PC Urban and Hines have submitted their development application for 123 East 6th Avenue, at the Northeast corner of East 6th and Quebec in Mount Pleasant.

The proposal is for a 12-storey mixed-use office and industrial building (named ‘T3 Mount Pleasant’) within the I-1B zoning guidelines. Schedule and comprises 196,351 sf of floor area. The project also consists of the relocation, designation and conservation of an existing two-storey 10,632 sf SFU Annex heritage building for the purpose of delivering to the City to operate as an arts centre.

The project will be constructed using a mass timber superstructure and designed according to Hines’ proprietary “T3 system” which combines timber, transit and technology.

Details of the project include:

• 196,351 SF of gross floor area;
• A total density of 6.60 FSR;
• A proposed height of 150 ft.;
• Three levels of underground parking, having vehicular access from the lane.

The architecture team for the project is DLR Group with Proscenium Architecture.

Hudson Pacific Properties has submitted their formal rezoning application to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a new office tower at the Bentall Centre, a plan that was first announced earlier this year.

The project, with an address of 1025 Dunsmuir, would see a new hybrid mass timber 16-storey office tower above a one-storey podium constructed in between Bentall 3 and Bentall 4, on the Northwest corner of the site. Details include:

• A total floor area of 461,619 sq. ft.
• Office floorplates ranging from 27,700 to 30,425 SF;
• A building height of 260 ft.;
• Two levels of underground parking with 173 vehicle parking spaces & 273 bike parking spaces.

Under the site’s existing DD zoning(External link), 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 KPF.

A rezoning application has been submitted for a 12,516 sq ft midblock site at 855-865 West 10th Avenue, directly across from Vancouver General Hospital. The site is currently improved with two older 3-storey commercial buildings between the Mary Pack Arthritis Centre and the VGH Skin Care Centre.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 12-storey office building that includes:

• 76,600 sq ft of office space;
• A density of 6.12 FSR;
• A building height of 156 ft;
• Retail space at grade;
• 82 underground vehicle parking spaces and 60 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Metro Core Jobs and Economy Land Use Plan(External link).

The architect for the project is WT Leung Architects.