Plans for the Oakridge Centre redevelopment May 16.
The panel advises city council and staff about development proposals and policies, including major development applications.
It’s the project’s fourth review but first as a .
QuadReal and Westbank are developing partners. Henriquez Partners Architects is the design lead and is designing the interior of the mall. Numerous other firms are also involved.
The applicants have described the as a "mini-city." It features one and two levels of retail and office space, 10 towers of varying heights up to 44 storeys, three mid-rise buildings with commercial, office and residential uses, the latter of which includes social housing, market rental and market units.
A civic centre featuring a community centre, library, senior’s centre, performance spaces and daycare is part of the project, as is a nine-acre public park located partially on the rooftop of the mall and partially at ground level.
The park board held an open house about the May 10 and another one is scheduled May 12.
See the Courier’s story about the open house .
Rezoning for the site was granted in 2014. Under that zoning, the application is conditional, so it may be permitted, but it requires a decision of the Development Permit Board.
The project is scheduled to go before the DPB July 23. Individuals can register to speak at that meeting.
Written comments about the development application are accepted until June 15.
Build-out will be phased and is expected to take six and a half years to complete.
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