40-storey Tower Proposed for Downtown Site
Townline Homes has applied to the City of Vancouver to rezone the Quality Inn site at 1335 Howe Street from DD to CD-1 to permit a 40-storey residential building and includes:
- a density of 11.2 FSR
- 389 market condo units
- a 378 ft. tower with a 7-storey podium (height limited by view cone)
- 24,000 SF of transferred heritage density
- Average 6,500 SF tower floorplate
- a 37-space childcare facility
The site is 24,000 SF and is located mid-block, book-ended between two existing towers: an 18-storey with 7-storey podium building at 1379 Howe (The Executive Inn); and a 19-storey building with 7-storey podium building at 1311 Howe st. (Viva Tower).
The proposed project sits between two other active tower projects one block away: Vancouver House (59 storeys) and Tate (40 storeys).
Policies allowing rezoning include: Vancouver’s Downtown Capacity Review Study, Green Buildings Policy for Rezonings and the Downtown Official Development Plan.
The site made headlines in 2014 as it was announced that the building would be operated as temporary homeless housing. Information on the current shelter facility can be found here.
