Below is a summary of current rezoning applications going before the City of Burnaby council:

First Phases of Southgate Village Ledingham McAllister is moving forward with the first phases of their 48-acre Southgate Village project, a massive multi-phase development in South Burnaby, for which a master plan was approved in July 2015. The first phase includes a development in conjunction with BC Housing which owns a site across the street from the Southgate property.

• 7121 Fourteenth Avenue

This 6.82 acre site is owned by BC Housing and was not part of the original Southgate rezoning. The application describes how BC Housing became involved with Ledingham McAllister:

“As the master planning work for the Southgate Village site advanced, an opportunity to also address the Cedar Place site became apparent. Extensive discussions with the applicant, BC Housing, and the City has resulted in an innovative approach to replace existing Cedar Place housing with new units, and access the value in the site itself to generate additional seniors’ non-market housing units.”

Currently, the site is improved with an older low-rise multiple family development in poor condition. The plan is to replace the Cedar Place units within the Southgate site (application below) and to redevelop the Cedar Place site with new family oriented affordable housing.

• 7201 11th Avenue

The plan for this first phase is to build a 4-5 storey non-market rental apartment building on a 54,774 SF lot at the corner of 14th Avenue and Fifteenth Street. The non-market is intended as the first step to replace 90 social housing units located in a BC Housing development across the street, which is also slated for redevelopment by Ledingham McAllister. The end-result is that there will be a 2:1 replacement of units.

6695 Dunblane & 4909-4971 Imperial Street

This rezoning application in Metrotown, on behalf of Transca Real Estate Development is for the potential construction of a 35-40 storey highrise residential tower with street-oriented townhouses fronting Dunblane Avenue and live/work units fronting Imperial Street. The rezoning involves the consolidation of two sites under the RM3 and RM5s designations, which would total 58,499 SF. The sites were acquired as part of a land assembly in 2014; they are currently improved with lowrise apartments built in the 50’s and 60s.

2285 Willingdon Avenue and 4455-4483 Juneau Street

The plan for this 74,502 SF site in the southern part of the Brentwood Town Centre area owned by Amacon calls for a highrise residential tower and ground-oriented townhouses fronting Juneau Street. The site is comprised of existing industrial buildings and is designated under the Brentwood Town Centre Plan as RM4s, which allows a density of 3.6 FAR.

6921-6965 Arcola Street

This rezoning application is for a 23,760 SF site in the Edmonds area of Burnaby. The proposal is for a 22-unit, 3-storey townhouse development with underground parking. The site is an assembly of six run-down single family lots which are designated RM3 under the Edmonds Town Centre Plan. The total density for the site is proposed to be 1.1 FAR, though the applicant Kingswood Real Estate Management, can achieve a bonus of an additional 0.4 FAR under the plan guidelines.

Further information on these projects and other Burnaby applications can be found here.

Millenium Developments is proposing a rezoning bylaw amendment to permit the construction of two condo towers in the Brentwood area of Burnaby. The site, located at 2630 Douglas Road, is south of Lougheed Highway near Holdom Station, in an area that is primarily still industrial uses.

The plan calls for two high-rise condo towers under the RM-5s and C1 guidelines, with some live/work units facing the street. Per the Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan, the maximum density would be 5.0 FAR. The parking would be located both above and below ground given soil conditions in the area.

Amacon Development is planning to develop a tower on the Eastern edge of Metrotown in Burnaby. The 37,071 SF site is an assembly of four lots on Dunblane, Marlborough and Imperial Streets.  The site is currently improved with four older lowrise apartment buildings and has a high density RM-5s designation. The proposed project includes:

• a 27-storey tower with townhouses on Marlborough and Imperial
• 177 units
• a total density of 4.88 FAR (172,717 SF)
• 197 underground parking spaces
• a CAC equivalent to $120 per buildable SF ($6,745,200)

In what has become one of the most rapidly densifying areas of Metro Vancouver, two more tower proposals are closer to reality in the Brentwood Town Centre area of Burnaby. Both projects were introduced previously but are now at first reading with the City of Burnaby.

1846-1904 Gilmore Avenue

This 58,234 SF site at the corner of Gilmore and Halifax was originally proposed for rezoning back in 2012, but the application was withdrawn. The current proposal includes:

• a 46-storey condo tower
• a 3-storey townhouse podium on Halifax
• 340 units
• a total density of 5.0 FAR
• 408 underground parking spaces
• outdoor swimming pool

2338-2440 Madison Avenue

Polygon Homes is proposing a new project entitled ‘Fulton House’ on an 80,967 SF site on Madison Avenue, South of Lougheed. The plan was originally for a 35-storey tower in 2014, but the revised proposal now includes:

• a 41-storey condo tower
• below and above-ground structured parking
• 300 units
• a total density of 3.6 FAR
• 349 parking spaces

Four more towers are being proposed for the Brentwood Town Centre area of Burnaby in two separate rezoning applications that went to Burnaby City Council this week for first reading. They are:

2242 Alpha Avenue

This project is being built by Monark Group, who bought the site in February 2015 for $6,750,000. The plan for the 41,574 SF, M2 zoned site is for a high-rise residential tower atop a 4-storey above-grade parking podium and some underground parking. The above-ground parking is required due to groundwater conditions in the area. The anticipated density is 3.6 FAR under the RM4s designation.

2425 Beta Avenue

This site is located on the West side of Beta Avenue between Dawson Street and the BNSF rail line, and is being developed by Thind Properties, who acquired it in 2013 for $31,500,000. The plan for the 201,247 SF, M2 zoned site includes three highrise residential towers atop a 4-storey parking podium. It is similarly seeking a 3.6 FAR density designation under the RM4s guidelines. The plan includes a 30 metre dedication to extend Alaska Street.