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Originally Posted by officedweller
I guess the direct comparison is the proposed tower on the NE corner of Broadway and Renfrew, just recently proposed.
Has there been a change that enabled that taller building versus the 2 8 storey ones along Renfrew?
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They're both approved under the same policy; the Moderate Income Rental Housing Pilot Program. The two on Renfrew were originally seven storey with fewer apartments. Staff recommended a height and density increase, and higher ceiling heights in the units. "The increase allows for approximately 12 additional rental units within 200 m of a Skytrain station and in a context that allows for higher building forms." They ended up at 3.5 and 3.6 FSR.
The 2406 Renfrew building, approved in 2022, was originally 12 storeys, with a six storey podium. The Urban Design Panel suggested splitting the block face in two, to create a courtyard and pedestrian mews, and having a six and a 14 storey tower, with the same overall density (4.08 FSR). The extra height was supported because "for RS- and C-zoned sites located at an arterial intersection, higher forms may be considered." The site was already a C-1 zone, not RS-1 like the sites down the street. The six storey building steps down to three at 8th Avenue.