A development permit application has been submitted for a eight-storey, mixed-use building on East Hastings at Semlin Drive by Reliance Properties.
![Context plan](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Context-plan-960x594.jpg)
Designed by Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects, the upcoming building will include 136 strata units, 18,000 square feet of commercial space, and a public art component on the laneway wall.
All units will have private outdoor space, and there’s also a rooftop amenity with children’s play area. The façade has a sawtooth motif, to add texture and interest to the building, and there will be a green roof to reduce heat island effects.
![View SW at East Hastings and Semlin.](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/View-SE-at-East-Hastings-and-Semlin-960x524.jpg)
![View looking towards North Shore and downtown Vancouver](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/View-looking-towards-North-Shore-and-downtown-Vancouver-960x640.jpg)
The exterior materials take inspiration from the surrounding context — folded metal cladding, perforated metal guards, weathering steel, and coloured aluminum panels and soffits. Retail units will be double-ended, and have elevated terraces on the north side, suitable for seating, due to a two-storey elevation change between Hastings and the laneway.
![View from Semlin and laneway](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/View-from-Semlin-and-laneway-960x526.jpg)
The site is within the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan.