A rezoning application has been submitted for a 66 foot, mid-block site at 3353 Cambie Street, on the West side of Cambie between West 17th and West 18th Avenues. The site is currently improved with older single storey retail.
The proposal is to rezone from the current C-2 zoning under the Cambie Corridor Plan to allow a new 6-storey office building. The proposal includes:
3,200 SF of ground floor retail/restaurant space;
4,700 SF of childcare space on 2nd floor
16,200 SF of office space on levels 3 to 6;
A total density of 3.0 FSR;
A building height of 78 ft.;
36 parking spaces and 10 Class A bicycle parking spaces.
The architect for the project is Radiant City Architecture Inc.
The 97,059 SF site is now vacant and zoned C5. The OCP designates the site as ‘Mixed Use – Moody Centre’, which permits commercial and residential development ranging up to six storeys in height.
The proposal for the site is two 6-storey condo buildings, and includes:
7,900 SF of commercial space at the Northeast corner of the site;
a total density of 2.23 FAR;
322 parking spaces;
9,000 SF of common amenity space.
The project describes the design rationale: “Given the gateway location of the site, the project seeks to elevate the architectural expression of the development in order create a memorable western entry into Port Moody center. This memory is firmly established by the interplay of multiple colourful glazed guards that populate the north and east facades of the project. These colourful panels, change with the day as the capture, reflect or cast coloured light onto the immediate surroundings.
Upper residential levels of the development sit upon a well-defined commercial base which is located at the intersection of Albert and St. John’s Streets. The commercial base is rendered in masonry which contrasts the corrugated metal cladding of the upper residential levels. The extent of this commercial occupancy is limited by the slope of the site in both the north/south and east/west directions. A glazed canopy wraps the commercial frontage, serving to further define the base while providing cover for those accessing the three commercial units. The masonry base is extended the full length of the development on both the east and north elevations by utilizing brick for the landscape walls. The expression of a strong base for the development is further accentuated by recessing and darkening the lowest level of the northern building.”
The site is located on the North side of Broadway encompassing the Eastern half of the block bounded on the West by Guelph Street and on the East by St. George Street.
The proposal for the 28,670 SF C-2C zoned site is a new 5-storey building that includes:
75 parking spaces on two levels of underground parking.
The application describes the design rationale: “Architecturally, the commercial ground plane forms a lightweight podium with a continuous glass canopy datum line accentuating the commercial base. A 24’ wide ‘urban room’ creates an indent to the building massing, creating the illusion of 2 buildings. This strategy is enhanced by the application of different materials to the two forms on Broadway; the West portion is brick clad with recessed or ‘carved-out’ balconies, while the East portion at the corner of St. George Street is clad in a light fibre cement panel system with an increasing gradation in visual weight towards the corner with punched windows with projecting eyebrow elements replacing carved-out balconies. This provides a more incremental expression to the overall development of the building frontage. The St. George elevation introduces the step down to the lane required by the C-2C zoning height envelope. This façade introduces materials symbiotic with the related RM-4 development to the North. On the lane, brick is introduced again to the townhouse form, reflecting its distinct residential character.”
Appia Development has applied to the City of Burnaby to amend the plan for the fourth and final tower at Solo District in Brentwood. The four tower project is over half completed with the first two towers complete and the third tower, Cirrus well into construction. The second tower, Altus, includes 12 floors and 260,000 SF of office space.
The approved master plan for the site envisioned a 48-storey residential tower for the Southeast corner of the site fronting Willingdon, with a small amount of restaurant space.
The revised proposal increases the office portion of the tower from a 4-storey podium to a 18-storey podium, an increase of 160,000 SF of office space.
The fourth tower will now be 40 feet taller, but slightly shorter than Altus.
Details of the proposed changes include:
Increase in the office podium from 4-storeys to 18-storeys;
Increased in office space from 46,837 SF to 187,127 SF;
Total increase in height from 48 to 52-storeys;
No change in residential unit count (319);
Increase in retail space from 4,754 SF to 11,945 SF;
A development application has been submitted to the City of Vancouver for an overhaul of the exterior of 333 Seymour Street, a 17-storey office building at Seymour and Cordova.
The building has been undergoing upgrades to it’s ground floor, lobby and podium since last year.
The proposal for the new exterior includes:
a cladding upgrade on the tower portion of the building (levels 3-17) to improve envelope performance;
a new 3,230 SF rooftop amenity space for building tenants; including kitchenette, lounge and outdoor terrace;
new exterior lighting and signage.
Existing building
Renderings also indicate that building signage will be included for Salesforce, a tenant in the building.
The application describes the new facade design: “The existing facade consists of a curtain wall system with an approximate 50/50 modulation between spandrel and vision glass. This results in a distinct, strong horizontal banding expressed in the tower massing. As part of the envelope upgrade, the project proposes to update the appearance of the tower, emphasizing a more vertical expression.
The application also describes the new rooftop space: “The north-facing side of the existing roof is proposed to be converted to an amenity space for building tenants. The siting of the terrace takes advantage of the views towards the waterfront and the north shore mountains.
Some of the program is to be allocated to a partial interior/exterior rooftop terrace, to include:
a refreshed elevator vestibule
new toilet rooms
enclosed kitchenette/lounge with operable glass walls
outdoor terrace”
The roof dome will also be refinished to match the new dark grey cladding used at columns and the roof top perimeter “frame”.
First Capital REIT --> Choice Properties REIT and Kingsett Capital are teaming up to acquire the Canadian real estate company in a deal valued at over $9 billion, including assumed debt. Choice Properties will acquire roughly five billion dollars worth of shopping centres, while
