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Residential development in the mix

Annette Martin
Contributing Writer
NORTH Vancouver School District is planning to
build a highrise at its administration site in North
Vancouver City.

“This could be oa mini ullage comples it dene mpht sad Jonathan
Hugeett of RO Meggett Co. fntrastructute Consultants, desenbing the tutuice
Potential of the distncds adnmustrauon oitive site at 72) Chestertichl Ave

Haggett presented a final business plain atthe school disacns Tucsaiiv meet

tedevelopmient of the site situated benvecn Chesterticld Avenue, West
tand Keith Road could have adramane impaction the surrounding res
ideratial area.

During his presentation, Huggett tlavhed a side of the site showing an adja

iment building at 752 Chesterfield that overlooks the school board
offices. “Just to remind us that we're not aching ina vaca” he said.

Other interested stakeholders in redevelopment of the site inclade the teach.
ers, students and parents of Queen Man elementary school, located on the
Keith Road side of the site, the Queen Mary Community Soviets, the Queen
Marvy Community Garden Society, Si. John’s Anglican Church on Sth Street,
Lonsdale Citizens Assoviauon and North Vancous er City.

In asenies of meetings held between Aprl and August, suakeholders expressed
2 variety of converns. These ringed trom parking and access for Queen Mary
school and St. John’s Anghean C hurch to the impact of shading and Tos of views
from proposed mid or highrise buildings. While city council Ras not tormally
considered plans tor the site, city staff have suggested area improvements and
identified opportunities to the boulevard south of Queen Mary school
and to close and redevelop Sth Street between Chesterticld and 13th asa poten-
tial daveare site.

In November 1998, a school facilities review report recommended that the
district administration site be redeveloped. The stated objectives of redevelop:
ment would be t face the operating costs of the eviaing school district
administration building, improve the use of the site and the efficieney of school

strict administration operations and provide an additional source of revenue for
blic education in North Vancouver.

In July, Brook Development Planning Inc, was hired to produce a develop.
MENt potential sessment report of the existing administration site and to design
options indicating what kind of economic benefits could be expected trom cither

tht sale of the property ora pre-paid long-term Tease.
he Brook report divided the administrative site into three separate parcels
d five scenarios based an sale or iease of gach area or a combination
of DwWo areas,

Four of the plans are based on the presumption of building residentia-only
development. The tith is based on mixed use:

@ scenano f: Using one parcel to build 28,800 sq. tt. 5 sq. ny of low-rise
apartment (three ta fourstorey) space would generate S$} muliton in sale or

0,000 to $850,000 ia pre-paid tease; . pee . : fod

iy 2: Using. two land parcels to build 44800 sq. tt (4,162 sq. my otlow: } NEWS photo Mike Wakefield
apartment (three to four-storey space would produce $1.5 niiilion in sale or

r . t
$1,12 000 ww $1 ,275.000 for lease: m
senane 3: using two land parcels to build 44,800 sq. tt (4,162 sq. mi oflow Scal y monsters
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