Polygon Homes has applied to rezone the Mountain Court multifamily complex in North Vancouver for a new multi-phase strata and rental complex in four 5-storey buildings. Mountain Court is an aging apartment complex built in 1968 on a 4.13 acre site located just south of Lynn Valley Centre. This sits next to Polygon’s Canyon Springs project; currently under construction and expected to be completed in 2016.

The District of North Vancouver’s Official Community Plan allows a total density on this site of 2.5 FSR, and the more recent Lynn Valley Town Centre Flexible Planning Framework allows buildings up to 5-storeys.

The proposal includes:

• Phase one:
  • a 75-unit market rental building (1:1 unit replacement, this is the CAC for the development)
  • a 68-unit strata building
• Phase two:
  • two buildings totaling 178 units
• A total of 321 units (76% two and three bedrooms)
• A total of 372,072 SF
• A density of 1.82 FSR

It is anticipated that this will be built out over a five year period.

Polygon Homes has a rezoning application at first reading tonight with the City of Burnaby for a 37-storey, 253 unit residential tower at Dunblane Avenue and Marlborough Avenue on the East side of Metrotown. The site at 6592/6650 Dunblane Avenue and 6579/6611 Marlborough Avenue is currently occupied by four walkup apartment buildings. This is a site first mentioned a year ago.

To the west across Dunblane Avenue is the “Met I” development, a 35-storey tower with townhouses by Concord Pacific, which was rezoned and is currently under construction. To the northwest of the subject site and directly north of the “Met I” is the “Met II”, a 38-storey tower with townhouses fronting Nelson Avenue under rezoning, which is also

currently under construction.

Another week, another highrise proposal for Brentwood. This one is from Polygon Homes for an 81,414 SF site at the foot of Madison Avenue. The rezoning application is based on the RM4s designation under the City of Burnaby’s Brentwood Town Centre Plan, with a total density of 3.6 FAR, or 280 units.

Interestingly, due to high groundwater and challenging geotechnical buildings, the parking is above-grade and is proposed to be located behind street-oriented residential units.