225-Unit Rental Building Proposed for Central Lonsdale
Anthem Properties has submitted a rezoning application to the City of North Vancouver for a 28,000 SF site at 143 East 17th Street and 1600 -1640 Eastern Avenue, just East of Lonsdale in the Central Lonsdale neighbourhood. The site sits just East of Anthem’s condo tower project “Local on Lonsdale“, completed in 2013.
The site is designated as Residential Level 6 (High Density) in the OCP, and currently consists of five parcels; each with a building that was constructed between 1954 and 1956. All five buildings combine for a total of 55 rental units.
The plan for the site is a new 13 storey rental apartment building with ground oriented
units at its base. Details include:
- 225 rental units (including 32 at below market rents);
- 24 studios, 134 one-bedrooms, 53 two-bedrooms and 14 three-bedrooms;
- a total density of 3.30 FSR;
- a new 18,595 SF public park on the South end of the site;
- a total building height of 121 feet;
- 177 parking spaces.
The application describes the design rationale: “Attention was placed on the development’s four edges to ensure the relationship between building and street and
the public realm are strengthened. The Eastern Avenue and lane edges strive to promote a friendly pedestrian streetscape and pleasant relationship between resident and the street, to create a sense of entry and privacy for residents. The building edge facing East 17th Avenue is designed to feature an expressive entry element to the
building, a double height volume that is architecturally articulated. The indoor fitness and health amenity space is strategically located to animate the street and lane edge and sits by the entrance for convenient access to promote an active lifestyle.”
The architect for the project is DYS Architecture.