Larco has submitted a rezoning application to add a new office addition to the Hotel Vancouver property at 900 W Georgia Street.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 12-storey office building at the Southern part of the site while retaining the heritage designated, Hotel Vancouver building. The proposal includes:

• 264,732 SF of new buildable area;
• 222,141 SF of office space;
• a total density of 13.10 FSR;
• A building height of 225 ft.; and
• 201 vehicle parking spaces and 226 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Rezoning Policy for the CBD and CBD Shoulder.

The architect for the project is Architects-Alliance.

A rezoning application has been submitted by Larco for a new infill apartment building next to an existing building they own at 5455 Balsam Street, known as Fontainebleu Apartments, at the Northwest corner of Balsam and West 39th Avenue in Kerrisdale.

The proposal is to allow for the addition of a 15-storey infill residential building on the 57,599 SF site, while retaining the existing 14-storey, 88-unit building.

The proposal for the infill component includes:

• 145 market rental units;
  • 57 studios, 35 one-bedrooms & 53 two-bedrooms;
• 15th floor amenity space;
• A total new density of 1.88 FSR (total density of 3.63 FSR)
• A building height of 130 ft.;
• 58 underground vehicle parking spaces and 278 bicycle parking spaces

The application is being considered under the Secured Rental Policy.

The building massing and setbacks are based on the RM-3 zoning.

The architect for the project is Rositch Hemphill Architects.

The property was sold in 2020 for $70,000,000 by Colliers.

A rezoning application has been filed by Larco with the District of West Vancouver for the former Whitespot property at the Southwest corner of Marine and Taylor Way, part of Park Royal South. The rezoning had been proposed several times over the past six years, but was ultimately facilitated by the City’s passage of the Marine Drive Local Area Plan in 2017. The combined 2.3 acre site includes fee simple lands, as well as leasehold lands belonging to Squamish First Nation.

The proposed plan includes two residential buildings as well as commercial space. Details include:

• two buildings of 11 and 14-storeys in height;
• 203 total units including:
  • 143 condo units
  • 60 rental units (49 market and 11 non-market);
• 20,000 SF of retail space (plus 9,800 SF of retail on SFN lands);
• 3,900 SF of childcare space;
• a total density of 2.25 FAR;
• a 3,100 SF public plaza;
• 251 underground parking spaces.

The architect for the project is DIALOG.