Here is a look at some of the current preliminary development proposals that are in the works in the District of North Vancouver.

1080 Marine Drive

Staburn Group is planning a new 4-storey residential and retail building on this site which has been a Blueshore Financial location.

The proposal includes 32 condos above 6,896 SF of retail space with 76 parking spaces (62 for residents, 14 for retail customers). The Official Community Plan designates this site as Commercial Residential Mixed-Use Level 1 (CRMU1). The total proposed density is 1.75 FSR.

The retail component is actively being marketed for sale or lease by Colliers.

Staburn acquired the site from Blueshore in 2017 for $7,600,000.

1235 Marine Drive

This former Subaru dealership is proposed to be redeveloped to allow a new 4-storey condo above retail project consistent with the OCP for the Marine Drive corridor.

The rezoning application proposes 39 condos above 6,772 SF of retail space with 62 parking spaces. Similar to 1080 Marine Drive, the proposal seeks a density of 1.75 FAR.

The architect for this project is Proscenium Architecture.

1900-1950 Sandown Place

This application is for an assembly of three single family lots on Sandown Place, just West of Capilano Road in the Lions Gate Village townhouse area.

The application as submitted proposes 22 townhomes in a three-storey building with 44 parking spots in an underground parkade. The total density is 1.20 FAR.

The architect for this project is Matthew Cheng Architect Inc.

2045-2075 Old Dollarton Road

A rezoning application has been submitted for this 12,368 SF site in the Maplewood Village area of North Vancouver.

The application as submitted proposes 36 condos above 4,148 SF of commercial space in a 5-storey building with 60 parking spaces (41 for residents, 9 for visitors, 10 for retail customers). The total density is 2.50 FAR.

The site sold in 2018 for $5,500,000, and more recently has been listed for sale by CBRE.

3700-3718 Edgemont Boulevard

The owner of this heritage fourplex on Edgemont Boulevard between Edgemont Village and Capilano Road has submitted a prelinary application to redevelop the site.

The application proposes relocating the existing heritage fourplex on the site, and then adding either: 

• an additional 25 duplex homes (for a total of 29 homes) plus 40 parking stalls in an underground parkade, or
• an additional 33 row homes (for a total of 37 homes) plus 51 parking stalls in an underground parkade
• a total density of 0.84 FAR in either scenario.

In both options, the relocated fourplex would be fully restored, designated as a heritage resource, and secured as below-market rental housing for low to moderate income families for a minimum of 10 years.

The site sold in 2018 for $5,120,000.

The District of North Vancouver is set to adopt the final version of the Maplewood Village Centre and Innovation District Implementation Plan & Design Guidelines at council. 

Maplewood had been identified for future density in the DNV’s OCP back when it was adopted in 2011, but planning efforts for Maplewood didn’t formally get underway in 2015.

Overall the Maplewood Plan maintains a low and mid-rise built form, character, and scale. Highest density development within the Maplewood area is to be located within the compact village core. Possible locations for taller buildings ( up to 12 storeys) are included in the land use plan along with policy statements to include provisions to negotiate density and height on a case-by-case basis in order to achieve the District’s housing and community amenity objectives.

The Plan also includes an area being called the “Innovation District”, which comprises several acres of land controlled by Darwin Properties including former Port Metro Vancouver Lands, and a recently acquired boarding school property.

Here are some targets contained with the Maplewood plan:

• 1,500 net new housing units by 2030
• 4,500 net new jobs by 2030
• 100,000 SF of commercial space
• 300 net new non-market housing units
• two new parks
• various transportation improvements including extension of Berkeley Road and B-Line extension from Phibbs Exchange to Maplewood
• Various community amenities including new community centre.

The Plan features three precincts:

1. Maplewood Village Centre is the central commercial hub and includes a diversity
of multi-family housing, mixed-use commercial/residential, live/work and smallscale
artisan industrial housing, as well as institutional uses including a school and
local community services.

2. Maplewood North Innovation District is a new district offering an innovative mix
of employment, educational, recreational and limited residential and community uses in a campus-style structure. This area will be connected to the Village Centre
by major arterial routes and an active transportation network. Parks, open space
and natural areas are integrated throughout to create a connected network.

3. Dollarton Highway South is a strong industrial and employment area with
opportunities to intensify as existing and local business expand and provides
opportunities for the expansion of business park uses.

Land uses within the plan includes the following:

• Residential densities at 1.20 – 2.50 FSR
• Mixed-Use densities at 1.75 – 2.50 FSR
• Commercial densities up to 1.0 FSR
• Industrial densities up to 1.10 FSR
• Mixed Industrial densities up to 2.50 FSR

A full version of the Maplewood Plan can be viewed here: http://app.dnv.org/OpenDocument/Default.aspx?docNum=3376593

The District of North Vancouver held a council workshop earlier this week during which an update was provided on development activity in the five town centre and village centre areas.

While rezoning applications do exist outside the town centre and village centre areas, the District of North Van has sought to concentrate development growth in these areas.

A summary of this update is provided below:

Lions Gate Village

Edgemont Village

Lynn Valley Town Centre

Lynn Creek (formerly Lower Lynn)

Maplewood