A comprehensive redevelopment is set to transform the North Shore as Capilano Mall undergoes a significant reimagining. The proposal, spearheaded by QuadReal Property Group, outlines the creation of over 3,000 residential units spread across eleven towers ranging from 12 to 40 storeys. The 16.5-acre site will also feature a 1.5-acre public park and a 20,000 to 30,000-square-foot community center.The redevelopment plan allocates 52.4% of the site to open spaces, with residential areas spanning approximately 2,784,000 square feet. Notably, 30% of the housing units will be designated as rental properties, including 10% allocated to mid-market rental homes. Retail and commercial spaces will occupy 152,000 square feet, fostering a vibrant community hub.Key features include enhanced pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, a major transit node, and the reconfiguration of traffic through the closure of Hamilton Avenue. QuadReal also envisions integrating diverse retail, dining, and maker spaces, alongside potential partnerships with Walmart and other tenants. Public engagement is actively underway until January 10, 2025, with further details available on the project website.
I am saddened by the prospect of the consequences relating to this mega project.Is North Vancouver City and District really obliged to pursue such a negative impact to the
commu ity.We live in a mountain environment bordered by the ocean known for our natural environment which is why people chose to live here or visit our area.
In my view this proposal is an insult to our community!-Louise
Wow! If you think the traffic is bad along Marine drive now, look out!!!!
I agree with the previous comment.
An insult.-Catherine
We don’t need more highrises and horrific traffic jams. This is completely insane..-Bryan
The biggest flaws in this proposal are:
-Not enough retail space to service the existing clients and the added 6000 new residents.
-Lack of transportation infrastructure.
-Lack of additional school facilities.
and the BIG one – not enough added park-space. For 6000 added residents at 8 acres per 1000 residents will require 48 acres of NEW parkland. That won’t happen. What will happen is that the existing park-spaces in the immediate and larger areas will be cannibalized (ie. overloaded). This amounts to a public subsidy of at least $150million towards this development (DCC charge of 3000 units at say $50,000 per unit).-Corrie
We need to rethink this insatiable quest to develop with ever increasing density. We have finite resources (water, land) and infrastructure (roads, sewage, hospital capacity, etc.). It is not possible to accommodate an infinite number of people, so the question that must be put forward is not how many can we accommodate, it is how many should we? This is for citizens who live here to decide, not developers.Continuous growth is not only unsustainable, it creates inherent problems. We will pay a terrible price for endless growth, and creating high-density neighbourhoods will not change the fact that perpetual population and economic growth are not solutions, rather, they are the problem itself.Quality of life for existing residents has been steadily eroding from ever increasing density.
It’s time all North Shore municipalities insisted development take place on a much smaller scale.
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Below are some of the commentary from the original article.This is horrific. North Vancouver is not a place for developers and investors to use to pad their portfolios. This is where we live in harmony with Nature. This is where people come to get away from places like Metrotown and the new and ‘improved’ Oakridge. How many impoverished people would be helped by this – a mere 20% of the housing is earmarked for them. Why not build the retail space and that 20% worth of low-cost housing, and leave our lovely communities to thrive without more blights upon the land?-AnneI am saddened by the prospect of the consequences relating to this mega project.Is North Vancouver City and District really obliged to pursue such a negative impact to the
commu ity.We live in a mountain environment bordered by the ocean known for our natural environment which is why people chose to live here or visit our area.
In my view this proposal is an insult to our community!-Louise
Wow! If you think the traffic is bad along Marine drive now, look out!!!!
I agree with the previous comment.
An insult.-Catherine
We don’t need more highrises and horrific traffic jams. This is completely insane..-Bryan
The biggest flaws in this proposal are:
-Not enough retail space to service the existing clients and the added 6000 new residents.
-Lack of transportation infrastructure.
-Lack of additional school facilities.
and the BIG one – not enough added park-space. For 6000 added residents at 8 acres per 1000 residents will require 48 acres of NEW parkland. That won’t happen. What will happen is that the existing park-spaces in the immediate and larger areas will be cannibalized (ie. overloaded). This amounts to a public subsidy of at least $150million towards this development (DCC charge of 3000 units at say $50,000 per unit).-Corrie
We need to rethink this insatiable quest to develop with ever increasing density. We have finite resources (water, land) and infrastructure (roads, sewage, hospital capacity, etc.). It is not possible to accommodate an infinite number of people, so the question that must be put forward is not how many can we accommodate, it is how many should we? This is for citizens who live here to decide, not developers.Continuous growth is not only unsustainable, it creates inherent problems. We will pay a terrible price for endless growth, and creating high-density neighbourhoods will not change the fact that perpetual population and economic growth are not solutions, rather, they are the problem itself.Quality of life for existing residents has been steadily eroding from ever increasing density.
It’s time all North Shore municipalities insisted development take place on a much smaller scale.
-Melinda
Remember folks, besides this density and traffic headache, the City of North Vancouver still has planned for 23rd and Lonsdale a total of six residential structures including two towers possibly to thirty stories inviting about 2,000 more residents. This, after having poured concrete over Norseman Field for the new Rec Centre. And yes, this does provide a net loss in parks space (while adding more people). And yes, all of this development does mean that the new Harry Jerome Rec Centre, named after the world class record setting running sensation, will have no track with which to run, but I digress (forgive me).
Sorry, got off on a rant about the Rec Centre again, point being, it would seem that the negative’s from too much density are not being properly considered, water/sewer, electrical grid, parks space, green belts, rain water retention and run-off, dried-up creek beds, small business site affordability, then there is traffic, traffic and more traffic.
If, (never mind all the other new construction), if both the Cap Mall and the old Harry Jerome Centre sites, if just these two are done as suggested, the population of the City grows by about 15% (about 8,000 people).
……Think about it………
Sorry, got off on a rant about the Rec Centre again, point being, it would seem that the negative’s from too much density are not being properly considered, water/sewer, electrical grid, parks space, green belts, rain water retention and run-off, dried-up creek beds, small business site affordability, then there is traffic, traffic and more traffic.
If, (never mind all the other new construction), if both the Cap Mall and the old Harry Jerome Centre sites, if just these two are done as suggested, the population of the City grows by about 15% (about 8,000 people).
……Think about it………
-Anthony
I think the DNV and CNV need to put the brakes on any new massive developments. I live in Lynn Valley and the continued building along Mountain Highway and the completed towers at Lynn Valley mall in the last few years as well as whatever will be built on the old pub site beside the Safeway is more than enough. I would like to see the end of a steady stream of concrete and dump trucks for a few years. I think traffic is quite bad enough as it is.
-Ken