A nine storey mixed-use rental apartment building has been proposed at the site of the former Empire Theatres Cinema at 200 West Esplanade Street in the City of North Vancouver.
Raffi Architecture has applied to rezone the land for a new nine-storey mixed-use building with commercial retail units at grade and market rental units above.
The site is located on the northwest corner of the intersection at West Esplanade and Chesterfield, on the site of the former Empire Theatres cinema.
A total of 75 rental units are proposed, 8 of which would be provided as Mid-Market Units for the life of the building.
There will be 23 studio units, 28 one-bedroom units, and as many as eight, three-bedroom units.
The developer is also proposing an indoor amenity area that includes a gym and a separate lounge area.
The outdoor amenity space is accessed directly through the lounge and includes planter beds, a play area, a gazebo and a tool shed.
A parking reduction of 18 stalls is proposed.
According to the proponent, the building will features well-designed, secure bicycle parking facilities for both the residential and commercial uses.
Residential secure bike spaces are proposed as individual, opaque lockers for improved security.
The proposal also includes the installation of a new protected bike lane along the north side of West Esplanade for the full block to Semisch Avenue.
Protected bike lanes would also be provided adjacent to the site on both sides of Chesterfield
The Esplanade Cineplex, which had been in operation since the 1990s, closed down last April.
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