 SF of retail fronting East Broadway;
• a building height of 70 ft.;
• a total density of 2.83 FSR;
• 118 parking spaces and 261 bicycle spaces.

The rezoning application is being considered under the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan.

The architect for the project is Integra Architecture.

Porte assembled the site in 2018 for $24,900,000 or $258 per buildable SF based on the application.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here: https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/2406-2488gardendrive/index.htm

Boffo Developments has submitted their rezoning and development permit application to the City of Coquitlam for a new two-tower high density residential development, entitled ‘Smith and Farrow‘ in Burquitlam. The 1.69 acre site is irregular in shape and located just West of Clarke Road and directly North of The Burquitlam Capital building, completed this year. The site is located 650 ft. from the Burquitlam Skytrain Station.

The site is currently improved with an older 3-storey rental building with 45 units, and two 1970’s lowrise condo buildings totaling 48 units.

The plan for 705-707 North Road is to rezone to permit the development of two residential towers with a total of 482 units under the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan. Townhouses will front North Road.

Details of the proposed development include:

• a 46-storey market condo tower w/ 348 units;
  • 126 one-bedrooms, 176 two-bedrooms & 46 3/4 bedrooms;
• a 20-storey rental tower w/134 units (including 21 non-market units owned by Vancouver Resource Society);
  • 37 one-bedrooms, 77 two-bedrooms & 20 three-bedrooms;
• tower heights of 492 ft. and 225 ft.;
• a total density of 5.50 FAR;
• 48,000 SF of combined amenity spaces including rooftop pool;
• 688 parking spaces;
• $16 Million in density bonus payments & $515,000 voluntary CAC.

The architect for the project is Chris Dikeakos.

Boffo assembled the site in 2017 for $41,620,000 or $89 per buildable SF based on the application.