Perkins&Will, the architect of the existing Marine Gateway, has returned as the design firm for Marine Gateway 2.įorm and uses of Marine Gateway 2 at 8530 Cambie Street.
A wide pedestrian bridge would span over the bus loop as a continuation of the retail high street into Marine Gateway 2, and enable convenient access to the SkyTrain station. The public realm spine of the existing Marine Gateway would be extended southwards.
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The physical form of the project entails five towers, including four residential towers, plus an office tower at the northeast corner. More specifically, the developer is aiming to provide over 200 homes through BC Housing’s Affordable Home Ownership Program. Raymond Kwong, the provincial director of BC Housing’s HousingHub, a program that catalyzes affordable homes for middle income households, states the location and proposed housing mix would make Marine Gateway 2 an “excellent candidate” for the provincial government’s affordable rental and home ownership programs. “We look forward to working with the City and other government stakeholders to bring forward this significant addition of industrial, office and retail space, along with market and below-market rental and affordable home ownership housing, all directly integrated with existing rapid transit station and bus loop.” “Marine Gateway 2 is a unique opportunity to support local and regional economic, housing, sustainability and transit priorities, while building on the success of Marine Gateway,” said Tim Grant, president of PCI Developments, in a statement. Instead, it would result in a net gain of industrial space in a region that is increasingly facing a dire industrial space shortage. The amount of new industrial space is over six times the size of the existing industrial provided by the car dealerships, addressing concerns that such a redevelopment would result in any loss of industrial space. Site of Marine Gateway 2 at 8530 Cambie Street, replacing the car dealerships south of Marine Drive Station’s bus loop. The proposal calls for 40,000 sq ft of retail and restaurant space, 280,000 sq ft of office space for over 1,800 workers, and 300,000 sq ft of light industrial space within the base of the buildings. There would be an even wider range of uses at Marine Gateway 2, including over 1,000 homes - a mix of 680 market rental units, 170 moderate income rental units, and 203 below-market ownership homes. Vancouver’s Marine Gateway wins international award for smart urban design.More rental homes added to three-tower proposal next to Marine Drive Station.Two towers with 573 rental homes proposed near Marine Drive Station (RENDERINGS).Vancouver City Council widens door for building proposals under new streamlined process.City of Vancouver considering taller buildings for area around Marine Drive Station.Spanning five acres, this is a larger site than the existing Marine Gateway north of the bus loop.
With the proposal for a second phase expansion of Marine Gateway, one of Metro Vancouver’s most successful transit-oriented developments could become even larger.Ī pre-application enquiry has been submitted to the City of Vancouver to redevelop the Don Docksteader Motors’ Volvo and Subaru car dealership property immediately south of the existing Marine Gateway, and SkyTrain Marine Drive Station and bus loop.