Reliance Properties has submitted a rezoning application for a site on East Hastings Street in the Grandview Woodland area of East Vancouver.

The 29,158 SF site, 1943-1967 East Hastings Street, is located at the northwest corner of Semlin Drive and East Hastings Street, three blocks from Commercial Drive. It is currently zoned MC-2 and improved with one-storey commercial buildings including: an auto repair shop, sushi restaurant, pharmacy and social club.

The proposal consists of an 8-storey mixed-use building over three levels of underground parking and includes:

• 131 condo units;
  • 65 studios, 21 one-bedrooms, 39 two-bedrooms & 13 three-bedrooms;
• 18,246 SF of commercial space at grade;
• a total density of 4.01 FSR;
• a maximum building height of 86 ft.; and
• 169 underground parking spaces and 300 bicycle spaces.

This application is being considered under the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan.

The architect for the project is Dialog.

A development application has been submitted to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a 25 ft. lot in the Downtown Eastside at 436 East Hastings Street. The site is currently improved with an older single storey commercial building.

Plans for the 3,050 SF site show a new 7-storey building that includes:

• 22 affordable studio units, including:
  • 8 units of market rental housing;
  • 14 units of social housing;
• 1,113 SF of ground floor retail;
• a total density of 5.0 FSR;
• 1 car share space.

This application is being processed through the Social Housing or Rental Tenure (SHORT) program. Under the site’s existing DEOD zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Development Permit Board.

The architect for the project is Wilson Chang.

A rezoning application has been submitted by Pennyfarthing Development for a 4-lot land assembly on Ash Street, just West of Cambie Street. This area was designated for lowrise development as part of the Cambie Corridor Phase 3 Plan.

The proposal for the 29,694 SF site at 4989-5049 Ash Street consists of two 4-storey residential buildings over two levels of underground parking and includes:

• 65 condo units;
  • 25 one-bedrooms, 33 two-bedrooms & 7 three-bedrooms;
• a total density of 2.0 FSR;
• a building height of 57 ft.;
• a partial 5th storey common amenity space; and
• 70 underground parking spaces and 139 bicycle spaces.

This rezoning application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan.

The architect for the project is Rositch Hemphill Architects.

The site was acquired in 2017 for $18,197,000, or $306 per buildable SF.