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we invite your creativity…
… and, your input is critical to us. You are invited to participate in shaping a new conceptual design for the 1818 Cornwall site. Help us create a sustainable development that reflects the values of the community and welcomes residents and visitors to Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood.
Site History
1818 Cornwall is located at the corner of Cornwall Avenue and Cypress Street, at the base of the Burrard Bridge, between Seaforth Peace Park and Henry Hudson Elementary School. The building originally operated as a Coca Cola bottling plant and was converted into an office building in the early 1980s.
Site Status
The building is nearing the end of its life-cycle and doesn’t meet today’s energy efficiency or sustainability standards. Re-investment in the building to extend its life for the longer term is not an economically viable solution..
As a gateway to the Kitsilano community, the new project at 1818 Cornwall should be green in character and function, and should announce the entrance to one of Canada’s most sustainably-minded communities. This key location deserves a landmark building that will embody the values of the local neighbourhood and welcome residents and visitors alike.
Process
1) preliminary meeting with City Staff
2) introductory meetings with City Council
3) meetings with community groups and stakeholders
4) Open House 1
5) prepare design analysis and concepts
6) present preliminary design analysis and concepts to community
7) public workshop
8) Open House 2
9) meet with City staff to review design analysis and concepts and public process
10) refine preferred concept
11) present preferred concept to community groups and stakeholders
12) refine preferred concept
13) present preferred concept to community groups and stakeholder
14) Open House 3
15) submit letter of inquiry to City
16) prepare and submit Rezoning Application
17) City rezoning process and continued follow-up with community groups and stakeholders
The intent of this public process is to seek the community’s input into the use and form of the proposed project, then to submit a rezoning application for the 1818 Cornwall site that will permit a new development. Our objective is to develop a concept plan that will achieve the high standards mutually held by the local community and property owner, and create a landmark at this gateway location to Kitsilano.
We are committed to develop and build green. It is our intention to create a development that performs above conventional building standards; a building that will have a reduced impact on our environment. Any development on this site will meet or exceed LEED Gold standards.
We believe in an integrated and responsible approach to development, in which all parties are involved in the decision making process. Currently, there is no redevelopment plan for the property. We hope you will join the team to discuss the future of the site, share your ideas and explore this unique opportunity with us.
Public Consultation
We will be holding a series of Open Houses and Workshops to gather ideas and feedback from the community. Display materials will be posted here after each Open House, along with video footage and pictures. Please go to ask us to submit questions or comments
about what you see here.
Upcoming Events
Block Party!
Public Workshop:
Massing & Height
come out to share your ideas and thoughts about massing and height in an interactive workshop setting.
June 17
6:30-8:30pm
1818 Cornwall atriumRSVP by June 15
Kate Lambert
604-731-9053 x114
klambert@brookdev.com
Download Newsletter
http://www.1818cornwall.com/downloads/draft_newsletter_notification.pdf
Open House 1
Open House 1 Downloadable Materials
http://www.1818cornwall.com/downloads/1818_cornwall_oh1.pdf
Community Dialogue
We have contacted or met with several local community stakeholder groups including:
Kits Point Residents Association
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KitsilanoHenry Hudson Elementary School Parent Advisory Committee
http://hudson.vsb.bc.ca/Kitsilano Neighbourhood House
http://www.kitshouse.org/Kitsilano Chamber of Commerce
http://www.kitsilanochamber.com/Westcoast Childcare Research Centre
http://www.wstcoast.org/information/library.htmlKitsilano 4th Avenue Business Association
http://www.kitsilano4thavenue.com/Vancouver Academy of Music
http://www.vam.bc.ca/Vancouver Museum
http://www.vanmuseum.bc.ca/McMillan Space Centre
http://www.hrmacmillanspacecentre.com/Vancouver Maritime Museum
http://www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/If your group would like to meet with the project team to discuss redevelopment ideas for 1818 Cornwall, please contact us
Kate Lambert
Brook + Associates Inc.,
T: 604-731-9053 x114
F: 604-731-9075
klambert@brookdev.com
Team
bcIMC
www.bcimc.com
Property OwnerBritish Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“bcIMC”) is a Canadian leader in investment funds management. Our clients include public sector pension plans, the Province of British Columbia, provincial government bodies (Crown corporations and institutions) and publicly administered trust funds. Our investment activities help to finance the retirement benefits of more than 430,000 residents of British Columbia, including college instructors and staff , municipal and healthcare workers, fire fighters, police officers, public servants and teachers; the staff and faculty at the University of Victoria; employees of WorkSafeBC, ICBC, BC Hydro; and members of the Legislative Assembly. Our investment activities help to finance the insurance funds that cover almost two million workers and 173,000 employers in British Columbia. bcIMC supports the Principles for Responsible Investment, a UN-led initiative to develop and promote best practice in the area of responsible investment by institutional investors. We voluntarily commit to fulfilling the Principles, where consistent with our investment strategy and day-to-day operations. As institutional investors, we have a duty to act in the best long-term interests of our beneficiaries. In this fiduciary role, we believe that environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues can affect the performance of investment portfolios (to varying degrees across companies, sectors, regions, asset classes and through time). We also recognize that applying these Principles may better align investors with broader objectives of society.
