Bosa Properties has submitted their revised rezoning application for 1706-1738 Alberni Street in the West End.

The site has had two previous applications/design iterations, with the first in 2020 and a subsequent design in 2021. The two designs had featured international architects and were presumably costly builds.

In July 2024, Vancouver Council approved amendments to the City’s view cone policy that relaxed a view cone (20.1) that previously restricted the Alberni site. Now, the building heights have been increased.

The proposal for the site is two mixed-use buildings at 44-storeys (east tower) and 41-storeys (west tower) above a 6-storey podium. The more conventional proposal includes:

• 236 condo units (west tower);
• 377 rental units (east tower);
• 5,000 SF of retail space;
• A total density of 16.11 FSR (east tower) and 14.60 FSR (west tower); and
• Building heights of 385 ft. with additional height for rooftop amenity space.

This application is being considered under the West End Rezoning Policy.

The architect for the project is Henriquez Partners.

The full application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1706-1738-alberni-st-and-735-bidwell-st

Greystar has submitted their rezoning application for the 50,362 SF McDonald’s site at 1527 Main Street that they acquired last year for $80 Million.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 22-storey and 18-storey rental building with a seven-storey podium and includes:

• 371 market rental units;
• a new 7,800 SF McDonalds on the ground floor’
• a total density of 5.97 FSR;
• A building height of 230 ft. with additional height for rooftop amenity space.

This application is being considered under the Secured Rental Policy and Southeast False Creek Official Development Plan.

The architect for the project is Dialog.

Musqueam Capital Corporation, in partnership with YMCA BC and Townline have submitted a rezoning application for the redevelopment of the 2-acre Langara YMCA property at 282 West 49th Avenue.

The proposal is for a mixed-use development with a condo tower, a market rental tower, and a lowrise affordable hosing building. Overall, the project includes:

• 308 market rental units;
• 269 condo units;
• 88 social housing units;
• 1,900 SF of retail space;
• A 32,000 SF replacement YMCA facility with associated childcare;
• a total density of 6.66 FSR;
• A maximum building height of 400 ft.

The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan and the Transit-Oriented Areas Rezoning Policy.

The architect for the project is Boniface Oleksiuk Positano Architects.

The full application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/282-w-49th-ave

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.