The future of a major development project, 13 businesses, and the Lynn Creek Community Centre may be decided Monday.
District of North Vancouver council is slated to vote on a major proposal that envisions 27- and 16-storey towers sandwiching a four-storey townhouse on Hunter Street and Mountain Highway.
The 326-unit proposal comes with a three-storey community centre on an adjacent 2.1-acre industrial site.
Council advanced the proposal to a public hearing with a 5-1 vote in October. Coun. Lisa Muri cast the lone dissenting vote, citing the need to maintain the municipality’s light industrial land.
“Without that land, jobs and business go elsewhere,” she stated.
The project’s approval would mean the displacement of 13 Hunter Street businesses who collectively employ 30 workers, 10 of whom live on the North Shore, according to a district staff report. There are also 14 vacant units in the area, according to a staff report.
The proponent, Intergulf Development, would build the 28,000-square-foot community centre before beginning construction on the residential project. Upon completion of the community centre, the district would pay Intergulf $2.5 million, which is the estimated difference between construction costs and the value of the community amenity contributions required.
At a height of 290 feet, the 27-storey tower would be the third tallest on the North Shore, trailing Seylynn Village’s 32- and 28-storey towers.
Of the 326 units, 61 per cent will have two bedrooms and four per cent are scheduled to have three bedrooms.
The project includes 438 parking spaces and 505 bicycle storage stalls.
District of North Vancouver council unanimously supported the 20-year plan to bring new housing, retail and office space to Lower Lynn in 2013. The strip of Mountain Highway between Crown and Hunter streets was identified as the heart of the neighbourhood.
