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Introduction

Community Engagement and Education

• Hundreds of hours have been spent engaging the

community in person, at numerous information meetings and online. Affordability and Diversity

• One of the more affordable and diverse housing
• ptions in West Vancouver.

Environmental Sustainability

• A compact and complete energy-efficient housing form
• n a transit corridor close to a neighbourhood hub.

Population and Economic Growth

• Addresses our housing needs while supporting new,

local commercial opportunities. Underground Parking and Schedule

• Benefits of underground parking and efficiencies in

multi-family construction.

Community Engagement and Education

“Walk the Streets” Community Consultation

• 50-day, 300-hour commitment to comprehensively

inform the community and document feedback.

• All data collected was submitted to the District of West

Vancouver staff, and to Mayor and Council. Public Information Meetings

• Three applicant-hosted meetings were held.
• The project was discussed at two Council meetings.
• The complete application and supporting

documentation is available on the District of West Vancouver website.

Affordability in West Vancouver

• Located in the most affordable neighbourhood in West

Vancouver.

• Considerably less than the benchmark average of

$2,518,000 in West Vancouver.

• One of the more affordable housing options in West

Vancouver.

• Most affordable – Horseshoe Bay

$1,583,100 benchmark price

• Most unaffordable – Whitby Estates

$4,854,000 benchmark price

Affordability in the Neighbourhood

• One of the more affordable housing options in the

neighbourhood.

• Most affordable – 1,189sf apartment studio

$1,048,000 – 11 years old

• Most unaffordable – 5,795sf single-family home

$12,500,000 – 18 years old

• Average List Price

$3,075,802

• Most affordable duplex – 2,644sf

$1,348,000 – 41 years old

• Most affordable single-family home – 2,079sf

$1,368,000 – 49 years old

New Construction Sale

• New construction comparison within 200ft of

Tantalus Gardens.

• Sold Price

$2,628,571

• Sold Date

April 19, 2019 Tantalus Gardens

Diversity in the Neighbourhood

• 39 listings in the neighbourhood

(Horseshoe Bay, Gleneagles and Whytecliff)

• 29 listings are houses (74.3%)
• 7 listings are apartments (17.9%)
• 2 listings are duplexes (5.1%)
• 1 listing is a townhouse (2.6%)
• Average age of home listed is 32.7 years

Alternative Transportation Methods

• Public transit
• Car sharing initiatives
• Active transportation

Environmentally Responsible

Alternative Housing Forms

• Pocket communities
• Coach houses
• Duplexes
• Smaller building

footprints

High Quality of Life with a Smaller Environmental Footprint

Underground Parking

• Geotechnical assessment has been performed.
• Silty sand and gravel fill over till was found and no

bedrock was encountered.

• Premium cost of underground parking provides long-

term benefits such as:

• 21 vehicles hidden below-grade
• Fosters social interaction and connectedness
• Allows for urban agriculture in central gathering area
• Garbage, recycling and storage rooms concealed
• Reduced overall mass and site coverage
• One central mechanical and electrical room
• Considerably less paving surface at-grade
• Significant landscaping
• There is a fine balance between affordability and fit.

Underground parking ensures improved fit within the existing single-family home neighbourhood.

Single Garage Entrance

• Single-family home garage entrances.
• Similar garage door height and width.
• Similar driveway width and length.
• Similar stone cladding.
• Similar landscape treatment.

Above-Grade Massing Study

At-grade pocket community massing

• Massing less than Hollyburn Mews.
• Five-stall surface parking for coach houses.
• One parking stall provided under duplexes.

Single-family home massing

• Eliminate one duplex and one coach house to

create single-family massing.

• Permitted under current zoning.
• Contradicts OCP policy to increase “missing

middle” housing options along the Marine Drive Transit Corridor. A home smaller than 1,700sf is not ideal for most families.

Construction Schedule

• Developing multiple, single-family home

properties is less efficient than developing

• ne, multi-family home property.

6408 Imperial – two lot subdivision 6410 Imperial Avenue

• Building Permit issued May 2017
• Substantially complete March 2019
• Sold April 2019

6581 Rosebery Avenue

• Building Permit issued May 2017
• Expected completion November 2019
• Total Construction Schedule for two homes –

29 months (14.5 months per home).

• Total Construction Schedule for 14 homes at

Tantalus Gardens – 24 months (3.5 months per home). Tantalus Gardens 6410 Imperial 6581 Rosebery

Summary

 Community Engagement and Education  Affordability and Diversity  Environmental Sustainability

 Population and Economic Growth  Underground Parking and Schedule

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