Figured it was time for this to get it's own thread.
BlueSky Properties(Bosa) has proposed a 10 storey building for the corner of W. Broadway and Oak St. It will have retail on the ground floor, 8 floors of commercial space and the 10th floor will be amentity space.
The architect firm is Chris Dikeakos Architects Inc.
The building will be 96,629sqft giving the site an FSR of 5.22.
The rezoning was approved back in March of this year (2011).
No date yet for the DPB (probably late 2011/early 2012).
Site is envisioned as possibly providing a conncection to a rapid transit station for the UBC/Broadway line.
Notification Letter
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/develop...ay/notiltr.pdf
Site Plan
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/develop...way/sitepl.pdf
Renderings
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/develop...renderings.pdf
N. Elevation
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/develop...adway/nele.pdf
N. Elevation temp retail
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/develop...tempretail.pdf
East Elevation
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/develop...adway/eele.pdf
South Elevation
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/develop...adway/sele.pdf
West Elevation
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/develop...adway/wele.pdf
Overall I think this project looks great and it's good to see additional commercial space added. I wouldn't have been opposed to an additional 10-15M in this location, but with an FSR over 5 already, I'm content.
Quote:
Future Transit Connection
The future UBC/Millennium Rapid Transit Line is being planned along the Broadway corridor. A transit station is envisioned in this vicinity, although the exact location is yet to be determined. In anticipation, a future connection to an underground transit station has been incorporated into the project at the northwest corner of the proposed building. As noted above, until such
time as it is required to connect to a station, the area would be used as retail space. This is similar to the situations at 2080 West Broadway and at 525 West Broadway (Crossroads), where opportunities for future transit connections have been secured through the development permit
process.
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