A development application has been filed with the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a site at 2238 Yukon Street, at the corner of West 6th Avenue. Currently the site is occupied by a vacant, single storey retail store which will be demolished.

The plan is for a new 4-storey, mixed-use building with manufacturing use located on the 1st and 2nd storeys and general office use located on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th storeys, consisting of:

• a total of 54,492 SF of floor space;
• a density of 3.0 FSR;
• a total building height of 60 ft.;
• 3 levels of underground parking with vehicular access from the lane.

The application describes the design rationale: “The building’s massing is divided into two volumes, anchored by two vertical towers housing the stairs. The southwest tower includes a glazed wall to the feature stair, providing visibility of animation throughout the day. Adjacent to this and following the verticality, a glazed recess marks the main entrance on Yukon Street. The fin walls of the towers will be clad in brick, referencing the masonry cladding material of the neighbouring BC Hydro building and the industrial context.”

Under the site’s existing I-1 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: Proscenium Architecture + Interiors Inc.

An rezoning application has been submitted to the City of Richmond for a 109,969 SF site in the Brighouse Village area of Richmond’s City Centre.

The site, located at the intersection of Park Road and Buswell Street, is currently occupied by lowrise commercial buildings including the strip retail plaza “Park Village”. it is slated for rezoning under the City of Richmond’s City Centre Area Plan which designates the site as Urban Core T6, allowing a conditional density up to 4.0 FAR.

The owners of the site are Grand Long Holdings Canada Ltd. & Park Village Investments Ltd.

The plan for the site calls for a large mixed-use development including two residential towers and one office/residential tower on a commercial podium with street-oriented commercial and retail uses fronting Park Road and Buswell Street at ground level. Further details include:

• 339 residential units including 21 affordable rental units;
• 58,605 SF of office space;
• 43,791 SF of retail and restaurant space;
• A total density of 3.86 FAR;
• A new 4,000 SF public plaza on the South side of the property;
• 618 total parking spaces.

The architect for the project is WT Leung Architects.

A rezoning application has been submitted by Adera for a two-lot land assembly in the Lynn Creek area of North Vancouver (formerly known as “Lower Lynn”). The site at 1552-1568 Oxford totals 26,471 SF and is currently improved with two older single family houses. The Official Community Plan designates the site as RES Level 5: Low Density Apartment which envisions apartments at a density of up to approximately 1.75 FSR, but this proposal would amend the OCP to allow for a higher density.

The site sits adjacent the “Creekstone Care Centre” which was approved by the District of North Vancouver in January 2018 with a density of 3.1 FSR and 7-storeys in height.
The “Lynn Creek Apartments” is located to the south side of Oxford Street and includes a 6-storey rental building with a density of 3.2 FSR.

Details of the proposal include:

• 6-storey rental building;
• 88 rental units;
• A total density of 3.03 FSR;
• A total CAC of $922,000 ($11.50 per SF);
• 80 parking stalls on two levels of underground parking.

The architect for the project is Rositch Hemphill.