809-811 Carnarvon Street and 60-70 Eighth Street
What's being proposed?
Rezoning and Special Development Permit applications have been received to develop a 44-storey mixed-use building at 809-811 Carnarvon Street and 60-70 Eighth Street. The subject site is located within the New Westminster Station Transit Oriented Development Area (land within 800 meters of a SkyTrain station). The proposal includes 468 stratified residential units, at-grade retail units, and a 145-room hotel. A 160 sq. m. (1,720 sq. ft.) publically-accessible dog parklet is also proposed at the corner of Blackie Street at Victoria Street.
Though resident parking cannot be required in the TOD area, per Provincial requirements, the application includes 144 resident parking spaces and 24 visitor parking spaces. A total of 110 commercial and hotel parking spaces are also proposed. All off-street vehicle parking would be accommodated in a below-grade parkade. A total of 712 long-term and 24 short-term bicycle parking spaces would be provided.
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, before being presented to Council for consideration of approval.
Click into the phases below to learn more about the feedback received through the consultation process.
Documents
Project Contact
Planning Division
Planning and Development Department
Phone: 604-527 4532
Email: devfeedback@newwestcity.ca
Phases
Applicant-led Engagement
Applicant-led Engagement
The applicant hosted an in-person open house on June 5, 2024 and survey responses and written feedback were accepted until June 27, 2024. The feedback has been reviewed by staff, and a summary of all feedback received will be included in a staff report that will be submitted to Council prior to their consideration of whether or not to approve the project.
The next opportunity to provide feedback on this project will be through City-led consultation. Check back here for updates.
What We Heard
During the applicant-led consultation, respondents indicated strong support for inclusion of ground-oriented retail units (76.3%), new housing units (72.9%), and the proposed hotel use (71.2%). The majority of community feedback focused on the following:
- Support for the proposed program (residential units, ground-level retail, and hotel use);
- Desire for smaller retail units with active uses;
- Mixed feedback regarding building design and proposed unit sizes; and,
- Concern about potential vehicle traffic impacts.
This feedback will be considered by the applicant as revisions are made to the project.