New homes and retail to replace Kingsway strip mall in Vancouver
A two-level strip mall building located mid-block on Kingsway in Vancouver’s Kensington-Cedar Cottage neighbourhood is set to be redeveloped.
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Matthew Cheng Architect has submitted a development application to turn 1050 Kingsway into a new 50-ft-tall, four-storey, mixed-use building, with ground-level retail and restaurant space and 49 homes within the upper levels.
Site of 1050 Kingsway, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
Site of 1050 Kingsway, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
Residents will have access to a outdoor amenity space on the roof of the building.
The redevelopment replaces a 1987-built strip mall that is currently occupied by the popular, longtime Dai Tung Chinese Seafood Restaurant, and Natureway Farm Market.
Artistic rendering of 1050 Kingsway, Vancouver. (Matthew Cheng Architect)
Artistic rendering of 1050 Kingsway, Vancouver. (Matthew Cheng Architect)
A floor space ratio density of 2.47 times the size of the lot will be generated by the project, based on its total floor area of 44,363 sq. ft. and the lot size of about 18,000 sq. ft.
Two underground levels will contain 78 vehicle parking stalls.
Artistic rendering of 1050 Kingsway, Vancouver. (Matthew Cheng Architect)
Artistic rendering of 1050 Kingsway, Vancouver. (Matthew Cheng Architect)
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