611 Agnes Street

Project Update: July 13, 2026:

Feedback through Be Heard New West has now concluded. Council will consider giving first, second and third reading to this rezoning application at its meeting on July 13, 2026. The Council meeting is open to public attendance, either in person or online. Click here to access the report to Council, including an overview of the review process and public feedback received.

What is being proposed?

Rezoning and Special Development Permit applications have been submitted for 611 Agnes Street in the Downtown neighbourhood.

The proposal is for a 37-storey mixed-use development; consisting of 323 secured market rental units, a 37-space not-for-profit childcare facility, 2,898 square metres of office space, and 907 square metres of ground-floor retail space, which includes 467 square metres specifically for a restaurant.

A publicly accessible outdoor space, that would be privately owned and maintained, is also proposed at the corner of Agnes and Sixth Street (approximately 52 square metres).

The proposal has an overall Floor Space Ratio (FSR) of 11.86, of which 7.93 FSR is residential, 1.19 FSR is office, 0.37 FSR is retail and 0.22 FSR is childcare.

The site is located within Tier 2 of a Transit Oriented Development Area, and is approximately 250 metres from Columbia Street SkyTrain Station. 221 off-street vehicle parking spaces are proposed, with 117 of those allocated to residential units. The remaining 17 spaces would be allocated for visitor parking, 76 allocated to the commercial uses (retail, office), and 8 allocated to childcare.

The application is consistent with the property’s Official Community Plan designation and would rezone the site from C-4 (Downtown Mixed Use Districts – High Density) to a site-specific Comprehensive Development (CD) zone.

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, before being presented to Council for consideration of approval.

Applicant-Led Consultation

The applicant hosted an applicant-led open house for the public to learn more about the proposal, meet the project team, and share feedback on the application.

An open house was held on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 from 5 - 7pm at Anvil Centre (777 Columbia Street).

Feedback was provided to the applicant through their website until December 17, 2025.

Please click here for the Applicant Led Consultation Summary Report.