Nicola Wealth Real Estate has submitted their rezoning application for the former City Centre Motel site at 2111 Main Street, on the West side of Main between East 5th and East 6th Avenues in Mount Pleasant.

Nicola acquired the 35,000 SF site in late 2020 and it has operated at an artists lodge since. The original motel, which occupies a full city block, was built in the early 1960s.

The site is located in Mount Pleasant Centre (MCE) subarea of the Broadway Plan.

The proposal is for two rental towers at 24-storeys and 22-storeys, and includes:

• 446 rental units;
• 22% studios, 38% one-bedrooms, 31% two-bedrooms & 10% three-bedrooms;
• 20% of units below market;
• 5,000 SF of arts & cultural space;
• 14,710 SF of retail;
• a total density of 9.93 FSR;
• 197 below-grade parking stalls;
• 1065 class A bicycle stalls;
• 40% family housing (2 to 3-bedroom units)
• A building height of 231 ft. with additional height for rooftop amenity space.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership.

The full application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/2111-main-st

The latest Broadway Plan application is for a site at 2225 West 8th Avenue, near the Northwest corner of West 8th and Yew in Kits. The site is owned by Prospero International Realty and Five Mile Holdings, which own several Broadway Plan sites.

The 23,984 SF site is currently improved with an older 3-storey walkup apartment building. The site is located in the Kitsilano North – Area A – Broadway Plan KKNA subarea of the Broadway Plan which allows for rental towers up to 20-storeys in height, with further height and density for provision of commercial space on the ground floor.

The proposal is a 21-storey rental tower that includes:

• 231 market rental units;
• 39 below market units;
• 4,600 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 6.80 FSR; and
• a building height of 224 ft. with additional height for rooftop amenity space.

The application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.

Greystar has submitted their rezoning application for the 30,400 SF site that they own at 1770 West 12th Avenue, at the Southeast corner of Burrard and 12th.

The site, currently improved with a lowrise strata complex, was acquired by Greystar in 2023 for $41,000,000.

Located in the “South Fairview – Area B (FSOB)” subarea of the Broadway Plan, the site has potential for market and below-market rental housing, up to 20-storeys and 6.5 FSR.

The proposal includes:

• 243 rental units;
• 20% below-market rental units;
• 3,800 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 6.50 FSR;
• A building height of 219 ft.

The architect for the project is DIALOG.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1770-w-12-ave