88 Tenth Street (Columbia Square)

What's being proposed?

An application for Rezoning has been received for the creation of a Master Plan for the site at 88 Tenth Street (Columbia Square Plaza Shopping Centre). This Master Plan would facilitate a multi-phased development of a high-density, complete, mixed use, and transit-oriented community, which is intended to include a variety of housing opportunities, office and retail uses, and community and public spaces.

The applicant has proposed to replace existing commercial retail and office floor area and provide an opportunity for up to 260,000 square metres (2,800,000 sq. ft.) of residential floor area. This is estimated to achieve up to 3,800 new housing units for 7,000 residents. A minimum of 20% of the units would be required to be secured market rental units. The remaining units would not have tenure limitations and could be market ownership or rental units.

The development is focused on at-grade people-scaled design with the surface of the site prioritized for for pedestrians, cycling, and micro-mobility, and publicly-accessible open space. Buildings would be oriented around key open spaces. The general form of development, as depicted in the applicant site plan a sketches below, would include mixed use four to six storey podiums (retail at grade, office, residential and parking) supported by an expected eight residential towers ranging in height from 30 to 40 storeys.

Policy Statement and Master Plan

As this is a large-scale development that is expected to be constructed in multiple phases and take 15 to 20 years to build out, it was necessary to create a Policy Statement and a Master Plan to guide the development over this long development time horizon.

The Policy Statement is a City document that describes the vision, goals, policies and general planning principles for redevelopment. It connects “big picture” aspirations, such as those in Council’s 2023-2026 Strategic Priorities Plan and translates them into specific actions for development of the site. The Policy Statement provides “instructions” and direction on how to create a subsequent more detailed Master Plan. Feedback is being sought on the first draft of the Policy Statement through City-led consultation.

The Policy Statement provides a basis for creating a Master Plan, which is more detailed plan on how to develop the site. The Master Plan would be informed by additional work such as transportation studies, construction management plans, design plans for open spaces, and design guidelines. Additional consultation with stakeholders is expected during the creation of the Master Plan.

The draft Policy Statement for 88 Tenth Street (Columbia Square) can be found here.

The applicant site plan and sketches can be found here.

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 includes applicant-led consultation and review by City committees, followed by revisions based on the feedback. City-led consultation has now concluded before the rezoning gets presented to Council for consideration of approval.

Master Plan Consultation

Once a draft Master Plan has been completed using the framework established by the Columbia Square Policy Statement, it would be presented to Council, stakeholders and the public for comment and feedback prior to Council consideration of adoption of the Zoning Amendment Bylaw. Timing of the completion of the Master Plan and consultation have not yet been determined. Further information on how to participate will be published in the future, including on this page.

Click into the phases below to learn more about the feedback received through the consultation process.

Next Steps

Additional consultation is anticipated during the development of a Master Plan for the subject site as more detailed information is available and the proposal is refined. The timing, scope and format of that consultation will be determined at a future date.

Documents

88 Tenth Street (Columbia Square) Policy Statement

88 Tenth St (Columbia Square) - Applicant Site Plan and Sketches

88 Tenth St (Columbia Square) Applicant-Led Open House Summary Report (June 2024)

88 Tenth Street (Columbia Square) – Introductory Report (June, 2023)

88 Tenth St (Columbia Square) - Application Revision Report (May 2024)

Project Contact

Planning Division

Planning and Development Department

Phone: 604-527 4532

Email: devfeedback@newwestcity.ca