Bentall LP
www.bentall.com
DeveloperBentall LP is a Vancouver based Real Estate Service provider to Pension Funds and major institutional clients. Bentall does not own real estate. Bentall’s work is performed exclusively on behalf of and for its clients. One of North America’s foremost real estate advisory and service organizations, Bentall LP is known for integrity, innovation and results. We perform portfolio management, property management, leasing and development services. Bentall’s leadership is underscored by leading edge governance practices and an organization-wide commitment to sustainability and social responsibility. Bentall is widely recognized as a leader in advancing sound and sustainable environmental practices in our industry. As an environmental steward, we promote positive change through contributing knowledge and expertise in support of a wide range of sustainability initiatives, both at the properties we develop and manage, and at our own offices. Bentall was the first real estate company to join Canadian Business for Social Responsibility, an organization that works with members to help them achieve their sustainability and corporate social responsibility goals. We have a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by the end of 2009. Bentall has a commitment to Responsible Contracting. We promote fair working conditions for workers engaged in providing services at the properties we manage. We also believe strongly in giving back to the communities in which we live and work through our support of a range of charitable organizations.
Brook + Associates
www.brookdev.com
Urban Planning & Development ConsultantBrook + Associates is a leading urban planning and land development consultancy based in Vancouver, Canada. With more than 20 years of public and private sector experience, involving over 600 projects, our expertise spans across Metro Vancouver, Western Canada and the United States. Since our inception in 1988, we have helped shaped the region through our contribution to land development projects from Vancouver to the Fraser Valley, Sea-to-Sky Corridor, Vancouver Island, the Okanagan and the U.S.
Our clients have come to rely on our insight into local development realities, political context and community interests. In our work, we seek to balance client objectives with municipal requirements in a responsible and creative manner. We believe that respectful relationships with municipal staff , regulatory agencies, communities and stakeholders effectively facilitate the entitlement and development process—from either side of the table. We are able to craft effective solutions for our clients and are pioneering new and better ways to build communities through communicating and balancing the needs and views of the public and the municipality with the realities and trends of the development industry.
Walter Francl Architects
www.wfrancl.com
ArchitectWalter Francl Architecture Inc. has been working with residents and community groups in the Lower Mainland for the past 20 years. Their architectural work includes a large number of community, childcare, recreational and educational projects as well as a strong portfolio of mixed use commercial / residential projects.
The firm is committed to a design process and built environment that contributes to the health and well-being of the communities with which it works. The firms’ design methodology is based on an integrated, consultative process that engages the Client as well as the neighbourhood and other stakeholders in the urban and architectural design process. We view this engagement with the community as a key component in developing a project that is uniquely suited to the site and its neighbouring context. As architects and urban designers, we also recognize our responsibility to design and build in an environmentally sustainable manner and see this as a cornerstone of the firms practice. The firm currently has a number of projects being built to LEED silver, gold and platinum standards.
Sustainability
Each member of the project team is committed to develop and build in a sustainable manner. Our intention is to create a development that performs above conventional building standards; a building that will have minimal impact on our environment. Any development on this site will meet or exceed LEED Gold standards.