Westbank, in partnership with Promerita and BC Housing have submitted a rezoning application for three non-contiguous sites in the 1000 and 1100 Block of East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside area of Vancouver.

The sites are located at 1030-1070 East Hastings, 1115-1127 East Hastings and 1168-1180 East Hastings.

The City of Vancouver has received an application to rezone the subject site from M-1 to CD-1 to allow the development of three towers and 924 units on these sites:

• Two rental towers, 39 & 38-storeys (767 market rental units)
• A 19-storey seniors housing tower to be owned by BC Housing;
• Commercial space on the ground floor;
• A total density of 23.3 FSR.

The application is being considered under the Downtown Eastside Plan. The application requests consideration of height and density in excess of the existing policy.

The architect for the project is ZGF Architecture.

The full application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1030-1070-e-hastings-st

PC Urban has submitted a rezoning application for a rental tower at 1150 Barclay Street. The site was originally envisioned for redevelopment as an 11-storey, 21-unit condo project, but did not move forward.

The site is 11,925 SF and the existing building is a 3-storey co-op with 19 units.

The new proposal is to allow for the development of a 20-storey rental building that includes:

• 152 rental units (20% below market);
• Community space on the ground floor;
• A total density of 9.10 FSR;
• A building height of 193 ft. with additional height for rooftop amenity space.

This application is being considered under the West End Community Plan.

The architect for the project is MCM Architects.

Fiera Real Estate has submitted a rezoning application for 1375-1395 West 14th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. in the South Granville area of the Broadway Plan.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 20-storey rental building with heritage retention and includes:

• 203 rental units (20% below market);
• Retention of The Grange heritage building (Vancouver Heritage Register Category ‘C’);
• a total density of 7.20 FSR;
• A building height of 233 ft.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The site includes a heritage building at 1395 W 14th Ave, and as such, the City’s Heritage Program and Heritage Policies apply. The application proposes retention of the street façades along Hemlock St and W 14th Ave; and, rehabilitation of the overall site and structure for what was originally built as The Grange (Vancouver Heritage Register Category ‘C’).

The architect for the project is SHAPE Architecture.

The full application can be viewed here: https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/1375-1395-w-14th-ave/application-booklet.pdf