The Tri-City News – Highest tower in Coquitlam offers too little parking, says council.

A proposal for a 43-storey tower in Coquitlam’s Town Centre raised eyebrows at Monday’s council meeting, but it wasn’t because of the neck-craning height of the building.

At 43 storeys, the Metropolitan 3 (M3) will be the highest building in Coquitlam. Other buildings in the Cressey project include the Metropolitan 1 (M1) at 27 storeys and the Metropolitan 2 (M2), which is under construction and will be 25 storeys.

But despite the big numbers, council members weren’t focusing on how high the tower would rise but on what’s missing down below: parking.

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Townline Homes has applied to the City of Richmond to rezone 8280 – 8300 Granville Avenue from CA to ZHR13 to build a 16-storey residential tower with 109,000 SF of residential area, 126 units, and 160 parking stalls.

Townline had attempted to acquire the lot to the West, but was unable to do so. 5% of the total units will be provided as affordable housing.

The project went for first reading on November 13th, 2012.

Richmond Review – Residential tower to eat up restaurants.

A flurry of residential development in Richmond’s downtown is expected to soon gobble up two more businesses.

Townline Group of Companies is proposing to build a 16-storey tower with 126 homes at 8280 and 8300 Granville Ave., near St. Albans Road. City council’s planning committee endorsed the rezoning bid Tuesday.

Each site is currently occupied by a restaurant: An Nam Restaurant at 8280 Granville Ave. and Daimasu at 8300 Granville Ave. The proposed development is strictly residential and won’t have commercial space.

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