A rezoning application has been submitted by Chard Development to the City of Vancouver for the development of a new 6-storey mixed use rental building at the northeast corner of East Hastings Street and Slocan Street under the Rental 100 program.

The site is currently improved with an older 2-storey commercial building.

Plans for the 16,100 SF site include:

• 63 market rental units;
  • 28 one-bedrooms, 20 two-bedrooms & 5 three-bedrooms;
• 5,622 SF of retail space at grade;
• a total density of 3.68 FSR;
• a total building height of 69 ft.; and
• 61 underground parking stalls and 126 bike spaces.

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

The design features an interior courtyard, explained in the application: “To increase the number of family units, maintain an efficiency of unit planning, and to maximize density, the project is configured in a courtyard form. With the courtyard, two-bedroom units along the north side of the building are able to have a bedroom facing the exterior to the north and a second bedroom facing the interior courtyard. Furthermore, the courtyard brings social benefits and improved livability by supporting spontaneous interactions among residents and providing greater access to daylight and cross ventilation for many of the units. In addition, mechanical units have the ability to draw fresh air from the courtyard as opposed to the busy street.”

The architect for the project is BHA Architecture.

Chard acquired the site in 2017 for $11,000,000, or $185 per buildable SF based on the application.

Gryphon Development has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to redevelop the 6100 Block of West Boulevard in Kerrisdale between West 45th Avenue and West 46th Avenue, also known as the Stanley Ernest Peters (S.E.P.) block, which is partially occupied by Kerrisdale Lumber. Kerrisdale Lumber is moving two blocks South into Cressey’s new project McKinnon.

Gryphon acquired the 35,316 SF block in two separate transactions in 2017 totaling $54,748,000. The site is zoned C-2.

The proposal for the block’s redevelopment is a new 5-storey concrete mixed use building that includes:

• 64 condo units;
  • 1 one-bedroom, 56 two-bedrooms & 7 three-bedrooms;
• 19,204 SF of ground floor retail (including 9 CRUs & a restaurant);
• a building height of 65 ft.;
• a total density of 2.75 FSR (inclusive of Heritage Density Bonus – 10%);
• two levels of underground parking providing 199 parking spaces.

The proposal also involves the preservation and restoration of portions of the existing buildings including some frontages and entryways. In exchance the developer is seeking some height and density relaxations.

The architect for the project is Yamamoto Architecture.

The full development application can be viewed here: https://development.vancouver.ca/6103wblvd/index.htm

A development application has been submitted for a vacant parking lot site on the East side of Main Street between Powell and Alexander Street. The site at 138 Main Street, is zoned DEOD and is 6,000 SF in size.

The plan calls for a 6-storey micro-dwelling building under the City’s Social Housing or Rental Tenure (SHORT) program, which was launched in 2017 and is a pilot program with a target of 1,700 affordable housing units.

The developer is the Anhart Foundation, which acquired the site in 2018. The project, entitled Jubilee 2, will be the first of Anhart’s privately developed affordable housing under this model and will replace the Jubilee rooms which they sold in 2017.

Details of the proposal include:

• 70 micro dwelling units (28 market rental & 42 social housing units;
• Units range in size from 250 to 320 SF;
• retail at grade;
• a shared lounge and roof deck;
• a building height of 75 feet;
• a total density of 5.1 FSR;
• no vehicle parking spaces.

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

The SHORT application process is aptly named as it’s goal is to cut the permitting time in half compared to a regular development application. (12 weeks for development permit).

The architect for the project is Birmingham and Wood Architects .

The site sold in 2018 for $4,250,000, or $139 per buildable SF based on the application.

A development application has been submitted for a 17,970 SF site on Kingsway in East Vancouver, on the South side of the Street between East 19th and East 20th Avenues. The site at 1050 Kingsway is improved with an older 2-storey commercial building and is zoned C-2 which allows a maximum density of 2.50 FSR.

The proposal for the site includes a 4-storey mixed-use building consisting of retail, restaurant and residential on the main storey, and residential use on the second to fourth storeys. Details include:

• 49 residential units;
  • 6 studios, 31 one-bedrooms & 12 two-bedrooms;
• 7,307 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 2.47 FSR;
• a total building height of 50 ft.;
• two levels of underground parking with 78 spaces;
• a roof deck with amenity space.

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 Matthew Cheng.

A development application has been submitted for a 24,156 SF I-1 zoned site at the Southeast corner of West 4th Avenue and Columbia Street in Mount Pleasant. The site is currently improved with an older industrial building and surface parking lot at the corner.

Plans for the site include a new 4-storey building with mezzanine mixed-use building. Including:

• three levels of office over one level of wholesale space;
• 109,485 SF of total space;
• 73,443 SF of office space;
• 36,497 SF of wholesale space;
• a total density of 3.0 FSR;
• a building height of 60 ft.;
• two levels of underground parking.

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 Taylor Kurtz.