Nicola Wealth Real Estate has submitted their rezoning application for the former City Centre Motel site at 2111 Main Street, on the West side of Main between East 5th and East 6th Avenues in Mount Pleasant.

Nicola acquired the 35,000 SF site in late 2020 and it has operated at an artists lodge since. The original motel, which occupies a full city block, was built in the early 1960s.

The site is located in Mount Pleasant Centre (MCE) subarea of the Broadway Plan.

The proposal is for two rental towers at 24-storeys and 22-storeys, and includes:

• 446 rental units;
• 22% studios, 38% one-bedrooms, 31% two-bedrooms & 10% three-bedrooms;
• 20% of units below market;
• 5,000 SF of arts & cultural space;
• 14,710 SF of retail;
• a total density of 9.93 FSR;
• 197 below-grade parking stalls;
• 1065 class A bicycle stalls;
• 40% family housing (2 to 3-bedroom units)
• A building height of 231 ft. with additional height for rooftop amenity space.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership.

The full application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/2111-main-st

Onni is presenting their master plan development application for the Coquitlam College site.

The 7.2 acre site is located on Brookmere Avenue at Whiting Way in the Burquitlam area and is currently improved with the Coquitlam College school and several adjacent single family residences.

Onni submitted their initial application in late 2023, but the full master plan proposal is now at council for early stage review.

Details of the overall plan include:

• Seven towers ranging from 28-50 storeys;
• Approx. 2,500 residential units;
• 1,813 condo units;
• 595 market rental units;
• 92 below market rental units;
• 56,000 SF of office space;
• 7,200 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 6.71 FAR (2.1 Million SF)

Onni acquired the site in 2021 for $148,100,000, or $71 per gross SF based on the application.

The architect for the project is Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects.

A development application has been submitted for 1587 West 4th Avenue, near the NE corner of Fir Street. The site is one of the former CP Rail sites that was sold in 2022. The 5,645 SF site has been used for surface parking for over 20 years and is zoned C-2B, a commercial mixed use zoning that allows up to 3.5 FSR for rental development.

The current proposal is for a new 7-storey rental building that includes:

• 22 rental units;
• 2 studios, 12 one-bedrooms, 2 two-bedrooms & 6 three-bedrooms;
• a 2,300 SF animal clinic on the bottom two floors;
• a total density of 3.50 FSR;
• a building height of 72 ft.;
• 3 surface parking stalls at the rear lane.

The Granville Street bridge West 4th offramp extends over the Northern portion of the site, such that only 53% of the site is developable. As such, the application seeks a few relaxations under the zoning. Under the site’s C-2B zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted. However, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The site was acquired in 2022 for $2,900,000 or $146 per buildable SF based on the application.

The architect for the project is Arno Matis.

The latest rezoning application has been submitted in the Broadway Plan for a site located at 270 East 13th, at the corner of 13th and Sophia in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood.

The plan for the 18,065 SF site is to develop a single 20-storey rental tower that includes:

• 167 market rental units;
• 20% of the floor area secured for below market rental units;
• 5,400 SF of ground floor retail space;
• A total density of 6.80 FSR; and
• A building height of 203 ft. with additional height for rooftop amenity space.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is Studio One Architecture. The development manager for the project is JTA Development Consultants.

A rezoning application has been submitted under the Broadway Plan for a site located at East 12th Avenue and Quebec Street in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. The one acre site is currently improved with two older apartment buildings.

The proposal is to allow for the development of two 21-storey rental towers that include:

• 397 rental units;
• 20% of the floor area secured for below-market rental units;
• 11,000 SF of retail space;
• a density of 6.6 FSR;
• A building height of 204 ft.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is Studio One Architecture.