A preliminary development proposal has been submitted to the District of West Vancouver for a large property known as Taylorwood Place at the Northeast corner of Taylor Way and Keith Road.

Taylorwood Place is a 21-lot single family bare strata subdivision built in the 1970’s. A single entity, Taylorwood Investments Ltd., owns 19 of the 21 lots and is seeking to control 100% in the near future. 

The 6.56 acre site has been the subject of past attempts at redevelopment, including in 2010 by Polygon Homes who were seeking to build 160 condos on the site at a density of 0.75 FAR. For various reasons, that plan did not proceed.

Current planning efforts have been underway since 2015 and have been delayed pending a forthcoming Taylor Way Corridor study which is likely to occur by 2020. The proponent is now seeking community feedback and is offering public benefits in exchange for an OCP amendment.

After various stages of community consultation since 2017, the current version of the development proposal is summarized as follows:

• 390 units (condo and rental, with at least 40% of the units rental);
• 473,000 SF of gross buildable area;
• a total density of 1.66 FAR;
• five terraced mid-rise apartment forms (3-6-storeys);
• community facilities including childcare;
• underground parking.

Council will consider the direction of a preliminary development proposal for Taylorwood Place at its meeting on July 15, 2019. A rezoning application has not been received at this time.

The architect for the project is NSDA Architects.

• Three residential towers – two at 28 storeys & one at 24-storeys;
• 488 condo units;
  • 5 studios, 228 one-bedrooms, 231 two-bedrooms & 24 three-bedrooms;
• 223 non-market rental units;
  • 67 studios, 46 one-bedrooms, 66 two-bedrooms & 44 three-bedrooms;
• 30 Pearson supportive units;
• 85,019 SF of retail space;
• a significant public plaza at the Northeast corner to accomodate a potential future Canada Line Station;
• tower heights of 243 ft. & 285 ft.
• 5 levels of underground parking accessed from Paulson Street.

The application describes the design rationale: “The northern portion of the block has a single tower marking the corner of West 57th Ave. and Internal Street 2 with a mid-rise extension parallel to West 57th Ave. The northern and southern edges of the north building offer commercial spaces along West 57th Ave. and the internal public plaza. The southern block has two towers, each with a mid-rise extension. One tower sites at the southern edge of the transit plaza, serving as a landmark and reinforcing the plaza as the site gateway.”

The remaining phases comprise over one million square feet of additional market and non-market density.

The architect for Cambie Gardens is IBI Group.

Cressey has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop the former Rona site at the Northeast corner of Kingsway and Dumfries Street in East Vancouver, just East of Knight Street. 1503 Kingsway is a 67,023 SF site that is zoned C-2, which allows a mix of residential and commercial uses.

The proposal is to replace the aging commercial building with a 13-storey mixed use building on top of a 6-storey podium. A previous design sought 16-storeys for the site.

Details of the current application include:

• • 154 condo units, including;
    • 38 townhouses facing Fleming St. and Dumfries St.;
  • 23,247 SF of retail and office space;
  • a tower height of 167 ft. 
  • a total density of 2.50 FSR;
  • 2 levels of underground parking accessed from a lane connected to Fleming Street and Dumfries Street.

Under the site’s existing C-2 zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Development Permit Board.

The architect for the project is Rositch Hemphill Architects.

The site was sold by Colliers in 2013 for $21,000,000, or $125 per buildable SF based on the application.

Polygon has submitted their application to rezone the 34,000 SF Oakridge Plaza site that they own at the Southeast corner of Cambie & West 41st Avenue, across from Oakridge.

5740 Cambie Street is currently zoned C-2 and is improved with two office buildings leased to mostly medical tenants.

The rezoning proposal consists of a mixed-use development with a 14-storey market rental tower and a 27-storey market strata tower and includes:

• 80 market rental units;
  • 10 studios, 31 one-bedrooms, 39 two-bedrooms;
• 133 condo units;
  • 14 one-bedrooms, 104 two-bedrooms, 14 three-bedrooms & one penthouse;
• 12,500 SF of retail space;
• 20,800 SF of market office space;
• 46,000 SF of non-profit office space;
• a total density of 8.61 FSR;
• tower heights of 278 ft., and 148 ft.;
• 288 underground parking spaces and 559 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan.

The architect for the project is Dialog.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here: https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/5740cambiest/index.htm

Wesgroup has submitted their rezoning application for the former Chevron site at the Southeast corner of Cambie & 16th. The application seeks to rezone 3220 Cambie Street from C-2 to a Comprehensive Development District. The proposal for the 14,881 SF site consists of a 6-storey concrete mixed-use development and includes:

• 47 condo units;
  • 26 one-bedrooms, 16 two-bedrooms & 5 three-bedrooms;
• 7,800 SF of ground floor retail space;
• a total density of 3.79 FSR; 
•  building height of approximately 77.4 ft.; and
• two levels of underground parking with 38 spaces and 96 bicycle spaces.

This rezoning application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan.

Wesgroup acquired the site from Chevron in 2017 for $18,604,470, or $331 per buildable SF based on the application.

The architect team for the project is American firm Olson Kundig, in partnership with IBI Group.