One of Metro Vancouver’s largest rental housing projects is being pursued by provincial and municipal authorities at a transit-oriented site in southeast Burnaby. BC Housing and the City of Burnaby have revealed their conceptual master plan for the mixed-use redevelopment of a five-acre (two-hectare) site at the southwest corner of the intersection of Kingsway and Edmonds Street—about a 12-minute walk from SkyTrain Edmonds Station, and just footsteps from various bus routes.
This includes the city-owned sites of 7282 Kingsway (vacant; former Edmonds Community Centre), 7252 Kingsway (vacant; former Kingsway Library Branch site), and 7255 Edmonds Street (parking lot), as well as the provincial government-owned property at 7264 Kingsway, which is the Hall Towers site.
Hall Towers entails 19-story and 16-story towers built in 1972, containing 331 rental units, which are now in need of replacement due to age and condition. The redevelopment plans were released to the public on Friday, after Burnaby City Council approved the preliminary vision and development concept in a closed meeting on March 7, 2022. City staff will begin the process of consulting with the public to finalize the master plan.
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