Morguard has applied to the City of Vancouver to amend the existing CD-1 for their property 601 West Hastings Street (also referred to as 333 Seymour Street) to retain the existing office tower, and build a 25-storey office building with:

• A total floor area of 227,700 SF
• 3,627 sq. ft. of ground level retail space
• a public plaza
• a density of 24.34 FSR
• a proposed height of 357 ft
• 102 parking spaces and 78 bicycle parking spaces in 5 levels of underground parking

Several rezoning projects are headed to council next week in anticipation of public hearing:

1. 33-49 East Hastings St.

• Atira Housing Society is proposing to rezone for four lots from DEOD to CD to increase the permitted density from 5.00 to 8.28 FSR and building height from 98 feet to 127 feet to allow construction of a mixed-use building with commercial use at grade and in the mezzanine, and with 12 storeys of residential use above. It includes 102 units of social/supportive housing and 67 units of  market housing secured as rental for 15 years.

2. 1412-1480 Howe Street

• Westbank Projects is proposing to rezone several lots on Howe Street for a 52-storey (497 ft.) residential tower with 407 residential units and a 10-storey podium containing retail and 95 residential units (market rental). Lots on Granville and Pacific Street will include 6-storey buildings providing retail and office uses. The total density is 5.08 FSR.

3. 4412-4488 Cambie Street

• Dava Developments Ltd. is rezoning 4412-4488 Cambie Street from RS-1 to CD-1 under the Cambie Corridor Plan. The proposal is for a 6-storey residential development containing a total of 102 residential units (19 townhouses and 83 apartments), with a density 2.60 FSR, and 113 parking spaces. The CAC is fixed at $55.00 per SF of net increase in density.

4. 2290 Main Street

• The proposed rezoning for 2290 Main Street from IC-2 to CD-1 anticipates a 9-storey mixed-use building with 89 residential units. The proposal includes a density of 4.92 FSR, and a total height of 99 feet. The proposed project is supportable under the Mt. Pleasant Community Plan. The CAC proposed is $35.40 per SF.

5. 1526-1560 Kingsway

• The owners of these lots are proposing to rezone from the existing C-2 zoning (2.5 FSR) to CD-1 to permit the development of a six-storey mixed-use building containing 77 units of market rental housing with commercial retail use at grade. The proposed density is 3.85 FSR. The application is consistent with Council’s Secured Market Rental Housing Policy (Rental 100).

Stretch of Burnaby’s Hastings could get taller – Burnaby NewsLeader.

A stretch of the north side of Hastings Street could get taller now that a four-storey mixed use development is being proposed for three lots west of Macdonald Avenue.

A public hearing will be held Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. in Burnaby city hall council chambers for the application to rezone 3951, 3959 and 3975 Hastings St. which are currently home to older, one and two-storey commercial and mixed-use buildings, according to a city staff report.

The proposal, designed by Chris Dikeakos Architects [for Bosa], is for a project with commercial space on the ground and mezzanine levels with three stories of condominium apartments above. All parking would be underground with vehicle access from the rear lane.

To meet the requirements of the C8a Hastings urban village commercial district, the development would include a lighted pedestrian walkway within a statutory  right-of-way linking Hastings to the north.

And while the C8a zone restricts an individual user of a  ground-floor commercial space to a maximum building frontage of 66 feet, the report said city staff may support a future relaxation of the restriction for suitably-designed cafes, restaurants, food stores and retailers if needed.

Read more: http://www.burnabynewsleader.com/news/221662901.html