A rezoning application has been submitted by Marvel Group for the Travelodge site at 2050-2070 Marine Drive in North Vancouver. The site sits between two recent tower proposals – the former Earls Site to the West, and Park West to the East. The Official Community Plan (OCP) designates this site as Commercial Residential Mixed Use 2 (CRMU2).

The 1.6 acre site consists of four separate commercial parcels including:

• Travelodge Hotel
• Pho Japolo Restaurant
• Denny’s Restaurant
• Earl’s Restaurant parking lot (the restaurant itself is not part of this application, as it is located in West Vancouver)

The rezoning application for this 1.6 acre site includes:

• A 29-storey tower and two lowrise buildings;
• 264 market condo units;
• 35 affordable rental units;
• a total density of 2.75 FSR;
• A new park “Curling Park” (provided jointly between this and Park West development);
• Two floor of underground parking.

Bene Richmond Development Ltd. has applied to the City of Richmond to rezone a site at 6560 – 6700 No.3 Road from the “Downtown Commercial (CDT1)” zone to a new site-specific zone in order to permit the development of a new mixed-use development in the City Centre’s Brighouse Village. The Official Community Plan (OCP) designates the subject site as “Downtown Mixed Use”. 

The 47,286 SF site is currently improved with a single-storey strip retail plaza known as Time Square. The site sits directly across from Richmond Centre, which is currently embarking on an ambitious redevelopment plan.

The proposed project would see two residential towers (8 & 11-storeys) all above a 4-storey podium containing parking, office, retail and restaurant uses.

Details of the proposal include:

• 166 residential units (157 market and 9 affordable housing)
• 14,278 SF of retail and restaurant space;
• 33,008 SF of office space;
• A total density of 4.0 FAR.

The architect for the project is Dialog.

Pinnacle International held a pre-application open house for their 601 Beach Crescent site, adjacent the Granville Street Bridge and acquired from the City. The site is intended to form the other side of the ‘Gateway’ with Vancouver House on the West side of the Granville Bridge.

Preliminary details of the proposal include:

• A 52-storey tower;
• A total building height of 535 ft;
• 152 non-market housing units;
• Market residential units.

The site was identified for a taller tower as part of the City’s 2011 “Vancouver Views” policy which created an opportunity for two sites at the Granville Bridge Gateway. (The other being Vancouver House).

The architect for the project is JYOM International with GBL Architects.