Five-tower rental project on Kingsway would replace Safeway and BC Liquor store at 3410 Kingsway
Crombie REIT and Wesgroup have applied to rezone an entire city block for five rental towers with 1,082 units, including a replacement grocery store.
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Crombie REIT and Wesgroup have submitted a rezoning application to the City of Vancouver to redevelop an entire block at 3410 Kingsway, where a Safeway and a BC Liquor store now sit beside a large surface parking lot.
The proposal calls for five rental towers ranging from 19 to 29 storeys, with 1,082 purpose-built rental units and commercial space, including a replacement grocery store. The site sits where Kingsway bends before connecting at Boundary Road, near Central Park.
The development team says the existing layout creates "a significant break in the surrounding pedestrian network." It wants to add pedestrian connections through the site, using the grade change between Kingsway and the residential neighbourhood to the south.
The site is within walking distance of the Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain station and falls within a transit-oriented area, which the city's rezoning policy supports for added density and height near rapid transit.
Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership is the architect and LOCI Landscape Architecture+Urban Design is handling the landscaping.
The facts
How many rental units would the 3410 Kingsway project include?
The proposed project at 3410 Kingsway would include 1,082 purpose-built rental units across five towers. The development also includes commercial space.
How tall would the towers at 3410 Kingsway be?
The five rental towers proposed for 3410 Kingsway would range from 19 to 29 storeys. The proposal is under review as a rezoning application with the City of Vancouver.
