Strand Development has submitted a rezoning application for the gas station site at the Southwest corner of Arbutus & West 16th in Vancouver. The site at 3205 Arbutus Street is 16,776 SF and currently zoned C-2.

The proposal is a 4-storey rental building that includes:

• 54 market rental units;
  • 12 studios, 23 one-bedrooms, 17 two-bedroom & 2 three-bedrooms;
• 4,274 SF of retail space facing Arbutus;
• A total density of 2.50 FSR;
• rooftop amenity space;
• A building height of 60 ft.;
• 39 car parking spaces and 102 bike parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Secured Rental Policy

The slope of the site allows parkade access directly into the P1 level and facilitates a mezzanine level of residential units along the lane, while maintaining a 4-storey expression along Arbutus Street.

The project is meant as a “sister” building to the recently completed Kits Walk building located at 2075 West 12th Avenue.

The architect for the project is Yamamoto Architecture.

Polygon has submitted their formal development application for the former Coronation Park Elementary School site that they own on the Western border of Coquitlam, adjacent Port Moody’s municipal boundary.

Polygon acquired the 10-acre site, which includes the former school and an assembly of 7 adjacent single family lots to the South, in 2016. It is designated for high density residential use in the City of Coquitlam’s City Centre Area Plan.

The site is directly East of another major master plan community in the works by Wesgroup, at Coronation Park on the Port Moody side. The site is about 350 metres from Inlet Centre Station.

Polygon’s preliminary proposal for the site includes eight towers in a multi-phased and predominantly residential development. Details of the overall plan include:

• Up to 8 project phases;
• 6 condo towers and 2 market rental towers ranging from approx. 30-50 storeys in height;
• 2,558 total residential units;
  • 1,968 condos;
  • 590 rental units including 98 units below market;
• a total density of 5.22 FAR;
• a one acre public park in the Northwest corner of the site;
• a new north/south road that connects Barnet Highway to Palmer Avenue;
• 3,600 sq ft of retail space in Phase 1;
• a 24,000 sq. ft. standalone amenity building;
• a 6,000 sq. ft. childcare facility (capacity for approximately 37 children) in Phase 4.

The estimated full build out date for the project is 2038.

The application could proceed for consideration of First Reading by council sometime in mid-2022 and may include refinement related to the location of the daycare and the amount of rental housing.

Gryphon Development has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop the former Scotiabank property at 5659 Dunbar Street, a 16,376 SF site at the Northwest corner of Dunbar and West 41st.

The site has been used as a presentation centre by Gryphon since their acquisition of the site in 2017.

The plan for redevelopment of the site is a 5-storey mixed-use building containing retail uses on the first and second floor and condos above, with:

• 25 condo units;
• 4 one-bedrooms, 14 two-bedrooms & 7 three-bedrooms;
• 10,321 sq ft. of retail space;
• a total density of 2.50 FSR;
• A building height of 45.3 ft.;
• Two levels of underground parking providing 48 parking stalls.

Under the site’s existing C-2 zoning(External link), 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 IBI Group.

The full development application can be viewed here: https://shapeyourcity.ca/5659-dunbar-st