Openform Properties has submitted a development application for the redevelopment of the the BMW dealership site at Burrard and 5th.

The development of the 46,000 SF site is proposed under the new IC-2 District Schedule and in the Broadway Plan, which allows a combination of retail, industrial and office uses up to a total density of 4.50 FSR.

The proposal for the site is a 6-storey building that includes:

• A new BMM, Mini and Rolls Royce dealership on the ground floor;
• Showroom & industrial uses on the 2nd and 3rd floors;
• Office space on the 4th to 6th floors;
• a total building size of 206,000 SF;
• a building height of 95 ft.;
• Loading to be located at the rear of the building with access from the lane
• Four levels of underground parking with 309 stalls.

Under the site’s proposed IC-2 zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted. However, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The architect for the project is SHAPE Architecture.

Onni is presenting their master plan development application for the Coquitlam College site.

The 7.2 acre site is located on Brookmere Avenue at Whiting Way in the Burquitlam area and is currently improved with the Coquitlam College school and several adjacent single family residences.

Onni submitted their initial application in late 2023, but the full master plan proposal is now at council for early stage review.

Details of the overall plan include:

• Seven towers ranging from 28-50 storeys;
• Approx. 2,500 residential units;
• 1,813 condo units;
• 595 market rental units;
• 92 below market rental units;
• 56,000 SF of office space;
• 7,200 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 6.71 FAR (2.1 Million SF)

Onni acquired the site in 2021 for $148,100,000, or $71 per gross SF based on the application.

The architect for the project is Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects.

Reliance Properties has submitted a rezoning application for the sufrace parking lot at 1540 West 10th Avenue, located just West of Granville Street.

The lot has 125 feet of frontage and was acquired as part of the sale of the adjacent office building at 2609 Granville Street in 2017 in a deal valued at $59,000,000.

The current proposal under the Broadway Plan is to allow for the development of a 21-storey rental building that includes:

• 112 rental units;
• 20% below market units;
• a total density of 6.50 FSR;
• A building height of 226 ft.;
• 84 parking stalls including 33 replacement stalls for the neighbouring office building.

The architect for the project is Office of McFarlane Biggar.