Friday, June 10, 2022

At a glance (2 minute read)

  • Burnaby city council approved rezoning of the Willingdon Lands, adding 5,239 residential units.
  • Of these units, 4,366 will be leasehold strata, 554 will be market rental, 101 moderate rental, and 218 affordable rental.
  • The development will also include commercial, studio, and cultural space.

On May 31, 2022, Burnaby council approved bylaw amendments to rezone the Willingdon Lands, a 40-acre parcel at 3405 Willingdon Avenue at the corner of Willingdon Avenue and Canada Way.

The Willingdon Lands are owned by the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, who will develop the property with Aquilini Development Group.

The parcel is less than one kilometre east of Vancouver and two kilometres south of Burrard Inlet and between Brentwood Town Centre and Metrotown.

The amendments were to the Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 12, 2022 - Bylaw No. 14446.

Burnaby council redesignated the site as an Urban Village through an Official Community Plan amendment which will include multi-family developments outside of town centres, with commercial service and additional public uses through CD zoning comprised of RM5/RM5r, C2 and B2 zones.

New housing

New housing will include ground-oriented and family-oriented housing in a variety of neighbourhoods.

Land use

Total Area

Proposed FAR

Units

Residential

3,925,100 SF

2.25

5,239
  • Leasehold strata

3,318,200 SF

1.90

4,366
  • Market rental

385,300 SF

0.22

554
  • Moderate rental

70,000 SF

0.04

101
  • Affordable rental

151,600 SF

0.09

218

Commercial

135,000 SF

0.08

-

Cultural

5,000 SF

0.00

-

Studio

450,000 SF

0.26

-

 

Site statistics

GFA

4,515,100 SF

Site area

1,744,514 SF

Proposed FAR

2.59