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[Fairfield] 1303 Fairfield Road (Fairfield United Church property) | Rentals, commercial | Approved

Started by Kapten Kapsell , Aug 18 2016 06:38 PM

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#141 Bob Fugger

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Posted 19 July 2021 - 02:38 PM

Hey gang - any update on this one? Inquiring neighbours would like to know. TIA.

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#142 Jackerbie

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Posted 20 July 2021 - 10:06 AM

All the permits are listed as On Hold and the Development Permit lapsed in March.

Might have run into the same issue as the Brighouse United Church in Richmond, which is now looking for new financing because they no longer qualify for the BC Housing program due to the huge increase in construction costs...

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#143 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 20 July 2021 - 10:12 AM

All the permits are listed as On Hold and the Development Permit lapsed in March.

Might have run into the same issue as the Brighouse United Church in Richmond, which is now looking for new financing because they no longer qualify for the BC Housing program due to the huge increase in construction costs...

I also wonder if this particular developer, owing to their small size, was more exposed to the increase in construction costs (and labour shortages).

There's only one subsidized/affordable unit here in the approved plans, and I suspect that their new DP application (once they get financing) will likely be for 100% market rentals.

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#144 Rob Randall

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Posted 20 July 2021 - 10:37 AM

Bulldoze now, plan later.

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#145 Mike K.

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Posted 26 July 2021 - 08:04 AM

Huge tax savings if you do it that way, for sure.

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#146 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 06 June 2025 - 06:58 PM

New plans are on DevTracker. The developer appears to have changed and the units would be strata-titled but might be rented out.

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#147 Mike K.

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Posted 07 June 2025 - 06:01 AM

What a comeback, wow. The neighbourbood might have a different opinion on the scale today than a decade ago.

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#148 aastra

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Posted 07 June 2025 - 11:25 AM

A comment by an astute commentator back in 2016:

If a 6-story building could make it feasible to preserve/restore some or all of the old building then this option should be on the table.

I know, I know. Allowing a slightly taller building would threaten the heritage of the neighbourhood. Yadda yadda yadda.

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#149 aastra

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Posted 07 June 2025 - 11:37 AM

Anyway, as a neighbourhood apartment building goes it seems fine, although I'm not digging that retaining wall/stairway on the one side there. It's just really too bad this needed to involve the wipeout of a heritage building.

I think I'd be very happy if the church were still there and this was being proposed for that weird little strip mall building on the opposite corner.