West Vancouver council voted this evening in favour of Grosvenor’s development for the 1300-block of Marine Drive.

Two new buildings — one six storeys and the other seven — will be built on the Ambleside-area block, which currently houses the West Vancouver police department, an empty lot and a handful of small stores and restaurants. The mixed-use development will have 98 residential units with commercial and office space below.

Plans show a public atrium and underground parking lot will join the two buildings. “We have evaluated that project from side to side – believe me – to make sure it was the right deal for West Vancouver,” said Mayor Michael Smith, who has made it his mission to revitalize Ambleside so more people are drawn to the waterfront.

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New Westminster and Larco Investments have come up with a new master plan for developing its waterfront site.

It’s been nearly two decades since discussion on what to do with the Larco land located between the Fraser River Discovery Centre and Westminster Pier Park currently being used for parking. Previous plans called for five towers, with above-grade parking, but with nothing happening on it, the city went to Larco looking for more dynamic plans that could improve the connection between the waterfront and the Downtown, have better sightlines and still be economically viable for Larco.

The latest master plan revealed in a report to city council Monday calls for more open space, three towers instead of five to maintain sightlines, a dedicated park site of two acres, an extended waterfront esplanade, and a hotel.

It’s expected work could begin on amending the zoning in early 2014.

The plans call for three tall, slender towers on the western portion of the site with about 800 residential units. Townhouses would be incorporated into the base of the third tower while retail would be in the other two.

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