Approve Item 3 – 2516 Commercial Drive

Summary

• Approved ODP amendment and CD-1 rezoning for a 31-storey, 207-unit mixed-use rental building at the Commercial–Broadway SkyTrain station, one of the region's busiest transit hubs.
• Includes commercial ground floor, one floor of office space, and one floor of social services space offered to the city on a 60-year lease; no below-market rental units due to pro-forma constraints.
• Conditions require staff, the applicant, and TransLink to study whether the building's design can protect for a potential future westside platform expansion; any required changes may come back to council.
• Site is designated Business District under the ODP, requiring an amendment to permit residential use.
• Passed unanimously by all present.

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