An 18-unit townhouse proposal on a prominent site in the Moody Park neighbourhood is heading to public hearing on Monday.
The city has received a heritage revitalization agreement application for 802 and 806 Eighth St. and 809 Eighth Ave. The proposal would include the retention and on-site relation of the 1929 Sincock House on its own subdivided parcel and the construction of three new townhouse buildings containing 18 units.
“The new buildings would include nine standard side-by-side townhouse units and eight units (four townhouse and four studio units) in a stacked townhouse format,” said a staff report. “The stacked units are considered reasonable in the context of this project as a site-specific heritage revitalization agreement, and given that the studio units would be accessible.”
According to the report, the subject properties are designated as residential-infill townhouse in the city’s official community plan.
The report states the proposed density and heights for two townhouse buildings are slightly higher than otherwise anticipated under the infill townhouse and row house residential zone, but the overall massing and scale of the buildings gradually reduce toward the northwest (where single-family homes are located.)
The project is proposed at the corner of Eighth and Eighth – on a corner that faces Moody Park and the old New Westminster Secondary School.
The buildings are proposed to be oriented parallel to Eighth Avenue, on both sides of a central pedestrian courtyard.
The Sincock House, located at 806 Eighth St., is one of three single-family homes located on the three properties that make up the development site. As part of the proposal, the house would be restored and legally protected through a heritage designation bylaw.
At its Feb. 27 meeting, council gave first and second readings to the heritage revitalization agreement and heritage designation bylaws related to this proposal. A public hearing will be held on Monday, March 27 at 6 p.m.
All of the reports related to this application, as well as a variety of architectural renderings, can be found on the BeHeardNewWest website.
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