The formal rezoning application by Concert Properties and Peterson Group for Langara Gardens has been released publicly.

A rezoning policy statement for the 20.8 acre site had been completed in 2018 and the full rezoning application had been anticipated since that time.

The proposal is for the redevelopment of the site with buildings between 3 and 36 storeys. The existing four 18-storey towers would be retained. The proposal includes:

• Approximately 430 social housing units;
• Approximately 760 rental units (including 85 below-market units);
• Approximately 1,430 strata units;
• 3.1 FSR total density (2.7M SF);
• A 69-space childcare facility;
• Public open spaces, Cambie Park upgrades, a new 1-acre park.

The application is being considered under the Langara Gardens Policy Statement and the Issues Report: Direction for Intensification of Large Sites to include Moderate Income Rental Housing.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here.

The architect for the project is James Cheng Architects.

The site was originally sold by Colliers to Peterson Group in 2009 for $157,000,000. Concert Properties was brought on as a 50% partner in 2015.

Wesgroup has submitted a revised rezoning application to the City of Vancouver for a site that they own at the Southwest corner of Oak Street and West 41st Avenue.

A previous rezoning application for the site from 2020 envisioned 222 rental units in 8 and 16-storey buildings and a total density of 5.03 FSR based on the guidelines in the 2018 Cambie Corridor Plan.

The new proposal seeks to increase the density and overall number of units via an increase in building heights above what is prescribed in the Cambie Plan.

The revised plan for the site envisions a 25-storey and 17-storey building over a 6-storey podium and includes:

• 357 rental units with 20% of the floor area secured for below market rental units (approximately 72 units);
• 16,000 SF of retail space;
• A total density of 7.31 FSR;
• A building height of 258 ft. and 176 ft.; and
• 224 vehicle parking spaces and 696 bicycle parking spaces.

The application makes note of the fact that the site sits adjacent three other large-scale projects that have taller towers, including the Louis Brier site (20-30 storeys), the Oakridge Transit Centre site (20-26 storeys) and the Jewish Community Centre site (25-27 storeys).

The architect for the project is Arcadis (formerly IBI Group).

Fastmark Developments has submitted one of the first rezoning applications for a site in the Broadway Plan.

The 20,139 SF site at 523-549 East 10th Avenue is currently improved with five single family lots. The site is located on the North side of East 10th between St. George Street and Carolina Street, five blocks East of Main Street in Mount Pleasant.

The site is located in an area of the Broadway Plan (MRTB) which allows up to 5.50 FSR and 18-storeys, with a minor increase in height and density considered in exchange for ground level childcare space.

The proposal for the site is to allow for the development of a 19-storey mixed-use building that includes:

• 175 total units;
• 142 market rental units;
• 33 below market rental units (20% of floor area);
• Private childcare space for 25 children;
• A total density of 6.0 FSR;
• A building height of 329 ft.; and
• 110 vehicle parking spaces and 344 bicycle spaces.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here.

Starlight has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop two infill rental buildings on an existing apartment property they own at 1755 Haro Street in the West End.

The 138-unit, 19-storey concrete highrise known as Peter Manor, was originally built in 1970, and acquired by Starlight in 2018 as part of a four property portfolio sale for $247 Million.

The infill proposal for the property includes a new 6-storey apartment building fronting Haro Street, and a 3-storey townhouse building fronting the lane.

Details include:

• 61 market rental units;
  • 28 one-bedrooms, 24-two-bedrooms & 9 three-bedrooms;
• A building height of 61 ft.;
• New density of 1.69 FSR.

Under the site’s existing RM-5A 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 BHA Architecture.

A development application has been submitted to the City of Vancouver for the Dunbar Theatre site at 4555 Dunbar Street, at the corner of West 30th Avenue.

The proposal calls for the redevelopment of the 19,700 SF corner site with a new 5-storey, mixed-use building containing retail use on the first level and residential on levels 2 through 5.

The proposal includes the following:

• 45 rental units;
  • 2 studios, 24 one bedrooms, 13 two-bedrooms & 6 three bedrooms;
• 6,702 SF of theatre space;
• 4,944 SF of retail space including a coffee shop and restaurant;
• a total density of 2.89 FSR;
• a building height of 68 ft.
• Two levels of underground parking having vehicular access from the lane.

The proposal includes heritage designation of the retained exterior and structure of the Dunbar Theatre, originally constructed in 1935 and expanded and altered in 1964. The plan includes retaining the historic façade, theatre lobby, and select interior elements of the auditorium that are reinstated or replicated to match the original.

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 Giant Union Design Architecture & Planning Ltd.

The site was assembled between 2017 & 2018 for a combined $30,180,000 or $558 per buildable SF based on the application.