Polygon Development has submitted a rezoning application to the District of North Vancouver for a 3.5 acre site they own in the Lynn Valley Town Centre area.

The site is a combination of two properties:

• 1246-1268 Lynn Valley Road is currently occupied by two-storey strip mall.
• 3050-3174 Baird Road is currently occupied by Draycott Gardens, a 32-unit rental townhouse complex built in 1972.

The OCP designation for the site is: Residential Level 5: Low Density Apartment and Residential Level 6: Medium Density Apartment.

The rezoning application proposes four 6-storey buildings that include:

• 408 total units;
• 64 rental units (including 32 replacement rental units);
• 344 condo units;
• 27,000 SF of commercial space;
• Two levels of underground parking with 450 stalls.
• A total density of 2.50 FSR.

An overview of the proposal can be viewed here:

The site was acquired for a combined value of $59,400,000 in 2021.

A 2-storey office building at 3066 Arbutus Street has sold to an owner-user. The 1978-era building is located on a 6,930 SF lot at the Northeast corner of Arbutus & West 15th Avenue on the Westside of Vancouver.

Details:

• Building Size: 6,311 SF
• Sale Price: $5,412,750
• Price/SF: $858

The 2nd floor of the building was vacant, with the ground floor leased to Luxmore Realty until 2027.

The property had been listed for sale for $6,800,000 by Jones Lang Lasalle.

A 2-storey retail and apartment building at 5853-5857 Victoria Drive, at East 43rd Avenue in East Vancouver has sold.

Details:

• Building Size: 3,082 SF
• Lot Size: 3,643 SF
• 2 retail units (local restaurant & pharmacy) + 2 one-bedroom apartment units
• Purchase Price: $2,639,000
• $/SF Building: $856/SF
• Cap Rate: Approx. 4%

The property had been listed with RE/MAX City Realty with a list price of $2,790,000.

The Vij’s Restaurant property on Cambie Street has sold. The single tenant retail property had been on the market for several months and sold to a local investor.

Details:

• Single tenant: Vij’s
• Triple net lease
• Lease expiry 2030 w/renewal options
• 6,879 SF rentable
• 4,937 SF site
• $7,450,000
• 5.60% cap rate
• $1,083/SF

The building was listed and sold by Brett Aura of TRG. The original asking price was $7,988,000.

GWL has submitted their formal rezoning application for 1220 Station Street, following a formal announcement earlier this year that they were pivoting from the previously approved office building proposal. GWL acquired the site from Rize Alliance.

The current proposal is two rental towers, 36 & 28-storeys, as well as retail, office, and residential uses in an an 8-storey podium. Overall, the proposal includes:

• 470 units with 20% of the floor area for below-market rental units;
• a total density of 11.1 FSR;
• A building height of 287 ft. and 360 ft.

This application is being considered under the False Creek Flats Plan and the Transit-Oriented Areas Rezoning Policy.

The architect for the project is MCM.

The full application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1220-station-st