Prominent Vancouver-based designer Wesgroup Residence has actually sent a brand-new rezoning application for Civic District, their multi-phased master-planned communication in Surrey.Civic District is set for 10355 King George Boulevard, a 5.1-acre website bounded by King George Boulevard on the east, Central Avenue on the south, City Parkway on the west, and 104 Avenue on the north.The website is
actions far from the Exposition Line SkyTrain’s Surrey Central Station, is right away east of Surrey Town hall, and was previously home to a Safeway– which closed in spring 2021– along with its vast surface area parking lot.Wesgroup obtained
the site– now held under Civic District Investments Ltd.– in Q4 2022 for$ 108.5 million from Crombie REIT(TSX: CRR.UN), which acquired 68 Safeway locations in Western Canada in 2013 from Empire and Sobeys for$990 million. In 2015, Crombie also developed a joint venture with Wesgroup to redevelop 4 Safeways in Metro Vancouver. 10355 King Boulevard in Surrey.(Arcadis, Wesgroup Residences )For the website, Wesgroup is now proposing 4 mixed-use towers between 40 and 50 storeys that would together deliver 1,900 new homes, over 91,000 sq. feet of retail space, over 107,000 sq. ft of hotel area, and just under 14,000 sq. feet of daycare space for an overall proposed floor area of around 1.7 million sq. ft and a density of 7.5 FAR. Wesgroup is looking for to rezone the site from C-8(Neighborhood Commercial)to CD (Comprehensive Advancement)The task would be provided across 4 phases that each correspond to a quadrant of the site. Together with the rezoning application and basic development permit for the overall site, Wesgroup has actually likewise sent a comprehensive advancement license application for Phase One.Phase One, the NE quadrant at the corner of 104 Avenue and King George Boulevard, would include a 42-storey tower with 439 strata systems including 10 studio
systems, 273 one-bedroom units, 150 two-bedroom units, and six three-bedroom systems. The first stage will also consist of a large-format supermarket and the day care facility.Phase 2 (SE)would include a 40-storey tower with 425 strata systems consisting of no studio units, 273 one-bedroom systems, 144 two-bedroom systems, and eight three-bedroom systems. Renderings from the NE and SE corners of Civic District.(Arcadis, Wesgroup Properties)Phase 3(SW
)would include a 49-storey tower with 396 strata systems split in between absolutely no studio systems, 252 one-bedroom systems, 144 two-bedroom systems, and zero three-bedroom units. The 3rd stage would also include the hotel in addition to a rectangular-shaped metropolitan plaza to complement the hotel and trigger the corner, which deals with Surrey Central Station.Finally, Stage Four (NW)would consist of a 50-storey tower with 271 rentals and 369 strata systems, with a total suite mix of 420 one-bedroom systems, 187 two-bedroom units, and 33
three-bedroom units.As the website is a Tier 1 transit-oriented area (TOA), there are no minimum parking requirements, but Wesgroup is nonetheless proposing 1,808 lorry parking areas and 835 bicycle spaces.
Notably, some of the parking will be offered above ground.” It is standard practice in City Centre for all parking to be offered underground,”said staff in a preparation report. “The existing proposal includes 3 levels of underground parking with two levels of above-grade parking proposed above the ground-floor commercial uses across all 4 phases of development. While personnel are generally available to the addition of above-grade parking in high density development, these parking lot must be’covered ‘by active usages.”< img alt ="" height="1266 "src="// www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201956%201266'%3E%3C/svg%3E"width= "1956 "/ > Renderings from the SW and NW corners of Civic District. (Arcadis, Wesgroup Characteristic)
Wesgroup first teased the job in late-2022, shortly after acquiring the site, with a plan for 4 towers in between 53 and 66 floors and a total of around 2,300 brand-new homes. That plan likewise included roughly 388,000 sq. ft of office, and the market need for office space had actually tempered down significantly considering that then.Wesgroup then submitted a rezoning application in 2024 for simply 3 mixed-use towers between 55 and 65 storeys. The proposition included simply over 2,000 brand-new homes while getting rid of the office space from the three towers, combining it into a smaller sized 13-storey office tower with around 250,000 sq. ft of space.According to the personnel planning report, the previous rezoning
application, which had progressed to 3rd reading, was” usually constant”with requirements for non-residential space set for the City Centre location, however the brand-new rezoning application is not.Staff say Wesgroup has actually”expressed concerns regarding the overall viability of the project “as formerly proposed. The new application existed to Council in February, however Council referred it back to personnel to deal with Wesgroup. Staff state the proposition still does not provide the required non-residential floor location, however that Wesgroup did make some modifications and”has revealed a desire to review the non‑residential program in later phases should market conditions be conducive. “On Monday evening, GM of Preparation & Advancement Ron Gill told Council that the zoning law for the job leaves space for non-residential space to
be included the future without locking the applicant into it today. Surrey City board subsequently approved first and second readings to the rezoning application and forwarded it to a public hearing set for Monday, May 25.