The Tri-City News – Proposal years ahead of a (possible) station.

A company wanting to build a mid-rise housing complex near a future Evergreen Line station in Coquitlam may be offering a development that’s too small — and too soon.

Epix Developments is proposing to construct a six-storey building with 80 apartments and ground-floor commercial space at Falcon and Runnel drives on a vacant lot about 800 m from the Ioco station in Port Moody and two blocks north of a potential future Falcon Drive station.

Epix spokesperson Brad Marko told Coquitlam’s council-in-committee on Monday his company is also working with OK Tire to include its adjacent Falcon Drive property.

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The Tri-City News – Highest tower in Coquitlam offers too little parking, says council.

A proposal for a 43-storey tower in Coquitlam’s Town Centre raised eyebrows at Monday’s council meeting, but it wasn’t because of the neck-craning height of the building.

At 43 storeys, the Metropolitan 3 (M3) will be the highest building in Coquitlam. Other buildings in the Cressey project include the Metropolitan 1 (M1) at 27 storeys and the Metropolitan 2 (M2), which is under construction and will be 25 storeys.

But despite the big numbers, council members weren’t focusing on how high the tower would rise but on what’s missing down below: parking.

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