The long anticipated rezoning of the 14-acre Oakridge Transit Centre site at 949 West 41st Avenue and 5469-5507 Willow Street is nearing the final stages, with a referral to public hearing next week. The master planned project has required a number of minor revisions along the way.

The rezoning application for the site represents the culmination of a 6-year planning and sale process which included:

• Oakridge Transit Centre and Adjacent Sites Policy Statement (2014-2015)
• Sale of site by Translink to Modern Green Development for $440 Million (paid between 2017-2022) (2016)
• Formal rezoning application (July 2019)
• Revised (current) rezoning application (May 2020)

The finalized details of the overall development plan include the following:

• 17 buildings up to 26 storeys in height;
• 1,630 total residential units, including:
  • 1,120 condos;
  • 330 social housing units;
  • 180 market and below market rental units;
• 24,000 SF of retail space;
• 2.36 FSR gross density;
• a 69-space childcare;
• a 2-acre public park;
• new dedicated streets & lanes linking with existing road network;
• total DCLs of $31,246,346 (social housing units exempted)
• public art budget of $2,357,465 ($1.98 /sq ft)
• a total CAC of $80,711,050 – cash & in-kind including:
  • turn-delivery of social housing component ($65,911,050)
  • childcare facility ($8,000,000)
  • public park ($5,000,000)
  • $1,800,000 cash allocated to transportation improvements.

Overall site plan:

The OTC is anticipated to be developed in four phases over a timeline of 10-12 years. The phasing will begin in the southwest corner of the site with the secured rental housing and then move east and northward towards 38th Avenue as shown below:

The total CAC amount of $80 Million is equivalent to $77 per sq ft. of market residential and commercial space (excluding the social and rental housing components).

The total purchase price of $440 Million equates to:

• $300 per buildable SF on the gross overall density
• $372 per buildable SF on the condo/rental/retail density (excluding social housing & childcare space)

The architect for the project is James KM Cheng.

A rezoning application has been submitted by Bogner Development Group for a small site at the corner of Main and East 35th.

The 10,000 SF site is an assembly of 3 duplexes at 5107-5119 Main Street and 196 E 35th Avenue is currently zoned RT-2. The proposed redevelopment anticipates a 6-storey condo building that includes:

• 37 condo units;
• 4 studios, 16 one-bedrooms, 13 two-bedrooms, 4 three-bedrooms;
• A total density of 2.34 FSR;
• A building height of 65 ft.;
• 32 vehicle parking spaces and 72 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Little Mountain Adjacent Area Rezoning Policy.

The architect for the project is Integra Architecture.

The site was purchased in 2018 for $9,915,000 or $351 per buildable SF based on the application.

A rezoning application is going to public hearing at the City of Burnaby next week for Phase One of Aoyuan‘s “The Grove” project in the Brentwood Town Centre area. Phase One is located at the corner of Willingdon and Dawson and extends along the North portion of the site to the corner of Alpha Avenue.

The 8-acre master plan project is located at the Southeast corner of Willingdon Avenue and Dawson Street. Aoyuan acquired the site, which consists of seven parcels currently improved with older industrial buildings. The master plan was approved in 2019.

Details of Phase one include:

• Two condo towers, 36 & 43-storeys;
• One 6-storey non-market rental building;
• 868 condos;
• 453 Studios, 95 One-bedrooms, 256 Two-Bedrooms & 69 Three-bedrooms;
• 80 non-market rental units;
• 55,000 SF of office and retail space;
• a total density of 8.62 FAR;
• Tower heights of 387 ft and 456 ft.;
• 1,175 parking stalls.

The architect for the project is IBI Group.

Intergulf has submitted a rezoning and development permit application to the City of Coquitlam permit the development of a high density residential development on a 3.8 acre land assembly at the Northeast corner of Clarke Road and Como Lake Avenue in the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan.

The existing site is comprised of six buildings including rental, strata, duplex and commercial buildings. The site is located 900 feet from Burquitlam Skytrain Station.

Details of the proposed multi-phase development include two condo towers of 40 and 33-storeys on top of a commercial podium, as well as a 5-storey non-market rental building in Phase 1, and a 27-storey condo tower and 30-storey market rental tower in Phase 2.

Overall details of Phase 1:

• 663 condo units;
• 47 non-market rental units;
• 20,000 SF of retail space;
• 6,000 SF of daycare space;
• 1,044 parking spaces;
• building heights of 420 ft & 365 ft.

Overall details of Phase 2:

• 213 condo units;
• 280 market rental units.

The overall density is 5.80 FAR.

The architect for the project is IBI Group.

SVM Homes has applied to the City of Burnaby to develop a 24-
storey condo and rental tower at 4330 Maywood Street, currently the site of an older 27-unit rental complex.

The 19,000 SF site is located within the Maywood neighbourhood of the Metrotown, which designates the site RM4s and RM4r Multiple Family Residential Districts. C2 Community Commercial District is also included given the site’s proximity to Maywood Park. Rental replacement units are also required.

The project is a 24-storey tower that includes:

• 91 condo units;
• 28 non-market rental units;
• 1 market rental units;
• 13,229 SF of retail space at grade;
• 146 underground parking spaces;
• a total density of 6.27 FAR.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.

The site sold for $13,500,000 in 2018, or $153 per buildable SF market condo density based on the application.