Vancouver, 5688 Ash Street Hannelore/Oakridge Lutheran Church

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A 6-storey mixed-use building that includes:

• 46 affordable housing units;
• 9,916 sq. ft. of church space;
• 8,737 sq. ft. of retail space;
• a floor space ratio (FSR) of 3.44;
• a building height of 18 m (59 ft.) from grade; and
• 73 vehicle parking spaces and 80 bicycle spaces.

 

[officedweller]

At least this one has retail.
The neighbouring seniors home does not - in the middle of the Oakridge town centre.

 

[City Of Rain]

Is the church inside the building?

 

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Is the church inside the building?

Indeed! There used to be just a church on that site (Google maps photo from 2012).

 

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Database link: https://skyrisecities.com/database/projects/hanneloreoakridge-lutheran-church

 

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The project is nearing completion.

 

[City Of Rain]

Its just weird to see a church is right below the condo in the same building.

 

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Its just weird to see a church in right below the condo in the same building.

This project will actually be a rental, but there are already a few similar projects in Vancouver, both rental and condos. I think it's a win-win; more housing and a new church.

1155 Thurlow Street (Central Presbyterian Church) | SkyriseVancouver

1155 Thurlow Street (Central Presbyterian Church), Vancouver by 1, Henriquez Partners Architects

vancouver.skyrisecities.com

305 West 41st Avenue | SkyriseVancouver

305 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver by Townline , ZGF Cotter Architects

vancouver.skyrisecities.com

There is also a proposal in East Van:

Rezoning Application, 2025 East 12th Avenue and 2776 Semlin Drive

The City of Vancouver's Planning Department administers changes to the Zoning and Development By-law and associated Land Use and Development Policies and Guidelines.

rezoning.vancouver.ca

 

[officedweller]

The church just needs to have the assurances in place that the project will proceed.
A similar arrangement with a Royal Canadian Legion Hall in Burnaby's Heights went sideways and the Legion was left without a new hall.

Exclusive: Homeless Burnaby Legion sues real estate lawyer over redevelopment fiasco - theBreaker

The Royal Canadian Legion in North Burnaby is suing its ex-lawyer after a developer tore down the longtime hall and broke a promise to build a new one. The May 15-filed B.C. Supreme Court action claimed lawyer Anthony Knight and his firm, McMillan LLP, caused the Legion undisclosed loss, damage...

thebreaker.news

North Burnaby legion suing former lawyer over land deal

Local branch claims real estate attorney failed to protect them in deal with developer

www.burnabynow.com

 

[Surrealplaces]

Interesting. They did a Legion development in Calgary also. Luckily the new Legion building got built, but it shows that you never know for sure until it's done. In the Calgary case they waited until the new Legion building was finished before tearing down the old one. I wonder if it's because of what happened with the one in Burnaby....

Kensington Legion | SkyriseCalgary

Kensington Legion, Calgary by 1, S2 Architecture

calgary.skyrisecities.com

 

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[City Of Rain]

I honestly like the old church building better.