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Coquitlam eyes tower, senior housing close to Lougheed station Proposed project would involve density swap
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The City of Coquitlam is putting forward two significant proposals close to the Lougheed SkyTrain station — as land owner and applicant. On Monday, council unanimously gave first reading to the municipality’s rezoning bids, without discussion or comment from staff, that, if approved following the Feb. 28 public hearing, would see a density swap between the sites. According to a report, the city wants to get the land at 560 Sydney Ave. ready for a high-rise for 289 market condos and provide 22 new
childcare spaces to meet the goals in the city’s recently adopted Child Care Partnership Strategy. The property, which is currently occupied by the vacant Burquitlam Lions Care Centre, returned to the municipality in 2016 after Fraser Health pulled its funding for the complex. That centre will be razed by the future owner, the report notes, and will generate about $3.4 million in development cost charges (DCC) for the municipality. In exchange, the tower’s rental component — at nearly 59,000 sq. ft. — will move to an assembled site across the street, at 594, 596, 600 and 602 Sydney Ave., for SEE
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