65 First Street
What's being proposed?
Rezoning and Special Development Permit applications have been received to develop a mixed-tenure, mixed-income development at 65 First Street. This two-tower project is located within Tier 3 of the Columbia Station Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Area. Tower A would be a fully rental building, comprising 299 market rental units and 30 below-market units. Tower B would contain 304 stratified market condo units. The two towers would be connected via an upper level amenity bridge, with both strata and rental townhouses below, facing the project’s street and park frontages.
Though resident parking cannot be required in the Transit Oriented Development area, per Provincial requirements, the application includes 410 resident parking spaces and 63 visitor parking spaces. A total of 980 long-term bicycle and 14 short-term bicycle parking spaces would also be provided, exceeding Zoning Bylaw requirements.
Click here to view drawings of the proposed development.
How can I engage?
There are multiple opportunities for the public to provide feedback through the application review process. The review process is iterative and revisions are considered, based on engagement feedback, throughout the process. The process will first involve applicant-led consultation, review by City committees, followed by revisions based on the feedback, and then City-led consultation, prior to being presented to Council for consideration of approval.
Applicant-led Engagement
The applicant will be hosting one in-person open house and one virtual open house at the below dates and times, in order to collect feedback from the community:
👨👩👦👦 In-Person Open House
- Date: November 12
- Time: 5:30-7:30pm
- Location: Douglas College, Room N2217
💻 Virtual Open House
- Date: November 13
- Time: 5:00-7:00pm
- Meeting link: SixtyFiveFirst Virtual Open House | Microsoft Teams | Meetup-Join
📝 Written Feedback
Written feedback can also be provided to the applicant by completing an online survey, or by email (see contact information on the project website). The survey can be accessed via the project website and will be open from October 29 to November 22.
Please visit the applicant’s website: www.sixtyfivefirst.com to take the survey and for additional information.
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