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Burquitlam rental cleared for construction

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More than 18 months after it got first reading, Burquitlam is set to get 204 new rental units, following a unanimous vote from Coquitlam council on Dec. 9.

The project is comprised of one 12-storey mass timber apartment and a seven-storey wood-frame building, collectively spread over five lots on Dogwood Street and Lea Avenue.

The development also includes five below-market units set to be operated by either B.C. Housing or a non-profit housing society.

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Breakdown

  • Studios: 35
  • One-bedroom units: 98, including three below-market rentals
  • Two-bedroom units: 50, including one below-market rental.
  • Three-bedroom units: 21, including one below-market rental.
  • The project also includes 10 accessible units.

As part of the agreement, the units must remain rental for 60 years or the life of the building.

The lot coverage has expanded from 55 to 63 percent since third reading, in part due to allocating approximately 3,250 square feet of the site for road space.

The applicant, W.G. Architecture, is now set to pay Coquitlam approximately $7.1 million in community amenity contribution and development cost charges.

Author

A chiropractor and a folk singer, after having one great kid, decided to push their luck and have one more, a boy they named Jeremy Shepherd.

Shepherd grew up around Blue Mountain Park in Coquitlam, following a basketball around and trying his best to get to the NBA (it didn’t work out, at least not yet).

With no career plans after graduating Porter Elementary school, Jeremy Shepherd pursued higher education at Como Lake Middle School and eventually, Centennial High School.

Approximately 1,000 movies and several beers later in life, Shepherd made a change.

Having done nothing worth writing, he decided to see if he could write something worth reading.

Since graduating journalism school at Langara College, Shepherd has been a reporter, editor and, reluctantly, a content provider for community newspapers around Metro Vancouver for more than 10 years.

He worked with dogged reporters, eloquently indignant curmudgeons and creative photographers, all of whom shared a little of what they knew.

Now, as he goes about the business of raising two fascinating humans alongside a wonderful partner, Shepherd is delighted to report news and tell stories in the Tri-Cities.

He runs, reads, and is intrigued by art, science, smart cities and new ideas. He is pleased to meet you.