Amacon Development is planning to develop a tower on the Eastern edge of Metrotown in Burnaby. The 37,071 SF site is an assembly of four lots on Dunblane, Marlborough and Imperial Streets.  The site is currently improved with four older lowrise apartment buildings and has a high density RM-5s designation. The proposed project includes:

• a 27-storey tower with townhouses on Marlborough and Imperial
• 177 units
• a total density of 4.88 FAR (172,717 SF)
• 197 underground parking spaces
• a CAC equivalent to $120 per buildable SF ($6,745,200)

Westbank has applied to the City of Vancouver to rezone a site in the Joyce-Collingwood area to allow a 29-storey condo tower. Details include:

• 3,530 SF of commercial space at grade
• 191,000 SF of residential space
• 236 apartment units
• A density of 14.33 FSR

The City describes the rationale for the proposed rezoning:

“This site falls within the area of the ongoing Joyce-Collingwood Station Precinct Review. The review is anticipated to provide new policy advice to consider rezoning applications in a focused area around the Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain Station. The outcomes of the Station Precinct Review will be brought forward for consideration by City Council prior to the Council’s consideration of this application.”

Larco Investments has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a site they own at Davie and Cardero with an additional new 23-storey building. The proposal for 1668 Davie St. includes the following:

• 158 secured market rental residential units;
• 105 studio and one-bedroom units, and 53 two & three bedroom units.
• Retention of the London Drugs
• Retail on the ground floor;
• Building height of approximately 210 ft;
• Total floor area of 123,895 SF; and
• 95 underground parking spaces accessed from the lane.
• Density of 6.1 FSR

The site is currently zoned C-5A and the application is being made under the existing zoning, which allows for planning to conditionally approve the proposal. The site also falls within the newer West End Community Plan, under the Lower Davie Village subarea, which allows up to 7.0 FSR.

The proposal calls for demolition of an existing parking garage next to the London Drugs.

The architect for the project is DA Architects & Planners.

1668 Davie Street is just one of several existing and pending applications that have resulted from the 2014 West End Community Plan, including 1177 Jervis Street, a project three blocks East on Davie that is being developed by Intracorp. Several other sites are in the process of being sold for future applications.