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Sawtooth, mixed-use building for E. Hastings & Semlin

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
Context plan. Credit: Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects

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.
View SW at East Hastings and Semlin. Credit: Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects
View looking towards North Shore and downtown Vancouver
View looking towards North Shore and downtown Vancouver. Credit: Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects

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
View from Semlin and laneway. Credit: Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects

The site is within the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan.

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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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