The Central Presbyterian Church in partnership with Bosa Properties has applied to rezone 1155 Thurlow Street from RM-5B  to CD-1 to allow development of a 22-storey mixed-use building including market and non-market rental housing, retail space, a church and a preschool.  The proposal, which precedes the recently adopted West End Community Plan includes:

• proposed density of 9.45 FSR
• proposed floor area of 163,365 SF
• the proposed height of 206.3 ft
• 168 market rental housing units
• 45 non-market rental housing units; and
• 133 parking stalls

The application was made under the Policy on Consideration of Rezoning Applications and Heritage Revitalisations Agreement During Community Planning Processes and the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing Affordability.

Learn more here: http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/1155thurlow/index.htm

A public hearing on a residential towers proposal with arts amenities for South Surrey could take place as soon as Feb. 3, if the project passes first and second readings in January.

That’s the target date, according to Shawna Nickel, marketing director for Cotter Architects Inc., designer of the multi-purpose project proposed for co-developers the Reifel Cooke Group and the Surrey City Development Corporation.

The target date for first and second readings of the project is Jan. 13. If both readings are passed, the project would be able to proceed to public hearing on Feb. 3.

The two-tower proposal – which, in addition to around 328 residential units, would provide building shells for both a 350-seat theatre/performing arts centre and contemporary arts cafe and gallery – would be located at the corner of 152 Street and 19 Avenue.

Read more: http://www.peacearchnews.com/news/236475391.html

Bentall Kennedy has submitted a rezoning application for the site it owns at 1090 West Pender Street, currently an 11-storey office building.

Bentall acquired the property from West Pender Property Group in 2011 for $19,500,000 as part of a transaction that included a trade of 50% interest in 1050 West Pender Street.

The plan calls for a new 31-storey office building with:

• 564,000 SF of office space with retail and service uses on the lower two levels;
• 486 underground parking spaces;
• a total density of 18.0 FSR
• a total height of 403 ft. (about the same height as Bentall 3)

Link to the full rezoning application: http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/1090wpender/index.htm