A rezoning application has been submitted by Prospero & Five Mile Holdings for a site at 245 East 12th Avenue in the Mount Pleasant area.

The 16,000 SF site is located in the ‘Mount Pleasant South Apartment Area – Area ‘A’ [MSAA] subarea of the Broadway Plan.

The proposal is to allow for the development of an 17-storey rental building with a three-storey podium and includes:

• 146 rental units;
• 20% below-market;
• 4,400 SF of retail space on the ground floor;
• A total density of 6.79 FSR; and
• A building height of 181 ft.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is Studio One Architecture.

Fiera Real Estate has submitted a rezoning application for a site at 396 East 2nd Avenue in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood.

The site is located at the corner of East 2nd and Brunswick Street, just South of Great Northern Way, and is in the Broadway Plan Mount Pleasant North Apartment Area – Area A. The 27,790 SF site is currently improved with an older 53-unit walkup apartment building.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 22-storey rental building with a 6-storey podium and includes:

• 273 rental units with 20% below-market;
• a total density of 6.50 FSR;
• A building height of 214 ft.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is Kasian Architecture. Colliers International’s Strategy and Consulting Group is the development manager for the project.

Sightline Properties has submitted a rezoning application for a site at 4975-4997 Joyce Street in the Joyce Collingwood area of East Vancouver.

The 13,859 SF site is located on the West side of Joyce Street half a block from the Skytrain Station.

The proposal is for a 38-storey rental tower that includes:

• 408 market rental units with 10% below-market rental;
• 3,700 SF of ground floor retail space;
• a total density of 18.89 FSR;
• A building height of 384 ft. with additional height for rooftop amenity space.

This application is being considered under the Joyce-Collingwood Station Precinct Plan. The application requests consideration of height and density in excess of the existing policy.

The architect for the project is Ciccozzi Architecture.