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Public gets first look at mega-redevelopment plans for Metrotown mall

The public is invited to come out today to look at the City of Burnaby’s plan to create a downtown core from scratch. There is a public information session regarding the Metropolis at Metrotown Master Plan. It takes place from 4-7 p.m.
Chris Campbell
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Metropolis at Metrotown is reducing its hours and ramping up cleaning measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brentwood and Lougheed town centres have made similar changes.Metropolis at Metrotown

The public is invited to come out today to look at the City of Burnaby’s plan to create a downtown core from scratch.

There is a public information session regarding the Metropolis at Metrotown Master Plan. It takes place from 4-7 p.m. in the mall’s Atrium Court.

The process will eventually see many new highrises, plazas, parks and streets built to replace the Metropolis at Metrotown shopping centre. The master plan covers a 46-acre lot, currently home to some 1.7 million square feet of retail space. If approved, planning staff will begin working with developer Ivanhoe Cambridge on a plan that could take 80 years or longer to fully implement. 

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Canada's third-busiest mall, Metropolis at Metrotown, will be replaced with a new downtown core, if a developer's plans go ahead. - City of Burnaby

“The Metropolis at Metrotown Master Plan process launches what could become one of the largest redevelopments in Metro Vancouver’s history, though it will be likely realized over a span of decades,” said a news release. “The Master Plan will provide a framework for future site-specific rezoning applications for the development of an integrated, mixed-use downtown community.”

Read more about the project .