A North Shore developer is proposing to build seven more stories on a building in the City of North Vancouver that was approved by council in 2018.
Millennium Northmount Limited Partnership has applied for an OCP amendment to add seven more stories to an 18-storey proposal at 123-145 East 13th Street.
A council approval would mean a 25-storey building, which would be the tallest tower in the immediate area.
The developer says the additional stories will be reserved for rental housing geared towards hospital staff and nurses.
“We are proposing to add rental housing to the above development by way of an increase to the tower height,” said Hazel Jambor, the proponent.
Jambor said the extra density will be purely in the form of rental housing, catering to hospital staff, fire hall and other first responders and others working nearby.
“We are planning to prioritize the rental housing for healthcare workers, nurses and first responders working at Lion’s Gate Hospital,” he wrote in a letter to council.
City of North Vancouver staff, however, recommends that council not grant the extra seven-storey density.
“It is expected that there would be an increase in shadow impacts on buildings to the north as well as on the public realm. It is likely that ocean views from existing buildings would be minimally obscured beyond the already approved 18-storey development,” staff says in a report to council.
“A 25-storey building on this site may appear to be incongruous with the surrounding properties, particularly with the lower developments to the south.”
However, staff is suggesting a minor Increase in height for improved commercial levels, which would allow for an increase in height for commercial floor levels from 12 to 14 feet.
The developer is also seeking other variances which were not part of the initial zoning. These include a new guest suite, waiving parking space setbacks from walls and columns, reducing minimum garbage and recycling storage area requirements.
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