General Vancouver Development Updates II

[madog222]

Replacing an earlier low rise strata proposal.

485 Commercial Dr and 1683 E Pender St - To rezone from MC-1 to CD-1 under the Grandview Woodland Plan to allow for the development of a 22-storey residential building with 239 market rental housing units and a rooftop amenity area, and a six-storey building with 41 supportive housing units and a two-storey drop-in centre (13,860 sq. ft.). An FSR of 8.6 and a building height of 70.4 m (231 ft.) are proposed.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public...ctId=272811315

[logan5]

Of note, the Grandview/Woodland plans prescribes 3.0 FSR and 6 stories for the intersection of Pender and Commercial. That area is a dead zone, so something more substantial is needed there.

[officedweller]

From a friend.

Looking north on Oak at 67th:

[jollyburger]

RIP Commercial Drive megatower NIMBYs

1926-1978 E Broadway rezoning application
The City of Vancouver has received an application to rezone the subject site from C-1 (Commercial Inclusive) District and RT-5 (Residential) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District. The proposal is to allow for the development of a 33-storey mixed-use building with a 6-storey podium, and includes:

352 rental units with 20% of the floor area for below-market units;
Commercial space on the ground floor;
A floor space ratio (FSR) of 13.3; and
A building height of 106 m (349 ft.) with additional height for rooftop amenity space.

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1926-1978-e-broadway-2

[logan5]

It requests consideration of density and height in excess of the existing policy.

Seems the Transit-Oriented Areas Rezoning Policy has given the CoV a lot more flexibility on height and density in those planning areas (assuming they approve this).

[Spr0ckets]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

RIP Commercial Drive megatower NIMBYs



https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1926-1978-e-broadway-2

Oh just you wait with your smug self until they protest it heavily.....
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....and then watch it come back as a 58 storey tower.

[madog222]

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public...ctId=269014288

https://x.com/City_Duo/status/1943849665734357221

Now up on shapeyourcity.

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/2516-co...704-e-broadway

Originally Posted by officedweller

Will there be enough setback from the SkyTrain station to allow the construction of a west side outbound platform and overpass across Broadway?

Unfortunately the answer is no.





Images from DA Architects

[gaviscon]

Finally CB station becoming what it deserves to be.

Equivalent to Toronto's Yonge and St. Clair

[madog222]

The PNE Amphitheater's last roof beam has been installed.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO8jH...l0ODRqamhzMXI=

[jollyburger]

Nicola Wealth mixed-user industrial building grades in Mount Pleasant. Currently a 27 unit multi-family apartment

75 East 8th Avenue

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public...ctId=273872580

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by madog222

Now up on shapeyourcity.

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/2516-co...704-e-broadway

Unfortunately the answer is no.




Images from DA Architects

Cross-posted from Broadway Corridor thread:

Originally Posted by officedweller

Proposed rental housing tower prevents potential future Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station expansion
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/2516...-housing-tower

I think it's shortsighted to allow this tower without provision for a west platform.
That could be space in the podium for a platform extension at the same elevation and circulation to grade, all above the tower's parking ramp. The complication is that the tower parcel is shorter than full platform length.

If this tower goes ahead, I could see the Spanish solution being dropped, and the east platform dedicated to inbound trains, and the centre platform dedicated to outbound trains. That's like what TTC did at Union Station in Toronto.

[madog222]

Originally Posted by madog222

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public...ctId=248944468

East tower now up to 32 storeys and the podium is down to 8, west tower still at 28 storeys. Net gain of 67 residential units to 470.
50k sf commerical and 30k sf retail including grocery store space.
11 FSR total.

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1220-station-st




Image from MCM/GWL

[officedweller]

I like the massing of the new proposal much better,
although the design of the podium looks like someone trying to be trendy.
The towers are too disconnected from the ground - it's like they are floating.

Edit - podium looks better from grade, but the curvey bit is an oddity (could be a request from the grocery tenant?)

[djh]

Originally Posted by madog222

East tower now up to 32 storeys and the podium is down to 8, west tower still at 28 storeys. Net gain of 67 residential units to 470.
50k sf commerical and 30k sf retail including a grocery store space.
11 FSR total.

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1220-station-st

That area sorely needs a grocery store, what with the burgeoning community growing around there and the walkability of the area. Nobody should have to drive to Costco or up to Save On Foods way up Main Street just for a pint of milk or whatever.

Hopefully this neighbourhood starts to have some cohesion, now that its warehouse/car showroom/forgotten wasteland days are fading and developers are actually building housing around there. A Skytrain station should automatically catalyse development because it's a dream scenario - I'm just amazed that all of these high-transit areas around stations in Vancouver have only suddenly awoken to the potential of being 100 yards from a highly-desirable modal point.

[csbvan]

It's a nice improvement on the previous proposal. It has a brick and steel industrial look that is a good fit for the neighbourhood. It should be striking given its location next to Pacific Central. The grocery store is a good benefit. And 470 units here is needed - St. Paul's is leaving the densest neighbourhood of rental housing in the City to an area that is long underdeveloped. We need thousands more units in this neighbourhood both to improve its vitality and safety, and to ensure nurses, doctors, admin and specialists can live close to the hospital.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

It looks like a home furniture store is moving into the old Robinson Lighting at Cambie and 7th. I guess there is no rush on that redevelopment application. Sigh.

Looks like some low end furniture retailer I doubt it's much of a hinderance to development once they are ready to proceed on the project.

[SpongeG]

The lot at Renfrew and Broadway on the NE corner is now fully cleared. The rental kitty corner from it seems to have some people living in it now, doesn't look filled out yet.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

The lot at Renfrew and Broadway on the NE corner is now fully cleared. The rental kitty corner from it seems to have some people living in it now, doesn't look filled out yet.

The rental site for 2525 Renfrew

https://www.rent2525.com/

They say it's 100% leased

https://www.instagram.com/p/DL3BkmtBLT9/

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by djh

That area sorely needs a grocery store, what with the burgeoning community growing around there and the walkability of the area. Nobody should have to drive to Costco or up to Save On Foods way up Main Street just for a pint of milk or whatever...

Isn’t there still the Urban Fare in Olympic Village?

[jrdtown]

Urban Fare OV is now rebranded to Save-on-Foods. It's still a 10-15 minutes walk from the new St Paul's, though.