Third Space Properties has submitted a rezoning application to the City of New Westminster to rezone a 26,700 SF site on East Columbia Street in the Sapperton area of New Westminster.

The proposed development aims to revitalize the area by replacing an underutilized asphalt parking lot, a vacant building and four vacant lots with a thoughtfully designed building that improves the urban experience while providing housing diversity and job space.

The site is designated (ML) Mixed Use – Low Rise in the OCP. This land use designation envisions the provision of low-rise commercial or commercial and residential mixed use buildings which create active and engaging principal streets.

The overall plan for the project envisions a 6-storey building that includes:

• 92 market rental units;
• 18 studios, 51 one-bedrooms, 17 two-bedrooms & 6 three-bedrooms;
• 18,000 SF of office space;
• 14,400 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 3.70 FSR;
• 197 underground parking spaces.

The architect for the project is Integra Architecture.

Third Space has submitted a rezoning application for a site at 1926-1978 East Broadway, at the corner of Victoria Street in East Vancouver. The triangular site includes two single family lots and a former gas station lot that was decommissioned in the early 2000’s and has been used as a community garden in recent years.

The 20,600 SF site is currently zoned C-1 but is located within the Grandview Woodland Community Plan which allows for rezoning up to 6-storeys.

The proposal for the site includes:

• 77 rental units (26 units at below-market rates);
• 6,300 SF of ground floor retail space;
• A total density of 3.0 FSR;
• A building height of 73 ft.; and
• 88 vehicle parking spaces and 150 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan.

The architect for the project is Yamamoto Architecture.

Crombie REIT has unveiled the latest design plan for redevelopment of the Lynn Valley Safeway site at 1170 East 27th Avenue in North Vancouver.

A preliminary application for redevelopment of the 2.8 acre site was first submitted in 2021. The design has now been revised and is ready for early input at District of North Vancouver council.

The proposal for the site is a mixed-use development with multiple residential buildings above a replacement Safeway store.

Details of the proposal include:

• 417 residential units;
• 269 condo units & 148 rental units (including below market/social);
• building heights from 6-12 storeys;
• a total density of 3.5 FSR;
• 607 underground parking stalls;
• a new 43,604 SF Safeway store;
• 1,840 SF of new retail space.

The next step for the project will be a formal rezoning application.