A rezoning application has been submitted by Larco for a new infill apartment building next to an existing building they own at 5455 Balsam Street, known as Fontainebleu Apartments, at the Northwest corner of Balsam and West 39th Avenue in Kerrisdale.

The proposal is to allow for the addition of a 15-storey infill residential building on the 57,599 SF site, while retaining the existing 14-storey, 88-unit building.

The proposal for the infill component includes:

• 145 market rental units;
  • 57 studios, 35 one-bedrooms & 53 two-bedrooms;
• 15th floor amenity space;
• A total new density of 1.88 FSR (total density of 3.63 FSR)
• A building height of 130 ft.;
• 58 underground vehicle parking spaces and 278 bicycle parking spaces

The application is being considered under the Secured Rental Policy.

The building massing and setbacks are based on the RM-3 zoning.

The architect for the project is Rositch Hemphill Architects.

The property was sold in 2020 for $70,000,000 by Colliers.

A development application has been submitted for the full city block site at the Southwest corner of East 1st Avenue and Clark Drive in East Vancouver.

The proposed project is a speculative mixed use industrial and office project preliminarily called “1st & Clark”. The 5-storey building will be a horseshoe shape and include units for smaller downtown wholesale and light industrial users.

Details of the project include:

• wholesale uses on the main to second floor;
• general offices on the third to fifth floors;
• 197,948 SF of gross floor area;
• a total density of 3.0 FSR;
• a building height of 72 ft.; and
• 220 underground parking spaces on one underground level.

Under the site’s existing I-2 zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The architect for the project is TKA+D Architecture + Design Inc. 

Buffalo Investment have submitted an application to rezone the vacant former gas station site at 8655 Granville Street. The 15,076 SF site located on the West side of Granville Street, just South of West 70th Avenue. It is currently zoned C-2 but was redesignated as part of the Marpole Community Plan.

The proposal consists of an 11-storey mixed-use building and includes:

• 55 condo units;
  • 19 one-bedrooms, 27 two-bedrooms & 8 three-bedrooms;
• 8,605 SF of retail space;
• 8,090 SF of office space on the 2nd floor;
• A building height of 126 ft.;
• A total density of 4.10 FSR; and
• 73 underground parking spaces and 110 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Marpole Community Plan.

The site was acquired by Buffalo in February 2018 for $20,000,000 or $316 per buildable SF based on the application.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.

The full rezoning application can be viewed here: https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/8655granvillest/index.htm

A rezoning application has been submitted for a single corner lot in the Cambie Corridor at the corner of Cambie Street and West 26th Avenue.

The plan for the 10,130 SF site is to redevelop the single family lot to allow a new 6- storey woodframe residential building that includes:

• 29 condo units;
  • 11 one-bedrooms, 15 two-bedrooms & 3 three-bedrooms;
• a total density of 2.50 FSR;
• a building height of 64.5 ft.; and
• 33 underground parking spaces on two levels and 36 bicycle spaces.
• multiple roof decks at different levels and a children’s play area.

This rezoning application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan.

The architect for the project is Billard Architecture.

The site was acquired in 2018 for $11,950,000, or $472 per buildable SF.

We are pleased to introduce 4575 Main Street – an opportunity to purchase a prominent redevelopment site with secure holding income. The C-2 zoned auto dealership is located on a 25,341 SF lot and offers the opportunity to secure a 5-year leaseback at land value.

Please view our brochure here: 4575 Main Street_Final_E