Bosa Development has submitted its rezoning application to the City of Burnaby for a 76,000 SF site they own at the southwest corner of Willingdon Avenue and Halifax Street in the Brentwood area of Burnaby.

The proposal seeks to rezone the site from its existing CD zoning utilizing the RM5s, RM5r and C3 districts and the Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan as guidelines.

The overall proposal is for two high-rise residential towers atop a non-market residential rental and commercial/retail podium with underground parking. The development is anticipated to be constructed over two main phases, with Phase 1 encompassing the western half of the site, and Phase 2 the eastern half.

Details include:

• a 60-storey condo tower (651 ft);
• a 43-storey rental & office tower (479 ft);
• 815 total units;
• 472 condo units;
• 266 market rental units;
• 77 non-market units;
• 200,000 SF of commercial space (13 floors of office);
• a total combined density of 12.66 FAR (970,000 SF);
• 1,794 parking spaces;
• a new public square known as ‘Buchanan Square’.

It is estimated that the two phases will be built over a 7-year time horizon, although that will be ultimately determined by market conditions.

The architect for the project is Chris Dikeakos Architects.

A rezoning application has been submitted for the redevelopment of the Poor Italian Restaurant site at the Southwest corner of East 1st Avenue and Rupert Street in East Vancouver.

The 16,100 SF site is currently zoned CD-1 and is located within the Rupert and Renfrew Interim Rezoning Policy boundary, adopted by council in 2022. This policy allows rezonings for rental apartments in advance of the overall area plan being finalized.

The development proposal anticipates replacing the existing restaurant building with a new 6-storey mixed-use rental building with the Poor Italian Restaurant on the ground floor over 2 levels of underground parking and includes:

• 63 market rental units;
  • 16 studios, 27 one-bedrooms & 20 two-bedrooms;
• 5,700 SF of new space for Poor Italian on the ground floor;
• A total density of 3.34 FSR;
• A building height of 71 ft.; and
• 53 vehicle parking spaces and 106 bicycle spaces.

The architect for the project is Cornerstone 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.