A rezoning and OCP amendment application have been submitted by Benedet Properties for a site at 2331-2335 St. Johns Street for a new 6-storey building including rental apartment units above retail.

The site consists of two lots at the southwest corner of St. Johns Street and Queens Street plus a portion of City land within the Queens Street right-of-way.

The proposal is to construct a 6-storey mixed-use commercial and residential building and a rooftop garden. The first two levels of the building would contain a Bosa Foods and a parkade for commercial use on the same ground level with a mezzanine and portion of residential parking stalls at the rear on the next floor. Due to the sloping nature of the site, the lowest commercial level
facing St. Johns Street is considered to be a “basement”.

Additional details include:

• 48 market rental units;
  • 8 studios, 21 one-bedrooms, 12 two-bedrooms & 7 three-bedrooms;
• 6,900 SF Bosa Foods Store;
• a total density of 2.63 FSR;
• a CAC payment of $161,627 ($2.88 per SF)

The architect for the project is Cornerstone Architecture.

Gracorp has submitted a rezoning application for a site at 1470-1476 West Broadway, on the South side of Broadway just East of Granville.

The proposal for the 15,633 SF site is to allow for the development of a 34-storey rental tower that includes:

• 300 rental units;
• 20% below-market;
• 2,500 SF of retail space;
• a secondary Broadway Subway station entrance for South Granville station;
• a total density of 13.0 FSR;
• A building height of 391 ft.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan. The application requests consideration of additional density and for a reduction in the minimum job space requirements.

The architect for the project is MCMP Architects.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1470-1476-w-broadway

Another day, another Broadway Plan rental tower rezoning application!

This application is for an 18,742 SF site at 1270-1290 West 11th Avenue, at the Southeast corner of 11th and Birch in the South Granville area.

The proposal is a 19-storey rental building that includes:

• 155 rental units;
• 20% below-market;
• 5,600 SF of retail space on the ground floor
• a total density of 6.80 FSR;
• A building height of 188 ft. 

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is Proscenium Architecture.

The full application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1270-1290-w-11-ave

Millenium Development has submitted a rezoning application for a new rental tower proposal at 2170 West 1st Avenue, near the corner of Yew Street in the Kitsilano area of the Broadway Plan.

The 21,000 SF site is located in the Kitsilano North – Area B (KKNB) policy area of the Broadway Plan.

The proposal calls for a 20-storey rental tower with a 4-storey podium and includes:

• 185 rental units;
• 20% below market;
• 6,300 SF of commercial space;
• A total density of 6.80 FSR;
• A building height of 212 ft.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architect for the project is Chris Dikeakos.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/2158-2170-w-1-ave

Anthem Properties has completed on the purchase of a three-lot land assembly in the Oakridge Municipal Centre area of Vancouver.

The deal for the site at 5630-5688 Heather Street was originally started in 2022 and since late 2023 has been under a rezoning application for an 18-storey, 184 unit rental tower. The application was referred to public hearing on July 9, 2024.

5630-5668 Heather Street – Proposed Mixed-Use Rental Housing Development from BHA Architecture on Vimeo.

The purchase price for the site was $23,550,000, or $175 per buildable SF based on the application density.