Rize Alliance has submitted a rezoning application for 810 Kingsway, a 24,800 SF site currently occupied by Sammy’s Flooring.

The proposal for the site is a 6-storey rental building under the City of Vancouver’s Secured Market Rental Housing (Rental 100) Policy.

Details include:

• 103 market rental units;
• 31 studios, 36 one-bedrooms, 29 two-bedrooms & 7 three-bedrooms;
• 11,210 SF of retail space at grade;
• a total density of 3.62 FSR;
• a maximum height of 72 ft.; and
• 92 underground parking stalls and 193 bike spaces.

The application describes the design rationale: “The C-2 guidelines have informed building stepbacks along Kingsway and rear-yard setbacks towards the lane. The intersection of Kingsway and Prince Albert Street is oblique, creating a flat iron condition. At this prominent corner, we are proposing a six story element that folds away from the Kingsway frontage, providing a visual landmark as well as space for a landscaped, publicly accessible plaza.
The grade of the site slopes steeply down from Kingsway south along Prince Albert Street. This grade change allows us to insert two-level townhouses fronting the lane without raising the building height relative to Kingsway. The five, three-bedroom, two-level townhouses along the lane provide valuable ground-oriented rental units suitable for families. These townhouses help to create a transition to the single-family homes to the south while providing animation and passive surveillance along the lane.“

The architect for the project is Yamamoto Architecture.

Rize Alliance has submitted their development application for The Grid, a 10-storey office and light industrial project located on the South side of Terminal Avenue (306 Terminal), currently a Tim Hortons.

Details include:

• Ground floor brewery/distillery/ancillary restaurant space;
• 29,000 SF of industrial/manufacturing space;
• 118,000 SF of office space;
• 3 levels of underground parking w/192 stalls;
• a building height of 48 ft.; and
• a total density of 5.0 FSR.

Under the site’s existing I-3 zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

A description of the project is provided in the application: “The project seeks to provide flexible floor plates that are suitable for all approved uses in the I-3 Zoning District Schedule. This is accomplished by providing open floor plans with generous floor-to-floor heights and robust electrical and mechanical infrastructure. Each suite is organized around a compact central core allowing for daylight penetration deep into the floorplate. Access to daylight, fresh air and views are provided through double height exterior communal spaces on the upper levels 3-10. The central core will connect tenants to a robust loading facility located on the ground floor level complete with a shared freight elevator servicing the industrial areas, and as well to an enhanced end of trip facility for commuters located on L2. The main level exterior plaza will provide opportunity for a communal social space for the occupants of the building, while also encouraging pedestrian flow from Terminal Avenue South into the Creative hub. “

The architect for the project is OMB.

Rize acquired the site in 2017 for $15,500,000, or $106 per buildable SF.

Rize Alliance has submitted a rezoning application for a site at the corner of Fraser Street and East 19th Avenue in East Vancouver. The site, currently zoned C-2, is currently developed with an older 2-storey commercial building and a parking lot. 

The proposal calls for a new 6-storey rental building, including:

• • 104 market rental units;
    • 33 studios, 32 one-bedrooms, 28 two-bedrooms & 11 three-bedrooms;
  • 13,027 SF of retail space;
  • a total density of 3.43 FSR;
  • a building height of 71 ft.; and
  • 112 underground parking spaces and 213 bicycle spaces.

This application is being considered under the Secured Market Rental Housing (Rental 100) Policy.

The architect for the project is Yamamoto Architecture.