Fastmark Developments has submitted one of the first rezoning applications for a site in the Broadway Plan.

The 20,139 SF site at 523-549 East 10th Avenue is currently improved with five single family lots. The site is located on the North side of East 10th between St. George Street and Carolina Street, five blocks East of Main Street in Mount Pleasant.

The site is located in an area of the Broadway Plan (MRTB) which allows up to 5.50 FSR and 18-storeys, with a minor increase in height and density considered in exchange for ground level childcare space.

The proposal for the site is to allow for the development of a 19-storey mixed-use building that includes:

• 175 total units;
• 142 market rental units;
• 33 below market rental units (20% of floor area);
• Private childcare space for 25 children;
• A total density of 6.0 FSR;
• A building height of 329 ft.; and
• 110 vehicle parking spaces and 344 bicycle spaces.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here.

A preliminary rezoning application has been submitted for a 30,000 SF site near Edgemont Village in North Vancouver.

The site at 3712-3718 Edgemont Boulevard is currently improved with a four-plex built in 1951 and designed by Fred Hollingsworth.

A previous application for the site included preservation of the existing heritage structure and the addition of 25-30 units but the proposal did not proceed.

The OCP designates this site Residential Level 3: Attached Residential, which permits a density up to 0.8 FAR.

The new proposal for the site includes:

• 21 two-storey townhouses;
• a total density of 0.8 FAR;
• 41 underground parking spaces.

The architect for the project is Robert Blaney.

The site was listed for sale for $9,800,000 and sold earlier this year for $7,000,000 of $293 per buildable SF based on the application for townhouses.

A preliminary rezoning application has been reviewed by the District of North Vancouver for ‘Seylynn Centre’, a 3.1 acre assembly of 24 lots previously single family homes demolished in 2018. The site, owned by Denna Homes, is now being used as the construction staging for the neighbouring ‘Apex’ tower by Denna across Fern Street from the site.

A previous proposal was submitted in 2017 that envisioned a 19-storey tower and 6-storey building with 412 units and a density of 2.90 FSR.

The revised proposal for the site includes a 22-storey tower and 6-storey podium in the eastern portion of the site (“Phase 1”) and a 29-storey tower and 6-storey podium in the western portion of the site (“Phase 2”).

Details include:

• 334 condo units;
• 146 market rental units;
• 152 student housing units;
• 17,825 SF of retail space;
• a total density of 3.90 FSR;
• a public plaza on the southern portion of the site;
• 597 parking spaces.

The current proposal includes a density of 3.9 FSR, exceeding the site’s envisioned density of 2.9 FSR, and the “CRMU3” land use designation which supports a density up to approximately 3.5 FSR. The applicant is seeking an OCP amendment for the additional density, with the provision of non-market student housing, which equates to 1 FSR and 24% of the proposal’s residential component, provided in support of this request.

Further information about the preliminary proposal can be viewed here: https://www.dnv.org/property-development/1505-1571-fern-st-520-540-mountain-highway-1514-1568-hunter-st-seylynn-centre