BlueSky Properties has submitted their formal rezoning applications for two linked sites across the street from each other on the East side of Thurlow Street on Harwood.

The two towers would be 32 and 33-storeys respectively, comprise a total of 300 units and would be rezoned from the current RM-5A zoning to a CD zoning per the West End Community Plan, which allows for 300 ft. towers between Thurlow and Burrard.

Details for each site include:

1065 Harwood Street and 1332 Thurlow Street (North Site)

The proposal is for a 33-storey residential building including:

• 59 market residential units on floors 18-33;
• 98 social housing units on floors 2-18;
• 64 one-bedrooms, 30 two-bedrooms and 49 three-bedrooms;
• a total density of 10.46 FSR;
• five levels of underground parking with 157 vehicle parking stalls and 197 bicycle parking spaces; and
• a building height of 300 ft.

1066 & 1078 Harwood Street (South Site)

The proposal for the South site is for a 32-storey residential building with:

• 143 market residential units;
• 64 one-bedrooms, 30 two-bedrooms and 49 three-bedrooms;
• a total density of 10.11 FSR;
• six levels of underground parking with 236 vehicle parking stalls and 180 bicycle parking spaces; and
• a building height of 300 ft.

The architect for the project is Henriquez Partners.

Westbank Corp. has now submitted their formal rezoning application for the site they own at 1668-1684 Alberni Street, at the corner of Bidwell Street. The site is currently home to two older midrise concrete condo buildings located just across Alberni from the former Chevron site, sold recently. The site also sits on the same block as a proposed 42-storey rental tower.

The current zoning for the 21,607 SF site is RM-5C thought the site is one of several that were redesignated under the West End Community Plan, this area known as the Denman Village. The proposal, designed by Bing Thom, is a 39-storey residential building including:

• a six-storey podium;
• 94 market residential units;
• 13 one-bedrooms, 25 two-bedrooms, 55 three-bedrooms & 1 four-bed;
• 5,500 SF floorplates;
• the top 18 floors will feature only two units per floor;
• a total density of 10.7 FSR;
• four levels of underground parking with 180 vehicle parking stalls and 120 bicycle parking spaces; and
• a building height of 385 ft.

The application describes Bing Thom’s design rationale:

We are pleased to announce the sale of this 17,292 SF land assembly in the Burrard Corridor sub-area of the West End.