Here is an update to some of the rezoning applications that have been advanced to public hearing at Burnaby City council this week:

7201 11th Avenue (Southgate City –  Phase 2)

This proposal is the second phase of land to go through rezoning in Ledingham McAllister’s “Southgate City” master planned community in South Burnaby. The plan for this plot in the ‘Island Neighbourhood’ in the Southwest corner of the site includes:

• a 28-storey tower and two 4-storey lowrise buildings
• 321 units (213 in tower, 108 in lowrises)
• 84 one-bedrooms, 225 two-bedrooms and 12 three-bedrooms
• 354 underground parking spaces
• 307,037 SF of gross floor area

6695 Dunblane Avenue & 4909-4971 Imperial Street

This “L” shaped property is owned by Transca Development, who acquired the assembly of four Metrotown lowrise apartments in February 2016 for $28,700,000 and submitted an initial rezoning inquiry at that time. The 56,239 SF site sits in a very active development zone, with The Park, Met 1 and Met 2 all nearby. Transca is now seeking approval to move to public hearing with a high-density residential project under the RM-5s designation including:

• a 36-storey tower and 2-4 storey lowrise form
• 313 units
• total density of 5.11 FAR
• 6,225 SF of live/work (commercial space) 0.11 FAR
• 31 studios, 103 one-bedrooms, 112 two-bedrooms and 67 three-bedrooms
• 387 underground parking spaces

6668-6730 Dunblane Avenue & 6661-6709 Marlborough Avenue

Just across Dunblane Avenue to Transca’s applicaiton, Polygon’s application on Dublane, originally introduced in November 2015, is now headed to public hearing. Details of the proposal for the 7-lot, 54,085 SF assembly of duplexes and apartment buildings includes:

• a 38-storey tower with townhouses
• 263 units (255 in tower and 8 townhouse units)
• total density of 5.0 FAR
• 1 studio, 220 two-bedrooms, 42 three-bedrooms

Polygon has prepared a proposal including two options for a development at 119 – 131 West Esplanade in North Vancouver, also known as “Site 8”. The site also includes lands owned by City of North Vancouver. The overall rezoning application seeks an amendment to the City’s OCP to increase the allowable building height and to rezone the site to allow the construction of a mixed-use building consisting of a residential tower over a commercial podium. This would be supported by four levels of underground parking.

The site was previously owned by Millenium Properties who proposed a 35-storey tower back in 2007, which was subsequently withdrawn. The site later sold to Polygon.

Two development options are being presented for the City of North Vancouver’s consideration:

Option 1 – with Non-Market Office Space

• 11-storey tower with 107 residential units
• a building height of 122 ft.
• a total density of 3.78 FSR
• sale of City lands, transfer density and density bonus resulting is a cash contribution of $10.3 Million.
• 6,000 SF of office space owned by Polygon and rented at below market rates to non-profits

Option 2 – with Community Amenity Space

• 12-storey tower with 117 residential units
• a building height of 139 ft.
• a total density of 4.07 FSR
• sale of City lands, transfer density and density bonus resulting is a cash contribution of $8.7 Million.
• 16,155 SF of City-owned community space for a museum

In both scenarios, the site has to accommodate almost 100 parking spaces for off-site uses.

View from Esplanade

The architects for the project are DYS Architecture and Nigel Baldwin Architects.

In what has become one of the most rapidly densifying areas of Metro Vancouver, two more tower proposals are closer to reality in the Brentwood Town Centre area of Burnaby. Both projects were introduced previously but are now at first reading with the City of Burnaby.

1846-1904 Gilmore Avenue

This 58,234 SF site at the corner of Gilmore and Halifax was originally proposed for rezoning back in 2012, but the application was withdrawn. The current proposal includes:

• a 46-storey condo tower
• a 3-storey townhouse podium on Halifax
• 340 units
• a total density of 5.0 FAR
• 408 underground parking spaces
• outdoor swimming pool

2338-2440 Madison Avenue

Polygon Homes is proposing a new project entitled ‘Fulton House’ on an 80,967 SF site on Madison Avenue, South of Lougheed. The plan was originally for a 35-storey tower in 2014, but the revised proposal now includes:

• a 41-storey condo tower
• below and above-ground structured parking
• 300 units
• a total density of 3.6 FAR
• 349 parking spaces