There is a very interesting infill development proposed for the
Lougheed Village site in the Lougheed Town Centre area of Burnaby. It would add 602 rental units to an area which is essentially in perpetual no-vacancy. From this City of Burnaby document -
https://burnaby.civicweb.net/filepro...?preview=16948 (
30 mb). The proposal includes:
Quote:
• demolishing the second storey of the existing commercial building on the site (approximately 23,300 sq.ft. of the 46,913 sq.ft. total commercial floor area);
• adding a new 8-storey purpose-built rental apartment building above the first storey of the existing commercial building on the site;
• developing a new 36-storey purpose-built rental apartment building in the south end of the site;
• developing a new 22-storey purpose-built rental apartment building in the northeast comer of the site;
• developing a new 3-storey townhouse building for purpose-built rental in the southeast comer of the site;
• converting the penthouse units on the upper storeys of the two existing 25-storey apartment buildings into multiple smaller purpose-built rental units; and,
• expanding the mezzanine levels on the second storey of the two existing 25-storey apartment buildings for additional purpose-built rental units.
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I made a super quick map to make things a bit easier to understand for those unfamiliar with the area.
![](https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5789/31070153236_b168513e3e_o.jpg)
RED = Existing 25-storey towers.
YELLOW = Existing 9-storey buildings.
DARK BLUE = Proposed 36-storey tower.
LIGHT BLUE = Proposed 22-storey tower.
PURPLE = Proposed 8-storey mid-rise.
The popular pub and fitness centre would remain. Remarkably, the current FAR for the site is just 1.88. That would be bumped up to 3.60 with all of these additions.