The Aster (349 E 6th Ave) | 12fl | U/C

cyclinginvancouver · #1 Posted **May 9, 2020, 4:28 PM**

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The City has received an application to rezone 349 East 6th Avenue from RM-4 (Multiple Dwelling) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) to allow for the development of a 12-storey residential building including:

a total of 82 social housing units;
a total floor space ratio (FSR) of 4.87;
a total floor area of 5,462 sq.m (58,791 sq.ft.);
a maximum height of 37.7 m (124 ft.); and
20 underground parking stalls and 106 bicycle spaces.
The application is being considered under the Mount Pleasant Community Plan.

349 East 6th Avenue

Brightside Community Homes Foundation Pre-Application Open House for 349 East 6th Avenue

officedweller · #2 Posted **May 9, 2020, 9:46 PM**

Woah!
That tall for the area, isn't it?
Mostly lower mid-rise buildings in the arrea, right?

Nice looking tower - simple.

WarrenC12 · #3 Posted **May 10, 2020, 12:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Woah!
That tall for the area, isn't it?
Mostly lower mid-rise buildings in the arrea, right?

Nice looking tower - simple.

Hah, will the NIMBYs be out for this one? Interesting question. Looks good either way.

Feathered Friend · #4 Posted **May 11, 2020, 1:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

https://cityduo.wordpress.com/2020/0...ighter-future/

Though I expected some opposition to this one, the pre-application open house was pretty positive. That said, sometimes the tone can change once an official application has been filed.

Thanks for creating a thread for the project.

jollyburger · #5 Posted **May 11, 2020, 2:00 AM**

Seems like one of those towers around Commercial Drive so I don't think it's that dramatically out of place.

Migrant_Coconut · #6 Posted **May 11, 2020, 2:43 AM**

Just a couple blocks from Dude Chilling, to be precise. Twelve floors is pretty much par for the course in central Mount Pleasant.

Feathered Friend · #7 Posted **Jul 16, 2020, 3:59 AM**

https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applic...ant-boards.pdf

https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applic...ant-boards.pdf

Here's a trio of higher quality renderings from the virtual open house / Shape Your City platform.
https://shapeyourcity.ca/349-e-6-ave?tool=qanda

Feathered Friend · #8 Posted **Dec 11, 2020, 7:17 AM**

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Brightside Community Homes Foundation @BrightsideHomes · 9:48 PM · Dec 10, 2020
What an evening! 349 E 6th approved! We emphatically thank
@CityofVancouver Mayor and Council for another EPIC night of discussion and debate. We are once again spurred on by your support. Onward with more affordable housing in Mt Pleasant!

https://twitter.com/BrightsideHomes/...990408192?s=20

A pretty nasty hearing overall with one individual who remarked that, after this is built, everyone in the neighbourhood is going to be looking at the tenants thinking "you're the ones who destroyed our neighbourhood."

logan5 · #9 Posted **Dec 11, 2020, 7:31 AM**

Seems like the right fit moving forward towards the completion of the Broadway Plan.

Migrant_Coconut · #10 Posted **Dec 11, 2020, 8:06 AM**

Yes. A run-of-the-mill rental tower, which is just like the ones next to it but slightly taller, destroyed our neighbourhood.

giallo · #11 Posted **Dec 11, 2020, 9:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

A pretty nasty hearing overall with one individual who remarked that, after this is built, everyone in the neighbourhood is going to be looking at the tenants thinking "you're the ones who destroyed our neighbourhood."

I've got to imagine city council is trying to contain their laughter in these meetings at this point.

SFUVancouver · #12 Posted **Dec 11, 2020, 11:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

https://twitter.com/BrightsideHomes/...990408192?s=20

A pretty nasty hearing overall with one individual who remarked that, after this is built, everyone in the neighbourhood is going to be looking at the tenants thinking "you're the ones who destroyed our neighbourhood."

They're so close to getting it. It's not the tenants destroying the neighbourhood, its the intransigent privileged residents who want to preserve the place in amber than let it function as a living, breathing community that evolves over time that are destroying the neighbourhood.

djh · #13 Posted **Dec 11, 2020, 7:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

Yes. A run-of-the-mill rental tower, which is just like the ones next to it but slightly taller, destroyed our neighbourhood.

I'm interested in what you said here. Care to elaborate?

Migrant_Coconut · #14 Posted **Dec 11, 2020, 10:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by djh

I'm interested in what you said here. Care to elaborate?

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