Application to revise rezoning in advance of enactment 1444 Alberni St and 740 Nicola St

The City of Vancouver has received an application to amend the approved CD-1 (Comprehensive Development District) draft By-law in advance of enactment to permit the conversion of floor area originally intended for rental residential housing into social housing. This conversion corresponds to a reduction in the offered cash CAC which is converted to in-kind CAC in the form of social housing. As a result, the total number of market rental housing units would decrease from 129 to 78. The addition of a 51 social housing unit obligation is proposed to replace a portion of the cash-in-lieu payment secured in the original rezoning. The application also proposes to remove Passive House certification.

The proposal is to allow for the enactment of a CD-1 By-law which allows for a 48-storey and a 43-storey mixed-use building with a six-storey podium and includes:

• 443 residential units;
• 51 social housing units, 78 rental units, and 314 strata-titled units;
• A floor space ratio (FSR) of 14.48;
• A building height of 135.2 m (444 ft.); and

This application is being considered under the West End Community Plan.

The City’s Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy applies to this site. This policy provides assistance and protections to eligible renters impacted by redevelopment activity. To learn more visit: vancouver.ca/protecting-tenants.

Application drawings and statistics are posted as-submitted to the City. Following staff review, the final project statistics are documented within the referral report.