Situated at the southeast corner of the West Broadway and Arbutus intersection, the project site spans a narrow city block adjacent to the future SkyTrain Arbutus Station, presenting an opportunity for an elegant tower expression at West Broadway. The development comprises a 30-storey tower on the northern half, closest to the transit hub, and a connected six-storey podium on the southern half along West 10th Avenue.
This mixed-use development integrates residential, retail, and the future home of the Ohel Ya’akov Community Kollel. The project reserves space for a potential secondary entrance into Arbutus Station as part of the Broadway line SkyTrain extension. A public plaza will be established at the north end of the block, enhancing pedestrian connections across West Broadway to access the main station entrance. The subway construction project will reinstate the Arbutus Greenway’s traffic signal-controlled mid-block pedestrian and cycling crossing across West Broadway.
Varying façade detailing and materiality define the project, with the tower form emphasized by soft curving balconies and a continuous horizontal expression that unifies the podium and tower. A series of natural-colored panels create subtle patterning and visual interest, providing relief to the horizontal banding and contributing to a warm, high-quality material palette that maintains cohesion with the podium. Brick cladding on the lower volume of the podium adjacent to West 10th Avenue draws inspiration from the neighborhood context.