Reliance Properties and Quadreal have submitted their long-anticipated rezoning application for the former MEC site at 130 West Broadway. MEC moved into a new purpose built facility on West 2nd Avenue.

The site is owned by Quadreal and Reliance in a 50/50 partnership. Despite having acquired the site over five years ago and originally submitted a rezoning enquiry in 2017, the rezoning application was delayed as a result of the Broadway Plan process.

Located within the Broadway Shoulder Area (East) neighbourhood sub-area of the Broadway Plan, the project site encompasses a significant portion of the south side of the block between Columbia and Manitoba Streets, on West Broadway.

The rezoning proposal is to allow for a two-tower rental apartment complex that includes:

• two towers, 29 & 28-storeys in height;
• 524 secured market rental units;
• Commercial space at grade and on level 2;
• A 37-space child care facility;
• A total density of 8.46 FSR;
• significant rooftop amenity spaces;
• Building heights of 328 ft. (east tower) and 325 ft. (west tower); and
• 372 vehicle parking spaces and 1,151 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

The architects for the project are NMDA and Arcadis/IBI Group.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/130-w-broadway

A rezoning application has been submitted b Ardor Homes for a two-lot assembly at 5515-5525 Elizabeth Street just South of Queen Elizabeth Park in the Cambie Corridor area.

The proposal is to allow for the development of a 4-storey condo building that includes:

• 27 condo units;
• Rooftop amenity space;
• A total density of 2.0 FSR;
• A building height of 45 ft.; and
• 48 vehicle parking spaces and 67 bicycle parking spaces.

The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan.

The architect for the project is Andrew Cheung Architects.

GWL Realty Advisors has submitted a rezoning application for a site they own at 1055 Harwood Street in the West End area of Downtown Vancouver.

The site was previously proposed by Strand and Intracorp for a condo/social housing project in 2018 before being shelved due to market conditions. The site was subsequently sold to GWL in 2022 following a change in rezoning policy which deleted the required social housing in exchange for 20% of the units being below market rentals.

The new proposal is to allow for the development of a 32-storey rental building that includes:

• 269 rental units
  • including 52 below market rental units
• A density of 11.71 FSR;
• A building height of 300 ft.; and
• 134 vehicle parking spaces and 513 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Criteria for 100% Secured Rental and Below-Market Housing as an Alternative to Inclusionary Social Housing in the Burrard Corridor of the West End Community Plan.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.

Zail Properties has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a new townhouse development on a full city block site in the 500 Block of West 27th Avenue at Ash Street, just West of Cambie.

The proposal includes:

• 47 three-bedroom units;
• a total density of 1.20 FSR;
• Approximate overall building heights up to:
  • 38 ft. facing Ash Street and West 27th Avenue
  • 33 ft. facing rear and side lanes
• One level of underground parking (approximately 59 stalls) having vehicular access from the north side lane.

Under the site’s existing RM-8A zoning, this application is “conditional” and may be permitted pending review and decision by the Director of Planning.

The architect for the project is Ciccozzi Architecture Inc.

The full application details can be viewed here: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/531-595-w-27-ave

City of Vancouver planning staff made a presentation to Council last week to provide an update on the planning process for the Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan in East Vancouver.

The process for this plan area was initiated in 2021, with public engagement and feedback sessions in 2022. The plan area is identified for growth within the context of the Vancouver Plan, adopted by Council last year.

Early directions include:

• Enchanced rezoning in partnership with MST Nations for BCL Distribution Centre at 3200 East Broadway
• New mixed use zones to replace RS zones
• Priority for rental and social housing
• Add housing OUTSIDE employment lands
• Allow larger office and industrial buildings in employment lands
• Continue support for big box retail.

A draft plan is expected later this year, with implementation targeted for 2024.

The full presentation can be viewed here.