A development application has been submitted to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a 25 ft. lot in the Downtown Eastside at 436 East Hastings Street. The site is currently improved with an older single storey commercial building.
Plans for the 3,050 SF site show a new 7-storey building that includes:
22 affordable studio units, including:
8 units of market rental housing;
14 units of social housing;
1,113 SF of ground floor retail;
a total density of 5.0 FSR;
1 car share space.
This application is being processed through the Social Housing or Rental Tenure (SHORT) program. Under the site’s existing DEOD zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Development Permit Board.
A development application has been submitted by PortLiving for ‘Railtown Station’, a project at 711 Alexander Street, a triangular shaped site in Railtown totaling 11,438 SF in size. The site is bounded by CP railway tracks to the North and the Heatley Avenue overpass to the West.
Plans for the site include a new 7-storey light manufacturing, office, mixed use building including:
48,238 SF of manufacturing space;
5,380 SF of office space;
3,572 SF of retail space;
A total density of 5.0 FSR;
A proposed height of 104 ft.; and
Three levels of underground parking providing 56 parking spaces having vehicular access from Heatley Avenue.
Under the site’s existing M-2 zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.
The project had been pre-leasing through Avison Young under a previous design plan for the site:
A rezoning application has been submitted for a 17,935 SF, three lot land assembly at the corner of West 49th Avenue and Manitoba Street, directly North from Langara College. The project is entitled Langara House.
The site is currently zoned RS-1 (One-Family Dwelling). The proposal consists of a 4-storey woodframe mixed-used building and includes:
The new application is being made under the City’s Moderate Income Rental Housing Pilot Program, which allows proposals up to 14-storeys on arterials. The existing 46,576 SF site is zoned C-2.
The proposal calls for two 14-storey towers above a podium, and includes:
215 rental units (with 20% of the residential floor area assigned to moderate income households);
96,000 SF commercial car wash and vehicle storage in the underground parkade;
a total density of 4.84 FSR (above grade);
a building height of 150 ft.; and
224 underground parking stalls and 443 bike spaces (including underground vehicle storage).
The commercial car wash is intended to serve the nearby Kingsway Honda dealership and service centre located at the Stella mixed-use development at Kingsway and East 12th Avenue.
lululemon has submitted their formal rezoning application for their proposed new headquarters on Great Northern Way in the False Creek Flats. The company currently has four offices around the City, including the existing Cornwall Street building, and these will be consolidated. It is expected that the new building will accommodate about 4,000 people.
The site is currently CD-1 (402) (Comprehensive Development) District as part of a 1999 rezoning of the Great Northern Way Campus lands. The current zoning only allows a building up to 120 feet, and so the rezoning is required to allow greater height and density. The site also falls under the False Creek Flats Plan area, which allows employment uses for the site.
The formal proposal is for a 13-storey office building (or “Store Support Centre”), to with ground-floor retail and cafe/restaurant use. The proposal includes:
511,448 SF of office space;
6,157 SF of retail space;
4,358 SF of cafe/restaurant space;
a total density of 4.56 FSR;
64,536 SF of amenity area;
A building height of 214.2 feet;
Landscaped terraces at levels 4, 7, and 13 offer outdoor social spaces
840 parking stalls on five underground parking levels.
The application describes the design rationale: ” lululmeon’s love for design and attention to detail will be exemplified through a new, state-of-the-art destination facility in the community. The design of the building is organized around a central atrium space that will bring daylight and connectivity to the heart of the building. The building is established with a six-storey podium that reflects the scale of neighbouring properties and reinforces the streetscape. The upper levels are set back and creates an opportunity for landscape terraces that reflect Vancouver’s natural environment and China Creek Park. The building’s façade is carved into three main green spaces: a covered entry off Foley Street, a new public plaza along Great Northern Way, and a northwest corner enhanced with view of Downtown Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains. The public realm along Great Northern Way will be enhanced and activated with a new public plaza with opportunities for a café and outdoor seating, and lush planting along the eastern edge to reflect the legacy of China Creek. ”
