Concord Pacific has applied to the City of Vancouver to amend the existing CD-1 Zoning for the Marine Garden Site at 445 Southwest Marine Drive, just east of the rapidly changing intersection of Marine Drive and Cambie. The proposal includes:

• two residential towers totaling 514 units in 388,000 sq. ft.: one at 27 storeys (235 ft.), with a 7 storey podium, and one at 21 storeys (185 ft.), with a 6 storey podium;
• 70 units of affordable housing and a 37 space daycare in a 6.5 storey mid-rise;
• 411 underground parking spaces; and,
• a density of 4.27 FSR

This project comes on the heels of Marine Gateway by PCI (415 units) and MC2 by Intracorp (443 units). In addition, Wesgroup owns the site at the Northwest corner of Cambie and Marine which could add another 400 units. In total, this intersection could see close to 2,000 new units in under 5 years…

Nelson development to go ahead, despite concerns.

Plans for a 38-storey tower and three-storey townhouses on two properties on Nelson Avenue are going ahead despite a handful of concerns brought forward by area residents.

The rezoning application, put forward by developer Concord Pacific, went to second reading at Monday night’s council meeting. The primary concerns regarding the properties at 6530 and 6550 Nelson Ave. focused on the density and shape of the building, loss of the rental housing currently on the two properties, vehicle access and traffic safety, and construction impacts, according to a report from the city’s planning and building department.

The concerns are related to the proposed density and shape of the building related to the amenity density bonus, and the form of the building in relationship to the neighbourhood, the report stated.

The development plan is consistent with council’s policies on density and the plan for the Metrotown area, Lou Pelletier, director of building and planning, stated in the report, and the value of the amenity bonus would be $9.5 million.

Burnaby NewsLeader – 38-storey tower planned for Nelson Avenue.

A 38-storey apartment tower with three-storey townhouses is being proposed for a site comprised of 6530 and 6550 Nelson Ave. in Burnaby’s Metrotown area.

Both parcels are currently occupied with older low-rise apartment buildings in fair condition, one built in 1968, the other in 1970, according to a city staff report.

The developer, Concord Pacific Developments Inc., also recently consolidated and rezoned the site directly to the south to allow a 35-storey high-rise condominium tower with townhouses fronting onto Nelson and Dunblane avenues.

Read more: http://www.burnabynewsleader.com/news/177501731.html