Marcon has submitted a rezoning and development application to the City of Coquitlam for a new 6-storey residential building located 603-607 Regan Avenue, near the intersection of Clarke Road and Como Lake Road in the Burquitlam area.

The plan for the 28,000 SF site is to rezone from the existing RT-1 zoning to RM-3. The site is located within the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan (BLNP) which was adopted by Council on June 26, 2017. The site is designated Medium Density Apartment Residential in the BLNP.

Details of the proposed project include:

• 75 units
• 38 one-bedrooms, 29 two-bedrooms & 8 three-bedrooms
• a total density of 2.30 FAR
• 103 underground parking spaces on two levels
• $176,335 CAC

The architect for the project is Rositch Hemphill. 

Newgen Group has submitted a rezoning application for a one acre site at the intersection of Blue Mountain Street and Lougheed Highway in the Maillardville area of Coquitlam. The plan calls for what would become the first highrise in the area.

Details of the proposed project, titled ‘Mont Bleu’, include:

•  A 21-storey tower;
• 155 units (including 8 townhouses);
• 32 studios, 58 one-bedrooms, 48 two-bedrooms; 17 three-bedrooms;
• four (4) retail CRU units and office space on the second level of the podium; 
• a total density of 3.5 FAR; 
• 239 underground parking spaces are proposed.

The proposed development generally complies with the applicable provisions of the C-5 Community Commercial Zone and is consistent with the Neighbourhood Centre designation in the Maillardville Neighbourhood Plan (MNP).

The architect for the project is DA Architects & Planners.

Two more towers are planned for the Burquitlam area of Coquitlam. This application comes from Anthem for a 2 acre site in between Brookmere Park and Vancouver Golf Club at 585 Austin Avenue, East of North Road. The development would replace an existing 58-unit strata townhouse complex on the site.

The proposal requires rezoning from the existing RS-1 zone to RM-6 Multi-Storey High Density Residential to allow two highrise buildings.The site falls within the Transit-Oriented Development Strategy “Shoulder” area of Lougheed Skytrain Station.

Details include:

• 379 residential units
• 139 one-bedrooms, 285 two-bedrooms, 55 three-bedrooms
• a 23-storey tower and a 28-storey tower
• a total density of 4.0 FAR
• 22,000 SF of amenity space
• 576 parking spaces on 3.5 floors of underground parking

The architect for the project is IBI Group.