Millenium Development has submitted a rezoning application for a high-density residential project near Holdom Station at Douglas Road and Springer Street in the Eastern portion of the Brentwood Town Centre area of Burnaby.

The 36,414 SF site falls within Neighbourhood G of the Brentwood Town Centre Plan, allowing a rezoning of the site based upon RM5-s, RM5-r and C1 zoning, allowing a maximum potential density of 9.30 FAR.

The existing site is improved with five older commercial/industrial buildings.

The site sits directly South of another recent master-plan proposal by Boffo Developments that envisions four towers.

The proposal is for a 47-storey condo tower that includes:

• 379 residential units;
• 277 condos;
• 57 market rental units;
• 45 affordable rental units;
• a total density of 8.30 FAR;
• a total building height of 502 ft;
• 3,400 SF of ground floor retail;
• amenity spaces including an outdoor pool;
• 376 underground parking stalls.

The architect for the project is Chris Dikeakos Architects.

The conceptual master plan for the 7.9 acre Grosvenor Brentwood site goes to Burnaby City Council next week.

The site, acquired by Grosvenor in 2020, includes five parcels at Lougheed and Alpha that were formerly occupied by a Chrysler dealership, and are currently being used for a weekend public market and food truck festival. The largest parcel, 4664 Lougheed Highway is occupied by an older office building.

The first step in the planning process for this transit oriented, high density site involves preparation of a Conceptual Master Plan for the site, and Committee and Council consideration of amendments to the prevailing land use framework of the current Brentwood Town Centre Plan.

The preliminary concept is summarized as follows: “The preliminary concept plan for the subject site is comprised of different districts, each with a distinct and unique architectural and landscape expression. These districts are described more fully in Section 3.4 of this report. The site sits at the centre of the Brentwood Town Centre and will become a hub of activity with a variety of open air shopping experiences, cafes and restaurants, office space, and highdensity rental and strata residential opportunities, all designed around new public plazas, and terraced open spaces. These changes will help create a new, high quality, integrated neighbourhood in Burnaby that will be a seamless extension of existing surrounding neighbourhoods.”

The site is envisioned to have multiple phases, broken down into 5 districts, as follows:

The High Street District

• Corner of Alpha and Dawson
• A condo tower between 30-45 storeys, over a podium with 3-storeys of condo and 2-storeys of commercial

Urban Gateway District

• Northwest corner at Alpha and Lougheed, next to Brentwood Station
• Two high-rise market rental towers between 45 to 65 storeys in height, over mid-rises with up to 9 storeys of non-market rental, with retail and flex office at grade

Civic Heart District

• At centre of the site fronting Dawson
• Comprises a community centre and pathways linking the site, described as a multi-story cantilevering structure designed to shelter outdoor areas on the south side and provide open sunny balconies and a sky park over the rest of the structure, with large recreational facilities cut into the grade of the sloping site to provide easy access for pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and motorists of all ages and abilities.

Oasis District

• Northeast corner of the site at Lougheed and Beta
• two high-rise market rental towers between 40 to 60 storeys in height, over mid-rises with up to 9 storeys of non-market rental atop retail, flex office and amenity space at the ground level.

Green Link District

• Southeast corner of the site at Beta and Dawson
• Condo tower between 35 to 45 storeys in height, over a 5-storey podium including condo and retail

The total proposed density for the site is 9.0 FAR, or 3,080,000 SF.

The site will be rezoned in multiple phases and utilizes the RM5s and RM5r Multiple Family Residential Districts; commercial utilizing the C3 General Commercial as guidelines and for a community centre utilizing the P3 Park and Public Use.

Below is a breakdown of the permitted and proposed density per the rezoning guidelines:

Virtual open houses will be held on March 16th and 17th.

Project website.

Bosa Developments got the ball rolling this week on a conceptual high-density mixed use development at the Northwest corner of Lougheed and Willingdon in the Brentwood Town Centre area of Burnaby.

The “Brentwood West” site is approximately 3.27 acres (142,542 sq. ft.) in size and is comprised of seven individual parcels. One of the parcels (4488 Halifax Street) is vacant, three parcels (4430 Halifax Street, and 1801, 1925 Willingdon Avenue) are occupied by older low-rise office buildings, two parcels (both addressed 4461 Lougheed Highway) are occupied by older low-rise retail uses, and one parcel (1967 Willingdon) is occupied by a Petro Canada gas station.

The sites require a Community Plan Amendment and Conceptual Master Plan. Bosa owns the three parcels located at 4430, 4488 Halifax Street, and 1801 Willingdon Avenue. The remaining parcels are currently held by three separate owners.

The preliminary concept is a transit integrated mixed-use employment and commercial gateway into the Brentwood
Town Centre. The site is envisioned to be developed in four main phases, each having a unique identity and relationship within the site. It is anticipated that each phase would be brought forward as a single, or related grouping of site specific rezoning applications.

Upon completion, the approximately 3.27 acres (142,542 sq. ft.) site is envisioned to accommodate four mixed-use residential and commercial towers, two new public open spaces, a new street linking Buchannan Street to Lougheed Highway, and a range of public realm and infrastructure upgrades, including the achievement of the Town Centre Street Standards along the development frontages.

Phase 1 – Bosa owned sites at 4430-4488 Halifax Street – single condo tower over retail, with 6-storey non-market rental podium

Phase 2 – Bosa owned corner of Willingdon & Halifax – “signature” rental tower, with office & retail podium

Phase 3 – Corner of Lougheed & Willingdon – “landmark” condo & rental tower, with office & retail podium

Phase 4 – 1925 Willingdon – condo & non-market rental tower over, with office & retail podium

The overall permitted maximum density is 14.3 FAR, as per the following:

I’m pleased to announce the sale of 7000 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby. This 14-acre site adjacent Sperling-Burnaby Lake Skytrain station represents one of the largest master plan residential development sites to transact in Metro Vancouver in recent years.

A large-scale transaction of this nature poses complexities and challenges, particularly when planning policy is not yet fully defined. We were able to leverage our skills and expertise to navigate the sale process and deliver for our client.

Congratulations to the buyer, Create Properties; it was a pleasure working with your team and we look forward to seeing this landmark project in the Bainbridge community come to life.

Please contact me for further details.

Boffo Developments has submitted their rezoning application to establish a Conceptual Master Plan for the “Bassano” site, a 4.1 acre high density residential site, now industrial, at the Southeast corner of Springer and Lougheed in the Brentwood area of Burnaby. Immediately to the north of the site, along the Lougheed frontage, is the SkyTrain Millennium Line Guideway.

Under the Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan, the subject site is designated for high-density multiple-family residential utilizing the RM5s and RM5r Multiple Family Residential Districts as guidelines

The site was originally envisioned for development in 2017 and now Boffo is moving forward with a master plan concept.

Details of the master plan proposal is a 3-phase project including:

• 4 condo towers up to 34 to 50-storeys in height;
• a 6-storey rental podium;
• 1,246 units;
  • 1,102 condos;
  • 144 non market rentals;
• 1.3 Million Gross Buildable SF;
• a total density of 7.06 FAR;
• street oriented townhouses;
• outdoor amenity space.

It is envisioned that the three phases and their adjacent service provisions would be completed over a 10 year period. However, the exact timing of development will be influenced by market conditions.

Given the site’s Town Centre location, Boffo is proposing to utilize the supplemental amenity density bonus provisions indicated within the Zoning Bylaw. In so doing, Boffo would achieve an additional 1.6 FAR.

The architect for the project is IBI Group.