Rezoning applications

REVISED Rezoning Application - 1412-1460 Howe Street, 1410 and 1429 Granville Street, and 710 Pacific Street

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The City has received a revised application to rezone the sites at 1412-1460 Howe Street, 1429 and 1410 Granville Street, and 710 Pacific Street from BCPED (B.C. Place/Expo) and FCCDD (False Creek Comprehensive Development) Districts to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District. The proposal is for a mixed-use development as follows:

Howe Street sites: a 52-storey (497 ft.) residential tower with 407 residential units and a 10-storey podium containing retail and 95 residential units (market rental). These sites were identified under the General Policy for Higher Buildings as a location for a higher building
Granville and Pacific Street sites: 6-storey buildings (up to 106 ft.) providing retail and office uses. The Under the Granville Bridge Neighbourhood Commercial Centre Policies and Guidelines anticipate a locally-serving commercial node in this location

Changes from the previous submission (dated September 14, 2012) include:

Refinements to the podium buildings and their massing
Programmatic modifications (i.e., changes to the location and size of various uses within the proposed development)
Modifications to the public realm
Increase in the number of storeys of the tower from 51 to 52
An increase in the floor space ratio from 5.01 to 5.08
Reduction in the number of parking spaces from 555 to 509

This application has been approved by Council at Public Hearing on October 24, 2013 and By-law No. 11009 was enacted at a Regular Council Meeting on July 22, 2014.

Revised Application (December 17, 2012)

Cover, Introduction, and Index (684kb)
Rezoning Rationale Statement (46kb)
Uses and Sizes (65kb)
Urban Views (2.3mb)
Urban Components. City Analysis (3.4mb)
Urban Constraints. The Tower - Generation Diagrams (477kb)
Height Rationale (493kb)
Skyline Studies (617kb)
Shadow Studies (4.2mb)
Public Realm. The Base - Generation Diagrams (660kb)
Public Realm Under the Granville Bridge (4.1mb)
Public Realm Vision (386kb)
Studies for Greener Larger Sites. Urban Performance (1.5mb)
Sustainability. Architectural Performance (2.3mb)
Sustainable Management (487kb)
LEED (51kb)
Landscape (1.4mb)
Height Studies. Urban Views Impact Analysis (2.9mb)
Structural Analysis (636kb)
Transportation Review (2.19mb)
Project Data (940kb)
Context Plan (113kb)
Site Plan (181kb)
Podium Floor Plans (2.48mb)
General Elevation Drawings (1.76mb)
General Section Drawings (724kb)
Tower and Rental Floor Plans (441kb)
Tower FSR Calculation (608kb)
Landscape Plans (1.6mb)

Revised Application Information Sheet

Information Sheet (32kb)

Revised Application (September 14, 2012)

The City has received a revised application to rezone the sites at 1412-1460 Howe Street, 1429 and 1410 Granville Street, and 710 Pacific Street from BCPED (B.C. Place/Expo) and FCCDD (False Creek Comprehensive Development) Districts to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District. The proposal is for a mixed-use development.

Changes from the previous submission (dated January 31, 2012) include:

Howe Street sites: a 51-storey (497 ft.) residential tower with a 9-storey podium including 600 residential units (of which 180 are market rental), commercial uses.
Granville Street and Pacific Street sites: 6-storey buildings providing retail and office uses. The Under the Granville Bridge Neighbourhood Commercial Centre Policies and Guidelines anticipate a locally-serving commercial node in this location.
Proposed floor space ratio (FSR) of 5.1.

Cover, Introduction, and Index (890kb)
Rezoning Rationale Statement (242kb)
Uses and Sizes (85kb)
Urban Views (1.3mb)
Urban Components. City Analysis (1.9mb)
Urban Constraints. The Tower - Generation Diagrams (464kb)
Height Rationale (532kb)
Skyline Studies (659kb)
Shadow Studies (4.2mb)
Public Realm. The Base - Generation Diagrams (586kb)
Public Realm and Public Realm Under the Granville Bridge (2.04mb)
Public Realm Vision (944kb)
Studies for Greener Larger Sites. Urban Performance (963kb)
Sustainability. Architectural Performance (1.2mb)
Sustainable Management (516kb)
LEED (309kb)
Landscape (1.25mb)
Height Studies. Urban Views Impact Analysis (3.09mb)
Structural Analysis (388kb)
Transportation Review (1.45mb)
Project Data (867kb)
Context Plan (281kb)
Site Plan (316kb)
Podium Floor Plans (2.48mb)
General Elevation Drawings (1.17mb)
General Section Drawings (1.76mb)
Tower and Rental Floor Plans (988kb)
Tower FSR Calculation (1.15mb)
Landscape Plans (2.09mb)

Application (January 31, 2012)

The City has received an application to rezone the sites at 1412-1460 Howe Street, 1429 and 1410 Granville Street, and 710 Pacific Street from BCPED (B.C. Place/Expo) and FCCDD (False Creek Comprehensive Development) Districts to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District. The proposal is for a mixed-use development as follows:

on the Howe Street sites, a 49-storey residential tower with a 9-storey podium including market rental housing, commercial uses, and a childcare facility
on the Granville Street and Pacific Street sites, 6-storey buildings providing retail (including a grocery store, drugstore and liquor store) and office uses
a proposed floor space ratio (FSR) of 4.8 (i.e. the total building floor area permitted would be equal to 4.8 times the site area)
a total floor area of 60 668 m² (653,046 sq. ft.)

- 39 464 m²(424,800.9 sq. ft.) strata residential

- 6 340 m² (68,245.4 sq. ft.) rental residential

- 6 300 m² (67,814.9 sq. ft.) retail

- 5 935 m² (63,885.9 sq. ft.) office space, and

- 650 m² (6,996.8 sq. ft.) childcare
a maximum height of 150 m (the General Policy for Higher Buildings has identified this site as a location for a higher building);
a total of 600 residential units including 180 market rental units; and
713 parking spaces, 8 loading bays, and 270 bike spaces.