INVESTMENT
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, essential services-oriented retail, such as neighborhood shopping centres and mixed-use retail centres with convenience style format (food, liquor, drug, banks) have fared the best. Convenience-style tenanted assets located in busy retail corridors are highly sought after as investors look for stability in cash-flow backed by strong covenanted tenants. Some notable retail transactions that have closed during the pandemic include:
1. Delta Shoppers Mall – 8037 120th Street – $34,300,000
2. Volkswagen – 4575 Main Street – $23,200,000
3. Trenant Park Square – 5201 Ladner Trunk Road – $64,500,000
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Westbank’s 5055 Joyce:
Since its initial proposal in Fall 2018 for a 32-storey (305 ft) 298-unit condominium development, Westbank revised its rezoning application for a 36-storey (315 ft) 360-unit secured rental development in March 2020.The application received approval in October 2020.
Details: https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/5055joycest/index.htm
QuadReal and Westbank’s Oakridge Centre Development:
A revised rezoning application has been submitted in 2020. The applicants seek to increase building heights up to 9 additional storeys from what was approved in 2018, converting from condominium to rental units, and changes to the build form. The proposal includes 775 new housing units (319 additional market rental and 94 moderate income rental units).
Details: https://shapeyourcity.ca/650-w-41-ave
Starlight Investments Lougheed Village:
Since its initial application in 2018 for two rental towers, Starlight just recently revised its application for an additional third tower. If approved, the project will add 1,200 new rental units, in addition to the existing 528 units, making it the largest all-rental development in Metro Vancouver.
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The City of Vancouver staff are recommending council to permit a temporary policy of considering rezoning applications for full rental developments instead of luxury condominiums in Vancouver’s Downtown West End. The proposal includes a requirement for a minimum of 20% secured below-market rental units in-place of the social housing requirement for condominium developments, and Community Amenity Contributions (CACs) applicable to condominium developments would also not apply in this case. If approved, the changes would only apply to areas D and E shown below:
Details: https://council.vancouver.ca/20201124/documents/r5.pdf