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Community centre and social housing moves forward at Oakridge

Westbank and QuadReal have submitted the development application for the third phase of their ambitious Oakridge Centre redevelopment.

The master plan includes over 2,500 new homes, a nine-acre park, new retail space, and more.

This third phase includes some of the significant community benefits that will be realized through the redevelopment at Oakridge.

A 22-storey tower will include 187 non-market housing units over three levels of underground parking. Seventy-five of those units will be either two or three bedroom — suitable for families.

A five-storey Civic Centre will house the following:

  • library branch
  • fitness centre
  • daycare facility
  • seniors centre
  • youth services hub
  • artist-in-residence studios
  • performance space

The development also includes a portion of the nine-acre park space promised at Oakridge. 

Architects are Henriquez Partners Architects, with landscape architecture by PFS Studio.

View from new street looking east
View from new street looking east. Credit: Henriquez Partners Architects
View from West 41st looking southwest
View from West 41st looking southwest. Credit: Henriquez Partners Architects
Aerial view of Civic Centre Park looking north
Aerial view of Civic Centre Park looking north. Credit: Henriquez Partners Architects
View of civic centre park entrance
View of Civic Centre park entrance. Credit: Henriquez Partners Architects

A community open house is scheduled from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, Ben Chud Auditorium, 6184 Ash Street.

The application will go to the Development Permit Board on Monday, November 25, 2019.

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Peter Meiszner
Peter Meiszner
Peter Meiszner is an experienced journalist and media relations professional, based in Vancouver. As founder of urbanYVR.com, he has been reporting on urban development across the Lower Mainland since 2016, and has also served as vice-chair of the Gastown Historic Area Planning Committee. In October 2022, he was elected to Vancouver city council and is no longer actively reporting for urbanYVR.

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