Solo District ready by 2015

The first tower accompanied by Whole Foods will be ready for occupancy by 2015.  The project has progressed significantly since Morrey Nissan, Milestones and Good Year Tire cleared out.

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Destination Toyota confirmed for Still Creek

According to the City of Burnaby website, Destination Toyota will be moving from its current location at Lougheed and Madison to Still Creek across the way from Morrey Nissan.  It's already known that the site of the current location is up for sale and may even already have been sold to a developer.

Destination Toyota looking to make way for development

Destination Toyota on the corner of Lougheed Hwy and Madison Ave has placed its property on sale.   It was just a matter of time before it followed suit like Morrey Nissan which had earlier moved to Still Creek to make room for Solo District at the corner of Willingdon Ave and Lougheed Hwy.  Speaking of Morrey, the site at Sill Creek will see a comeback by Morrey Infinity which had closed down on the north side of Lougheed Hwy to make room for the developments that went in there a few years ago.

According to the last City of Burnaby Council meeting, Destination Toyota will move into the Still Creek Auto Mall.

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Item ............................................................. 08 Meeting ....................................2014 March 24

COUNCIL REPORT

CITY MANAGER 2014 March 19 DIRECTOR PLANNING AND BUILDING

REZONING REFERENCE #14-08 Proposed Revision To Phase 1 Automobile Dealership Building

4451 Still Creek Drive (see attached sketches) Lot 4, D.L.'s 70 & 119, Group 1, NWD Plan BCP25458

CD Comprehensive Development District (based on Ml Manufacturing District, M5 Light Industrial District and Cl Neighbourhood Commercial District)

Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on Ml Manufacturing District, M5 Light Industrial District and Cl Neighbourhood Commercial District and in accordance with the development plan entitled "Burnaby AutomaII Phase 1 Toyota Dealership 4451 StilI Creek Development" prepared by CEI Architecture)

APPLICANT: CEI Architecture 500 - 1500 West Georgia Street

Vancouver, B.C. V6G 2Z6 (Attention: John Scott)

To seek Council authorization to forward this application to a Public Hearing on 2014 April 29.

(The following is from Colliers Canada's site)

UNDER CONTRACT: HIGH DENSITY Residential development opportunity

4278 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby

LAND OR DEVELOPMENT SITE FOR SALE

For Sale
Land Area: 94,532.00 SF.    Available Areas: 1.00 SF to 472,626.00 SF.    

DOCUMENTS

• 4278 Lougheed Brochure.pdf

DESCRIPTION

Rare opportunity to acquire a large-scale high density residential transit-oriented development site in the Brentwood Town Centre area of Burnaby. The property encompasses a 2.17 acre site with approximately 245 feet of frontage along Lougheed Highway and 395 feet along Madison Avenue. The property is close proximity to schools, universities, shopping, dining and the Brentwood Sky Train Station, providing access throughout Metro Vancouver.

The Property contains a concrete block building and glass showroom area with underground parking. Based on documentation provided to us, the Toyota showroom facility has an area of 21,010 SF and the body shop has an area of 14,604 SF. Much of the balance of the site comprises asphalt paved parking lot which appears to be in good condition. Access to the property is provided from Madison Avenue by way of two-way driveway situated approximately 200 feet south of Lougheed Highway.

The Property falls in the Brentwood Neighbourhood Plan within the Burnaby Official Community Plan. Base density for the Property is 2.2 FSR with the ability to purchase
additional density up to 2.6 FSR. The Property is also eligible for the “S” zoning which permits a base density of 3.4 with the ability to purchase additional density up to 5.0 FSR. Commercial density could potentially be added above the 5.0 FSR of residential depending on form, design and market demand.

FEATURES

• 2.17 acre site with 245 feet frontage along Lougheed Highway and 395 feet along Madison Avenue
• Area "S" zoning provides potential of 5.0 FSR or 472,626 SF residential buildable area
• Highly coveted Brentwood location in close proximity to schools, universities, shopping, and SkyTrain
• Sale lease-back situation with an opportunity to build a mixed-use project
• Anchors one of Burnaby/Vancouver’s most prominent retail corridors - a bona fide landmark development opportunity
• Extensively serviced by the SkyTrain and high-volume bus routes connecting throughout Metro Vancouver.

Carter GM renovating

The Carter GM dealership across the street from Brentwood Mall has been busy constructing a building next to an existing one.  The fact that the dealership is investing money in expanding its building there means that it will not be leaving the vicinity of Brentwood Station anytime soon as did the Morrey Nissan dealership recently to Still Creek and Willingdon.  The former site of the Nissan dealership (across the street at Willingdon and Lougheed) will be the location of the "Brentwood Crossing" development by Appia.

More car dealerships moving to Still Creek

The rezoning process is underway to allow for the addition of at least 2 more car dealerships on Still Creek Ave west of Willingdon Ave.  According to the City of Burnaby, the project at 4451 Still Creek Ave will be designed by CEI Architecture and is the second phase of a possible 3 dealerships

Perhaps the 2 dealerships on Lougheed Hwy between Willingdon and Beta Aves (Carter Dodge Chrysler and Carter GM) will make the move to Still Creek.  A move by the Carter dealerships would free up some of the largest area of real estate in the Brentwood core for development.

Th site of the future car dealerships sits across the street from 

both Morrey Nissan and McDonald's headquarters.

Morrey Nissan (below) was the first major car dealership to

make the move from Lougheed Hwy to Still Creek Ave.

The Carter dealerships occupy most of the area from Lougheed 

Hwy to Dawson Ave between Alpha and Willingdon Aves.

The only other 2 major dealerships that may make the move from Lougheed Hwy would be Coastal Ford at Holdom and Lougheed, and Destination Toyota at Madison and Lougheed.  Car dealerships along Lougheed Hwy seem to be out of place as the Lougheed Hwy street front changes and gives way to mixed-use developments.

The first dealership to make the move to Still Creek from Lougheed was Morrey Nissan which now occupies the corner of Still Creek and Willingdon Ave across the street from McDonald's regional headquarters.