GBL Architects has applied to the City of Richmond for permission to rezone a 1.20 acre site at 8091 Capstan Way, from “Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA)” to “Residential/Limited Commercial (RCL5)”, to permit the construction of a two-tower, high-density, mixed use development in the City Centre’s Capstan Village area.

The site sits directly across the street to the South of the Wall Centre Richmond complex.

The proposed development includes:

• 136 residential units
• 59 one-bedrooms, 77 two & three bedrooms
• 75 hotel rooms
• 9,688 SF of ground floor retail
• a total density of 3.65 FAR
• a cash contribution of $1,141,402 and public dedication
• 193 underground parking spaces

Shape Properties has submitted their rezoning application for Tower 5 of the Amazing Brentwood project. The tower is actually the fourth to be rezoned, with the first three towers now sold out and under construction.

This tower will be located at the Northeast corner of Willingdon Avenue and Halifax Street. Details include:

• A 51-storey tower located above a 2-storey commercial podium
• 506 condo units
• 287 one-bedrooms, 190 two-bedrooms, 27 three-bedrooms & 2 four-bedrooms
• 11.21 FAR (on net site)
• 37,542 SF of commercial space
• 673 parking stalls

Once this phase is complete, the four towers will represent almost 2,000 units.

• 253 units;
• 28 studios, 69 one-bedrooms, 126 two-bedrooms & 39 three-bedrooms;
• a total building height of 350 ft.;
• a total density of 6.20 FSR;
• retail uses fronting Sixth Street;
• 325 underground parking spaces.
• A ‘pocket park’ fronting onto Sixth and Carnarvon.
• A CAC of $2,900,000

The site is designated Mixed Use High Density Designation within the Downtown Community Plan. The site is also located within the Tower Precinct in the Downtown Community Plan.