A development application for a proposed townhouse development in the Mount Pleasant area of East Vancouver proposes to retain and restore an older single family house located at 367 East 16th Avenue, zoned RM-4N and to develop townhouse units. The site is located on the North side of East 16th Avenue between Sophia and Prince Edward Streets, and is comprised of three single family lots, each 33 feet wide and 123 feet deep. Details of the design, by Studio One Architecture include:

• 15 townhouse units
• a total density of 1.45 FSR (max)
• 17 underground parking spaces
• a building height of 36.5 feet
• 3-storey woodframe on top of concrete underground
• building on piles due to peat and groundwater

A development application has been submitted for a land assembly in Mount Pleasant. The plan is for a new 3-storey condo building while preserving and restoring the existing 4-unit building at 547 East 16th Avenue that was built in 1912. The site is 15,117 SF, and is zoned RM-4. Details include:

• Density of 1.45 FSR
• Total of 21 units (17 new units and 4 in existing building)
• 21 underground parking spaces
• Total building height of 35.1 ft

A rare 50′ x 125′ RM-4 zoned single family lot in the South Granville area is being planned for a 4-storey, 5-unit condo building utilizing a courtyard rowhouse scheme. The owners (a numbered company) of the lot at 815 West 15th Avenue (near Willow Street) are seeking development permit approval for:

• Two buildings containing a total of 5 units
• a building height of 35.1 ft
• a density of 1.45 FSR (max under RM-4)
• 5 underground parking spaces

A description in the application: “The intent is to provide for ground-oriented housing with greater access to light and air, per dwelling unit, than would otherwise be provided for in a four-storey multi-family building. The inner courtyard offers additional privacy with the majority of windows oriented toward the inner 20′ wide courtyard. Many windows also face the street/lane. This massing and siting approach inherently requires a relaxation of setback requirements, which are intended to produce a “lozenge-shaped” apartment building.”

The lot was purchased in July 2014 for $2,480,000, or $273 per buildable SF.