Wesbild Holdings Ltd. has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to subdivide and develop a portion of a 5.0 acre site at 8188-8232 Manitoba Street, just South of Marine Drive.

The zoning for the site is I-2 which permits a density up to 3.0 FSR for a mix of industrial and office uses.

The proposed development would sit on a 3.2 acre parcel and will include two unique 6-storey industrial/office buildings. Details include:

• 231,000 SF of industrial space on levels 1-4;
• 108,235 SF of office space on levels 5-6;
• a total density of 2.42 FSR;
• a building height of 93 ft.;
• 439 parking stalls on one level of underground parking and at grade.

To accommodate mid-floor industrial tenants, the building will feature a number of unique building elements, including:

• Increased underground parking clearance height;
• Exterior corridors on all floors & separation of freight & pedestrian traffic;
• Cross Laminated Timber construction for the office space.

The application also notes that most of the potential mid-floor industrial tenants would be conditional approval uses under the I-2 zoning and that flexibility may be required in order to make the project work.

The architect for the project is MGBA Architecture.

The full development application can be viewed here: https://development.vancouver.ca/pc8188manitoba/index.htm

A rezoning and development permit application have been submitted by Ikor Group to the City of Burquitlam to develop a 0.7 acre Burquitlam Funeral Home site at 625 North Road in Burquitlam.

The site is designated as High Density Apartment Residential in the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan.

The site sits directly South of a large scale redevelopment plan by Amacon at 633 North Road.

The proposal is for a new 27-storey residential tower that includes:

• 195 total units
• 151 condos
• 33 market rental units;
• 11 below market rental units;
• 239 underground parking spaces;
• a total density of 5.50 FAR.
• a building height of 289 ft.

The architect for the project is IBI Group.

The site was sold by Morgan Iannone and Casey Weeks of Colliers in 2017 for $15,500,000 or $97 per buidable SF.

Wesgroup has submitted a pre-application for an OCP amendment and rezoning for a 15-acre, 59 single family lot land assembly in the Coronation Park neighbourhood on the Eastern edge of Port Moody.

In 2017, the City of Port Moody amended their OCP to include the Coronation Park Neighbourhood, thereby allowing a significant amount of potential new density. A number of assembly efforts emerged in the following couple of years, with Wesgroup emerging now having 48 of the 59 lots under contract.

Six properties to the north of Guilford Drive, including the large townhouse site (Balmoral Place) and the Esso gas station are not included in the assembly.

Wesgroup’s preliminary proposal for the 645,301 SF site includes:

• Six highrise towers (32-36 storeys), five lowrises
• Approximately 2,800 residential units;
• 450 market rental units and 50 affordable units;
• 12,000 SF of retail;
• a total density of 4.40 FAR;
• one acre of park space;
• a road network based largely on existing site grades.

In it’s application cover, Wesgroup notes that they have until June 2022 to enact a rezoning as part of their agreements with owners. They also note contingency plans to deal with remaining holdout owners.

The next step for the project will be to move to a formal OCP Amendment and Rezoning Application later this year.

The architect for the project is Ciccozzi Architecture.