A development application has been submitted by a partnership between Caulfield Rock, PortLiving and Hudson to the City of Vancouver for a long vacant Esso gas station site at 452 East Broadway at Guelph Street, a few blocks East of Kingsway. The plan for the 19,398 SF, C-2C zoned site is a 4-storey combination of woodframe and CLT building that includes:

• 61 condo units;
  • 41 studios, 6 one-bedrooms and 14 two-bedrooms;
• 12,864 SF of commercial space (retail, restaurant & office);
• a total density of 3.0 FSR;
• two-levels of underground parking with 115 stalls accessed from the lane.

The application describes the design rationale: “The massing generally attempts to present a strong solid corner element that conveys the significance as a corner. Due to the E Broadway shift in alignment, this corner is further highlighted in importance, especially approaching from the west. The mass along Broadway continues east with a more articulated bay system, adding a more playful rhythm, while re-enforcing a strong street wall.

The building honours Mount Pleasant’s legacy of forestry by celebrating wood construction employing a combination of light wood framing and Cross-Laminated Timber structure, exposed CLT wood ceilings in the dwelling units, wood accented lobbies and common spaces, and a hybrid wood cladding, both at and above grade.”

Under the site’s existing C-2C zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The site was acquired in December 2018 for $15,625,000, or $269 per buildable SF based on the application. It had been listed for sale in early 2018 without an asking price.

The architect for the project is Formosis Architecture.

Onni has submitted a rezoning application to the City of Burnaby for the office tower component of their 12.2 acre Gilmore Place development, now in site clearing for Phase 1 which includes three residential towers.

The office building component is located in Phase 2 of the project, on the Southern portion of the site adjacent the Gilmore Skytrain Station and along Dawson Street. In addition to the office tower, Phase 2 will include two residential highrises fronting Dawson Street (to be submitted as future rezoning applications).

The proposed office building includes:

• a 37-storey office tower;
• a 3-storey commercial podium;
• 695,614 SF of office space;
• approx. 20,000 SF floorplates;
• a total density of 7.10 FAR (in Phase 2);
• 1,453 underground parking spaces (for Phases 1, 2 & 3)
• a projected occupancy date of Q2 2024.

A development application has been submitted for a 12,422 SF, three lot land assembly on Nanaimo Street near Kingsway (at Galt Street) in East Vancouver. The proposal consists of a 4-storey building, including:

• 27 condo units;
• a total density of 1.97 FSR;
• a building height of 44.95 ft.;
• two levels of underground parking providing a total of 33 parking spaces having vehicular access from the lane.

The building is split level and so the elevator will have two doors.

Under the site’s existing RM-9AN zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The architect for the project is Matthew Cheng.