Cressey has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop the former Rona site at the Northeast corner of Kingsway and Dumfries Street in East Vancouver, just East of Knight Street. 1503 Kingsway is a 67,023 SF site that is zoned C-2, which allows a mix of residential and commercial uses.

The proposal is to replace the aging commercial building with a 13-storey mixed use building on top of a 6-storey podium. A previous design sought 16-storeys for the site.

Details of the current application include:

• • 154 condo units, including;
    • 38 townhouses facing Fleming St. and Dumfries St.;
  • 23,247 SF of retail and office space;
  • a tower height of 167 ft. 
  • a total density of 2.50 FSR;
  • 2 levels of underground parking accessed from a lane connected to Fleming Street and Dumfries Street.

Under the site’s existing C-2 zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Development Permit Board.

The architect for the project is Rositch Hemphill Architects.

The site was sold by Colliers in 2013 for $21,000,000, or $125 per buildable SF based on the application.

Polygon has submitted their application to rezone the 34,000 SF Oakridge Plaza site that they own at the Southeast corner of Cambie & West 41st Avenue, across from Oakridge.

5740 Cambie Street is currently zoned C-2 and is improved with two office buildings leased to mostly medical tenants.

The rezoning proposal consists of a mixed-use development with a 14-storey market rental tower and a 27-storey market strata tower and includes:

• 80 market rental units;
  • 10 studios, 31 one-bedrooms, 39 two-bedrooms;
• 133 condo units;
  • 14 one-bedrooms, 104 two-bedrooms, 14 three-bedrooms & one penthouse;
• 12,500 SF of retail space;
• 20,800 SF of market office space;
• 46,000 SF of non-profit office space;
• a total density of 8.61 FSR;
• tower heights of 278 ft., and 148 ft.;
• 288 underground parking spaces and 559 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan.

The architect for the project is Dialog.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here: https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/5740cambiest/index.htm

Onni has submitted a rezoning application to the City of Burnaby for the office tower component of their 12.2 acre Gilmore Place development, now in site clearing for Phase 1 which includes three residential towers.

The office building component is located in Phase 2 of the project, on the Southern portion of the site adjacent the Gilmore Skytrain Station and along Dawson Street. In addition to the office tower, Phase 2 will include two residential highrises fronting Dawson Street (to be submitted as future rezoning applications).

The proposed office building includes:

• a 37-storey office tower;
• a 3-storey commercial podium;
• 695,614 SF of office space;
• approx. 20,000 SF floorplates;
• a total density of 7.10 FAR (in Phase 2);
• 1,453 underground parking spaces (for Phases 1, 2 & 3)
• a projected occupancy date of Q2 2024.