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:

• two levels of manufacturing (ground and mezzanine)
• three levels of office space
• a total building size of 15,159 SF;
• a total density of 3.0 FSR;
• a total building height of 60 ft.
• two-levels of underground parking with 20 stalls accessed from the rear lane.

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.

Westbank has submitted their rezoning application for 5055 Joyce Street, a 16,000 SF site acquired from the YMCA in 2017 for $55,000,000, or $221 per buildable SF.

The site is currently zoned C-2C  but can be rezoned under the Joyce-Collingwood Station Precinct Plan. The proposal consists of one 32-storey mixed-use building over six levels of underground parking and includes:

• 298 market condo units;
  • 146 one-bedrooms, 120 two-bedrooms & 32 three-bedrooms;
• 11,100 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 15.5 FSR;
• a building height of 305 ft.; and
• 197 underground parking spaces and 533 bicycle spaces.

The architect for the project is Perkins + Will.

A development permit application has been submitted for a site at 1394 Robson Street, the former location of the Robstonstrasse Hotel, acquired by Asia Standard in July 2018 for $24,780,000.

The site falls within the West End Community Plan, allowing up to 8.75 FSR. The Zoning for the property is C-6, a West End Commercial District classification which permits a maximum gross floor area equal to 2.6 times the site area. For the full density the site reequires a minimum frontage of 39.6 meters.

An office and retail buildings is proposed for the site, details include:

• 14,771 SF of retail on floors 1-3;
• 9,966 SF of office on floors 4 & 5;
• A total density of 2.86 FSR;
• a building height of 65 feet;
• one level of underground parking accessed from the lane.

Under the site’s existing C-6 zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Development Permit Board.