Porte Homes has submitted their rezoning application for a full block site at the Northeast corner of East Broadway and Garden Drive in East Vancouver.

The site at 2406-2488 Garden Drive is an assembly of eight single family homes that combined create a site 33,867 SF in size. The site actually falls within two different subareas of the Grandview Woodland Plan. The North half of the site is located within the Grandview Transition Area, which allows consideration for up to 6 storeys and up to 2.65 FSR. The South half of the site is located within the Commercial Broadway Station precinct which allows up to 6 storeys with commercial at grade and up to 3.0 FSR density.

The combined proposal for the block consists of two 6-storey buildings over two levels of underground parking with:

• 109 condo units;
  • 24 studios, 30 one-bedrooms, 38 two-bedrooms & 17 three-bedrooms;
• 5,900 SF of retail fronting East Broadway;
• a building height of 70 ft.;
• a total density of 2.83 FSR;
• 118 parking spaces and 261 bicycle spaces.

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

The architect for the project is Integra Architecture.

Porte assembled the site in 2018 for $24,900,000 or $258 per buildable SF based on the application.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here: https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/2406-2488gardendrive/index.htm

A rezoning application has been submitted to the City of Richmond for permission to rezone a 3.14 acre site in the West Cambie area for a new mixed-use development. The site comprises an assembly of six single family lots (all demolished and vacant) at 9080, 9086, 9100, 9180 Odlin Road and 4420, 4440 Garden City Road.

The subject site is designated “Mixed Use Employment-Residential” in the Alexandra Neighbourhood Land Use Map of the West Cambie Area Plan.

The proposed rezoning would permit the development of a 4-storey commercial building fronting Garden City Road and two 5-storey residential buildings facing Odlin Road and Dubbert Street, all over a common parkade.

Details include:

• 174 total residential units, including:
  • 9 affordable housing units;
  • 15 Modest Market Rent Controlled Units, and;
  • 17 Market Rental units.
• 13,260 SF of retail
• 50,763 SF of office;
• a total density of 1.88 FAR;
• 224 residential and 164 commercial parking stalls.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.

The site was assembled in 2016 for $19,017,500, or $84 per buildable SF based on the application.

A rezoning application has been submitted by Chard Development to the City of Vancouver for the development of a new 6-storey mixed use rental building at the northeast corner of East Hastings Street and Slocan Street under the Rental 100 program.

The site is currently improved with an older 2-storey commercial building.

Plans for the 16,100 SF site include:

• 63 market rental units;
  • 28 one-bedrooms, 20 two-bedrooms & 5 three-bedrooms;
• 5,622 SF of retail space at grade;
• a total density of 3.68 FSR;
• a total building height of 69 ft.; and
• 61 underground parking stalls and 126 bike spaces.

The application is being considered under the Secured Market Rental Housing (Rental 100) Policy.

The design features an interior courtyard, explained in the application: “To increase the number of family units, maintain an efficiency of unit planning, and to maximize density, the project is configured in a courtyard form. With the courtyard, two-bedroom units along the north side of the building are able to have a bedroom facing the exterior to the north and a second bedroom facing the interior courtyard. Furthermore, the courtyard brings social benefits and improved livability by supporting spontaneous interactions among residents and providing greater access to daylight and cross ventilation for many of the units. In addition, mechanical units have the ability to draw fresh air from the courtyard as opposed to the busy street.”

The architect for the project is BHA Architecture.

Chard acquired the site in 2017 for $11,000,000, or $185 per buildable SF based on the application.

Gryphon Development has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to redevelop the 6100 Block of West Boulevard in Kerrisdale between West 45th Avenue and West 46th Avenue, also known as the Stanley Ernest Peters (S.E.P.) block, which is partially occupied by Kerrisdale Lumber. Kerrisdale Lumber is moving two blocks South into Cressey’s new project McKinnon.

Gryphon acquired the 35,316 SF block in two separate transactions in 2017 totaling $54,748,000. The site is zoned C-2.

The proposal for the block’s redevelopment is a new 5-storey concrete mixed use building that includes:

• 64 condo units;
  • 1 one-bedroom, 56 two-bedrooms & 7 three-bedrooms;
• 19,204 SF of ground floor retail (including 9 CRUs & a restaurant);
• a building height of 65 ft.;
• a total density of 2.75 FSR (inclusive of Heritage Density Bonus – 10%);
• two levels of underground parking providing 199 parking spaces.

The proposal also involves the preservation and restoration of portions of the existing buildings including some frontages and entryways. In exchance the developer is seeking some height and density relaxations.

The architect for the project is Yamamoto Architecture.

The full development application can be viewed here: https://development.vancouver.ca/6103wblvd/index.htm

A development application has been submitted for a 17,970 SF site on Kingsway in East Vancouver, on the South side of the Street between East 19th and East 20th Avenues. The site at 1050 Kingsway is improved with an older 2-storey commercial building and is zoned C-2 which allows a maximum density of 2.50 FSR.

The proposal for the site includes a 4-storey mixed-use building consisting of retail, restaurant and residential on the main storey, and residential use on the second to fourth storeys. Details include:

• 49 residential units;
  • 6 studios, 31 one-bedrooms & 12 two-bedrooms;
• 7,307 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 2.47 FSR;
• a total building height of 50 ft.;
• two levels of underground parking with 78 spaces;
• a roof deck with amenity space.

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 Matthew Cheng.