Admiral Operations Ltd. has applied to the City of Vancouver for a development permit for a new townhouse project located on the West side of Oak Street between West 55th Avenue and West 57th Avenue. The site comprises two single family lots, 7239 & 7255 Oak Street.

The proposal calls for two three-storey townhouses and rowhouse buildings. Details include:

• 18 townhouse units including:
  • 3 one-bedrooms, 5 two-bedrooms & 10 three-bedroom units;
• Unit sizes ranging from 520 to 1,227 SF;
• one level of underground parking having vehicular access from the rear lane.

Under the site’s proposed RM-8AN zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The architect for the project is Formwerks.

The site was assembled in 2018 for $7,960,000, or $463 per buildable SF based on the application.

A development application has been filed for a site at 7549-7575 Oak Street in the Marpole area of Vancouver, just south of West 59th Avenue. The assembly of four single family lots is currently zoned RM-8N.

The proposal is for a stacked townhouse development, including:

• • 31 units (all 2-4 bedroom units);
  • a total density of 1.20 FSR;
  • four buildings having a partial third storey and one building having a two-storey height;
  • maximum building heights of 37.7 ft.; and
  • a total of 32 parking spaces and 39 bicycle spaces on site.

Under the site’s existing RM-8N zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The application describes the design rationale: “Given the site depth almost doubling other Vancouver standard lots, we have introduced stacked townhouses, back-to-back stacked townhouses in combination of courtyard rowhouses typologies to this development. The diversity of the development allows more housing choices and increases the affordability without compromising the livability of the units.”

The architect for the project is Gradual Architecture Inc.

The site was acquired in early 2018 for $14,977,000, or $488 per buildable SF based on the application.

A development application has been filed for a new townhouse project in Marpole; one of nearly a dozen that have been brought forward in the new RM-8 zone created in the Marpole Community Plan in 2014. The proposal in question is by Alabaster Homes for a 22,027 SF site at 8107-8123 Shaughnessy Street (one block East of Oak). The site comprises an assembly of four existing single family lots. The proposal includes:

• 15 courtyard townhouse units (1,426 – 1,712 SF)
• 3 & 4-bedroom units
• three 2.5 storey buildings
• 28 ft. courtyard
• one level of underground parking

Existing 4-single family houses

The architect for the project is Formwerks Architectural.

Alabaster has other townhouse projects in the works in Marpole, including Osler Residences (currently in pre-sales) and Oak & Park.

A development application has been made to the City of Vancouver to develop a 20,108 SF site at 8492-8570 Osler Street, an assembly of five single-family homes near Oak and 70th Street. This area was rezoned by the Marpole Community Plan in 2014 and this particular block is now in the RM-8 zone, which allows townhouse development up to 1.20 FSR. The plan by Formwerks Architectural for this assembled site includes:

• a courtyard townhome development with 4 buildings
• a total of 18 two plus partial storey units
• 1 level of underground parking accessed of lane
• A total density of 24,220 SF (1.20 FSR)
• 30 ft courtyard

A development proposal in Marpole for a 21,160 SF at West 63rd Avenue and Manitoba is taking advantage of gentle densification now permitted in the Marpole Community Plan.

The proposal by Belford Properties anticipates turning four single family lots, recently rezoned by the City to RM-8 zoning, into 18 townhouse units in two rows of buildings above one level of underground parking. Nine of the units fronting the lane have basement-units that can be locked off for separate suites. The maximum allowable density in the RM-8 zone is 1.20 FSR.

• The site is 184′ x 115′
• The gross buildable area is 25,518 SF