Fraser Mills condo tower, childcare centre, approved

Another Fraser Mills tower is ready to rise.

On Monday evening, Coquitlam council approved the signing and sealing of a development permit for a 32-storey, 306-unit condominium.

The project also includes a childcare facility with space for 69 children.

While council discussion was brief, Coun. Brent Asmundson reiterated his call for something a little more pleasing to the eye.

“I don’t think I’m the only one on council that would like to see some improvement on those designs,” he said.

The tower is set to be located at 53 Kong Court, sandwiched by Fraser Mills Drive and Lumber Alley, roughly in the centre of the sprouting Fraser Mills niehgbourhood.

Council also recently approved a 462-unit, 509-foot tall tower at 73 Millside Street across the street from Ghuman Place.

As the tower is located in a floodplain, the ground-floor slab is required to be about 20 feet above sea level.

The project includes 385 parking spots.

The developer is slated to pay the city about $5.8 million in development cost charges.

Approved in the spring of 2022, the Fraser Mills development is set to provide include 16 towers ranging from 29 to 49 storeys and a total of 5,500 units.

Located east of Ikea and south of Maillardville, the development is also slated to include 794,500 square feet of employment space including light industrial, office and retail space. Spearheaded by Beedie development group, the project is expected to produce 1,700 jobs, according to a city staff report.