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Construction of the massive Arbutus Centre’s Blocks A and B at 4188 Yew St near Arbutus and King Edward, has now reached ground level. Owned and developed by Larco Investments Inc, design is by Dialog Architecture, with construction services provided by Urban One Builders.
The project will have four blocks, A, B, C, and D, when finished. Plans continue to evolve, with a development permit change approved in October 2018 to allow an additional 2 storeys to Block A, bringing the total height to 8 storeys. As well, this would increase the building’s residential area by 17,691 sq ft, for a total of 296,847 sq ft. The number of residential units has increased from 215 to 236. These will be divided into 111 market rental units, 75 non-market rental units, and 50 seniors rental units.
In addition to the residential component, the Block A building will contain roughly 70,000 sq ft of commercial and office space, which will include a Safeway grocery store and a restaurant. Plans for Block B remain the same, and it will be 7 storeys when complete and contain 170 market rental units, as well as a Bank of Montreal and a BC Liquor. Blocks C and D are also still in the permitting process, with recent increases to be featured in our upcoming Arbutus Centre Update: Part 2 write-up tomorrow.
Additional information and images can be found in our Database file for the project, linked below. Want to get involved in the discussion? Check out the associated Forum thread, or leave a comment in the field provided at the bottom of this page.
