Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this week’s Editor’s Note:
- Cumberland: Proposed 34 unit apartment for affordable housing.
- Courtenay: Tender for the 6th Street Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge
- Campbell River: Proposed 34 unit apartment building.
Cumberland: Proposed 34 unit apartment for affordable housing.
The Village of Cumberland, in partnership with M’akola Housing, is proposing amendments to the RM-4 Residential Multi-Family Zone to facilitate the construction of an affordable rental apartment building on Second Street. The proposed changes include increased building height to raise the maximum height from three to four stories to accommodate additional housing units. To accommodate this height increase, the RM-4 zone will also be amended to increase the permitted number of units per hectare to allow for approximately 34 units on this lot to reflect the additional units on the fourth floor. These amendments aim to strengthen the application for funding from BC Housing. A public information meeting will be held in an open house format on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Village Council Chamber, 2675 Dunsmuir Avenue. For more information, please contact the Development Services Department at 250-336-2291 or via email at planning@cumberland.ca.
Courtenay: Tender for the 6th Street Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge
The City of Courtenay has issued a tender for the 6th Street Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge. The scope of work highlights include: Site preparation, excavation, and removals; Supply, fabrication, and erection of new pedestrian/cycling cable-stayed steel bridge over the Courtenay River and approach retaining walls; Construction of trail tie-ins, paving, and civil works at Simms Millennium Park side; Installation of electrical works for bridge lighting, cyclist counter, and miscellaneous components; Intersection upgrades at 6th Street and Anderton Ave and along 6th Street, including traffic management while working in the roadways; Landscaping across the project site, including plantings and hydroseeding; Supply and installation of security screening beneath bridge back spans; and Supply and installation of critter passage at east approach. The financial plan earlier this year budgeted the project cost at $6,588,900. The tender closes January 10.
Campbell River: Proposed 34 unit apartment building.
The City has received a Major DP with variances for a proposed development on an undeveloped property near the corner of 16th Ave and Dogwood. The project includes a 34 unit apartment building, with at grade vehicle and bicycle parking below 4 stories of residential units. Of the 34 units, four units will be affordable housing per CHMC guidelines, with the remaining 30 being two-bedroom units.
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