PC Urban  has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a site at the Northeast corner of West 5th and Alberta in Mount Pleasant for a new 4-storey commercial/light industrial building. The project includes

• 23,590 SF of Wholesale uses on the first storey and mezzanine;
• 47,325 SF of General Office uses on the second through fourth storeys; and
• two levels of underground parking with 95 spaces
• one Class A and two Class B loading spaces

Under the site’s existing I-1 zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

This proposal continues a trend of mixed industrial and office buildings at higher densities in Mount Pleasant following zoning changes in 2014.

Conwest Developments has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop on a 6,039 SF site at the Southwest corner of Quebec and East 4th Avenue in the Mount Pleasant area of Vancouver. Plans include a 3-storey mixed use building consisting of:

• Manufacturing uses on the first floor and mezzanine above;
• General Office uses on the second and third floors;
• an underground garage providing 15 parking spaces;
• total density of 2.92 FSR;
• peak height of 61 ft.

The site is zoned I-1, a zoning which was changed in 2014 to allow greater density for office use.

The architect for the project is MGBA Architecture.

Champion Development Group Inc. has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a 18,128 SF site at 151 West 5th Avenue, on the NOrth side of West 5th between Columbia and Manitoba Streets. The plan is for  a new 4-storey mixed use building consisting of:

• Manufacturing uses on the ground floor and mezzanines;
• General Office uses on the 2nd through 4th floors;
• 95 parking spaces in an underground parkade; and
• total density of 3.00 FSR (54,291 sq. ft.).

Under the site’s existing I-1 zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The application describes the design concept:

The architect for the project is DYS Architecture.