Another Rental 100 rezoning application has been submitted in East Vancouver on East Hastings. This is the second passive house multifamily rezoning application, just West of 8th Avenue Development Group’s “The Heights” project, an 85-unit project just completed at the corner of East Hastings and Skeena.

This application for 3435 East Hastings Street, between Cassiar and Skeena Street calls to rezone the 11,366 SF mid-block subject site from C-2C1 to permit the development of a 6-storey rental residential building. The proposal includes:

• • 45 secured market rental units;
  • 13 studios, 16 one-bedrooms, 10 two-bedrooms & 6 three-bedrooms;
  • 2,712 SF of retail space at grade;
  • a density of 3.14 FSR;
  • a building height of 68 ft.; and
  • 28 underground parking spaces.

This application is being considered under the Secured Market Rental Housing (Rental 100) Policy.

The architect for the project is Cornerstone Architecture.

The Planning Policy Statement for Langara Gardens has been released for consideration by Vancouver City Council. The 20.8 acre site was acquired by Peterson Group in 2009. Peterson later partnered with Concert Properties in 2015, after which a formal planning effort to redevelop the site with City of Vancouver planning got underway, with open houses and town hall meetings over the next two years.

Langara Gardens is located west of Cambie Street between 54th and 57th Avenues and was initially developed as a rental apartment property, with three towers and later a fourth tower in the 1980s. The site is currently improved with 605 apartment units and some retail space and is built to a fairly low density equivalent to a single family zoning (approx. 0.78 FSR). A large majority of the site is currently built as lowrise townhouses which is the focus of the redevelopment effort. The existing rental towers will be maintained.

The site at Pearson Dogwood, directly south, is proposed for the same density and will get underway with rezoning of the first phase shortly.

The vision for the property has included retention of the four existing apartment highrises while adding new residential buildings and various new services and amenities. “Langara Gardens will continue to be primarily residential, with a mix of housing opportunities for a variety of households, ages and income levels. A key element of the planning program is to maintain or replace the 605 existing rental housing units on a one-for-one basis.”

Details of the policy statement which will guide future rezoning applications for the site include:

• a maximum overall site density of 2.80 FSR (on gross site area);
• a total of 2,540,000 SF of development (about 2,100 units total);
• 11 towers (including existing four towers to be retained);
• All 605 existing rental units retained or replaced;
• Building heights from 3 to 28-storeys;
• 20% of net new floor area as affordable housing (approx. 430 units);
• Redesign and upgrade of existing retail space (approx. 25,000 SF);
• A new 69-space childcare facility;
• A new 1-acre City-owned park;
• A financial contribution towards a potential future station at 57th Ave;
• A community amenity contribution(s) to be determined/negotiated.

Park and Open Space Concept

Building Heights

The next step will be a site specific rezoning that will include further details such as exact units counts and building layout and design.

Full details on the planning policy statement can be viewed here: http://council.vancouver.ca/20180313/documents/p1.pdf 

We are pleased to announce the completion of sale of Pacific Professional Centre, 3680 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. The 34,000 SF office building is located on a 14,000 SF C-2C zoned corner site. Nearly fully leased, the Property presents an optimal mix of potential income growth, coupled with future redevelopment potential under the City’s Rental 100 rezoning policy for rental apartments.

I am pleased to introduce this phenomenal 20,250 SF development site on the best stretch of the Cambie Corridor. 

Please download the brochure here: 4361-4387CambieSt_Van_Brochure_E Copy

Conwest Group has submitted an application to rezone a 10,676 SF mid-block site at 3070 Kingsway from C-2 to CD-1 to allow a 6-storey mixed-use building with a 3-storey townhouse development at the lane, consisting of:

• 40 secured market rental units;
• 3,080 SF of retail at grade;
• A total density of 3.27 FSR;
• A height of approximately 60 ft.; and
• 24 parking spaces.

The site is located on the South side of Kingsway between Rupert and Kerr Street, just south of the Joyce Collingwood neighbourhood. It is currently improved with a nondescript retail building.

The application is being considered under the Secured Market Rental Housing (Rental 100) Policy.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.

The site was acquired in October 2015 for $3,750,000 or $106 per buildable SF based on the application.