Ledingham McAllister is proposing a 52-storey residential tower at Gilmore Ave. and Halifax St., next to their existing project “Aviara” which is now close to half sold and is currently under construction. The proposal will head to Burnaby City Council next week and if approved, will reach first reading and public hearing in October.

“Aviara II” will include 595 residential units located in a 52-storey tower at the corner of Halifax and Gilmore, with two 4-6 storey buildings located along the Gilmore and Douglas Road frontages. The 2.9 acre site is large enough to accomodate three 25-storey towers, but Ledingham was encouraged to pursue a higher tower to preserve views for developments to the South.The proposal includes 715 parking spaces.

The development is being built at an overall density of 5.0 FAR, after a density bonus of 1.6 FAR under the City of Burnaby’s Brentwood Town Centre “s” designation. The bonus density is being valued at $73 per SF, or $13,265,779.

Stretch of Burnaby’s Hastings could get taller – Burnaby NewsLeader.

A stretch of the north side of Hastings Street could get taller now that a four-storey mixed use development is being proposed for three lots west of Macdonald Avenue.

A public hearing will be held Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. in Burnaby city hall council chambers for the application to rezone 3951, 3959 and 3975 Hastings St. which are currently home to older, one and two-storey commercial and mixed-use buildings, according to a city staff report.

The proposal, designed by Chris Dikeakos Architects [for Bosa], is for a project with commercial space on the ground and mezzanine levels with three stories of condominium apartments above. All parking would be underground with vehicle access from the rear lane.

To meet the requirements of the C8a Hastings urban village commercial district, the development would include a lighted pedestrian walkway within a statutory  right-of-way linking Hastings to the north.

And while the C8a zone restricts an individual user of a  ground-floor commercial space to a maximum building frontage of 66 feet, the report said city staff may support a future relaxation of the restriction for suitably-designed cafes, restaurants, food stores and retailers if needed.

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The Brentwood neighbourhood will be home to Burnaby’s tallest tower after the second phase of the SOLO District development held its groundbreaking ceremony Saturday.

The project by Appia Developments will stand more than 550 feet tall, second in B.C. only to the Shangri-La in downtown Vancouver. The 55-storey building will have 48 “floors” due to some levels being double height.

Commercial units, including office space, will take up the first 14 floors, while 280 residential units will make up floors 15 to 48. A 5,000-square-foot, indoor-outdoor amenity space for building residents, dubbed “Club 55,” will take up the rooftop.

A public preview of the new homes was held last Saturday with sales to start this weekend, on June 22.

Recent reports of a slowing real estate market and concerns about an oversupply of condos don’t concern Jim Bosa, president of Appia.

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