Condo project would create living room to waterfront

A new condo project proposed by Bosa Properties would include a public living room to the waterfront, possibly even with a fireplace, if the development at 1000 Quayside Dr. gets the green light.

A report to council on Monday recommends Bosas application to rezone the site go to a public hearing on Sept. 29.

The companys development plans include two condo towers, one 23 storeys, the other 28 storeys, atop a four-storey podium that includes parking for residents, visitors and shoppers with a shopping mews along the south side, across from the Inn at the Quay and the Westminster Savings buildings.

The retail would also wrap around the east end, facing the River Market.

Townhouses would be built along 10th Street, across from the existing co-op.

The new development also includes a pedestrian walkway through the podium to the waterfront, and a staircase and glass elevator linking it to the McInnes overpass.

The condo towers would be comprised of 305 one-bedroom units, 188 two bedrooms and 26 three-bedroom residences, each with flex-space features that allow things like a kitchen island to be converted to an eight-person dining table, or bedrooms that can be converted to a living room.

In addition to 516 parking spaces for residents on six levels, two of which will be underground, there would also be 80 parking spots available to visitors to the River Market as well as the developments commercial tenants.

A parking study by Bunt & Associates transportation planners said even though those parking spots are less than the 794 spots required by existing parking bylaws, the projects proximity to SkyTrain, its high walkability score, and a plan to provide 89 subsidized transit passes to residents as well as four stalls for car share programs means there will still be plenty of parking.

The proposal has been altered considerably since it was first presented to council in February. That plan called for two 26-storey towers atop a seven-storey parkade, six of which would be above ground. But city staff and a public review that consisted of two open houses, as well as an information kiosk at the Quayside Festival, raised a number of concerns with the projects size, as well as the nature of some of its public spaces.

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Condo project would create living room to waterfront