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.