Several notable rezoning applications go to City of Burnaby council next week. A brief summary of the proposals heading for first reading is included below:
5868 Olive Avenue
Polygon is proposing a new 34-storey condo tower for this site in the Metrotown area. The development will 261 market strata units, 47 non-market rental units and one market rental unit. The total proposed density for the project is 5.0 FAR. The rezoning is based on the RM5s and RM5r guidelines in the Metrotown Downtown Plan.
5900 Olive Avenue
On the adjacent site to the South, Polygon is also proposing a 38-storey condo tower and a 6-storey market and non-market rental building. There are 475 units in total including 339 condo units and 118 rental units for a total of 786 units between the two sites.
6280 and 6350 Willingdon Avenue
Wesgroup is proposing two condo and rental towers with podium frontage in the Maywood neighbourhood of the Metrotown Downtown Plan. The 78,550 sq ft site is located on Willingdon Avenue south of Beresford Street. The proposed development plan is for a 35-storey condo tower and a 38- storey condo and non-market rental tower. Both buildings will be oriented towards an internal court yard with an 8-storey podium. In total, the project will have 733 units, including 617 condos and 116 rental units. The total density will be 7.13 FAR.
A rezoning application by Beijing Shokai Development for a site at 6540 Marlborough Avenue is heading to public hearing at the City of Burnaby.
The site is located in the Marlborough area on the Eastern edge of Metrotown just South of Kingsway, and is currently improved with an older 30-unit walkup apartment building.
The 21,756 sq ft. site is designated RM4s and RM4r in the Metrotown Plan.
Plans for the site include a 22-storey highrise with, 14-storey of condos above 7-storeys of market and non-market rental units. Details include:
This rezoning application by Shape Properties is for the detailed design and construction of the sixth tower in the overall Amazing Brentwood Project. The overall master plan for the project was approved in 2013 and the first five towers are at various stages from completed and occupied to under construction.
Tower 6 will be located at the Northwest corner of the site, fronting Willingdon. It is currently surface parking.
The proposal for Tower 6 is a 39 storey residential tower, inclusive of a 4 storey rental podium with commercial at grade. Details include:
443 residential units;
369 condos;
21 market rental units;
53 non-market rental units;
20,000 sq ft of office space;
11,900 sq ft of retail space fronting Willingdon & Brentwood Blvd;
A rezoning application is going to public hearing for 6615 Telford Avenue, a proposal by Kingborn Properties.
The site is located on the West side of Telford Avenue, within the Maywood neighbourhood of the Metrotown Downtown Plan. The property is currently improved with an older 54-unit, 3-storey apartment building.
A rezoning application for the site was originally submitted in 2019 although has now been revised to reflect the City’s new Rental Use Zoning Policy.
The proposal is for a 31-storey condo building and a separate 6-storey replacement/non-market rental apartment building. Details include:
A number of new rezoning applications are going before Burnaby City Council next week:
4444 and 4488 Kingsway
This 80,000 sq ft site at the Southwest corner of Kingsway and Willingdon is currently an Esso Gas Station and presentation centre and parking lot. The proposal is from Bosa Properties.
The proposal for the site is to rezone the property based on the RM5s / RM5r and C3 zoning bylaws for a landmark, 70+ storey mixed use high-rise tower, containing the following proposes uses:
Market condo
Market rental
Affordable rental
Hotel
Office
Retail
The maximum allowable density is 14.3 FAR.
The application reveals the architect involved: “We have engaged New York based architecture firm Gensler as the design architect, with support by Vancouver based IBI Architects.”
Gensler designed Bosa’s nearby Central Park House which is currently in pre-sales.
6031 Wilson Avenue
This is a 58,000 sq ft. site also owned by Bosa Properties on the Eastern edge of Metrotown on Wilson Avenue just South of Kingsway.
Bosa is proposing to rezone the property from the current zoning to a zone based on the RM5s / RM5r as per the designation in the Metrotown Downtown Community Plan.
The proposed form of development will be a high-rise tower, containing a market condo use, with an accompanying low-rise rental building that will provide the required affordable inclusionary rental housing.
Gensler and IBI are also listed as the architect for the upcoming project.
3965 North Road
Candarel has submitted a rezoning for this 57,000 sq ft. site at North Road and Austin Road in the Burquitlam area of Burnaby.
The site is located within the Lougheed Town Centre Plan area and is designated for high-density mixed-use development using the RM5s/RM5r and C3 Districts as guidelines. The site is currently improved with a gas station and older office building.
The preliminary development concept includes two high-rise condo and rental towers with an office podium, including retail at grade.
The total proposed density is 14.3 FAR.
5292-5318 Kingsway
This proposal is from Porte Communities for a site located within the Royal Oak Community Plan. The Royal Oak Community Plan designates the subject site for medium-density mixed-use development using the C9 Urban Village District as a guideline. The site is currently improved with a single storey car wash.
The proposal calls for a 6-storey building with 80 residential units above retail, with 20% of the units as affordable rentals.
The total proposed density is 3.025 FAR.
6622 and 6688 Willingdon Avenue
This 52,000 sq ft site is also located in the Metrotown area. The site is located within the Maywood neighbourhood area of the Metrotown Downtown Plan. The Metrotown Downtown Plan designates the subject site for high-density development using the RM5s/RM5r District as a guideline. The site is currently improved with two three-storey rental apartment buildings with atotal of 72 units, constructed in the 1960s.
The proposal is a 30-storey condo tower with a 7-storey rental podium.
Brookfield has flipped the Shangri-La Vancouver (now Hyatt) retail podium to Aquilini Group for $55 million. Brookfield bought the property last summer.
