Anthem Properties has submitted their rezoning application for the former Chevron site at 1698 West Georgia Street that they acquired in 2017.

The plan for the 18,955 SF site is a 33-storey residential tower that includes:

• 127 condo units;
  • 1 studio, 24 one-bedrooms, 71 two-bedrooms & 31 three-bedrooms;
• a building height of 326 ft.;
• a total density of 9.39 FSR;
• 213 vehicle parking spaces and 335 bike stalls.

The application describes the design rationale: “Rising noticeably lower than rest of the upcoming and proposed developments in the neighborhood, our building height at 1698 W Georgia Street respects the descending skyline, moving from downtown Vancouver towards Stanley Park.

The asymmetrical tower top ensures a gradual transition of the skyline along both W Georgia street and Bidwell street, and also brings diversity to the mostly uniform skyline of the neighborhood.

The facade design takes inspiration from the fine textures on the mountain rocks, made by numerous facets and cracks.

Gently twisting in profile, subtly varying in color, the uniquely designed vertical facade fins help break up the monotony and the severity of an all-glass tower and create a dynamic facade that animates the building through different views and angles of sunlight.”

This application is being considered under the West End Community Plan and Rezoning Policy for the West End. 

The architect for the project is internationally renowned Kohn Pedersen Fox in partnership with local architect Chris Dikeakos.

VivaGrand Developments has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop 1555 Robson Street, a site at the corner of Robson and Cardero Streets in Downtown Vancouver. The 132 x 131 ft site is located in the West End Community Plan which rezoned the property to C-6, which conditionally allows for a market residential highrise if social housing and commercial space is included.

The site sits directly south of 1550 Alberni, a 43-storey condo tower by Westbank currently under construction.

The proposal is for a 28-storey tower that includes:

• 177 residential units including 24 units of social housing;
• Retail on the ground floor;
• Office space on floors 2-3;
• Social housing on floors 2-7;
• Condos on floors 8-28;
• A total density of 9.63 FSR:
• A building height of approximately 300 ft.

Vivagrand acquired the site in October 2017 for $79,500,000 or $455 per buildable SF based on the gross floor area in the application.

The architect for the project is IBI Group.

The full development application can be viewed here: https://development.vancouver.ca/1555robson/index.htm

A development permit application has been filed for new laneway housing in the West End. The proposal is for an existing 10-storey apartment building located on a 99 ft. lot at 1160 Broughton Street. The laneway was given the name See-em-ia Lane by the City in 2017 as part of a project to name all of the West End’s laneways.

The site is zoned RM-5, which was amended as part of the West End Community Plan to allow for infill development on an under-utilized lane frontage.

The proposal is for a new 4-storey laneway stacked townhouse building that includes:

• 6 new market rental units;
• 3 two-bedroom units and 3 three-bedrooms units;
• new density equal to 0.51 FSR (6,623 SF);
• a proposed height of 43.3 ft.;
• a roof deck; and 
• retention of the existing building with alterations to the underground and surface parking and landscaping, with:
• a total proposed density of 3.93 FSR;
• 26 proposed parking spaces, having vehicular access from the lane.

Under the site’s existing RM-5 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 MA+HG Architects.