High-Rise (Over 6 Stories)	Low-Rise (4-6 Stories)
Under Construction: 9 Approved: 13 Under Application (Proposed): 39 Total: 61	Under Construction: 6 Approved: 8 Under Application (Proposed): 14 Total: 28

Project	Use	Height	Expected Completion
GEC Education Mega Centre	Student residence, hotel, college	55 Storeys	Unknown
Park George	Condo	39 + 35 Storeys	2023
University District (Phase 2)	Condo, Retail	37 + 28 Storeys	2023
Whalley District (Phase 1)	Condo, Retail	36 + 6 Storeys	2024
North Surrey Medical (Rize)	Residential, Office, Retail	31 Storeys	2024
Avani Centre	Condo, Hotel	30 Storeys	2024
Georgetown One	Condo, Retail	30 Storeys	2023
The Holland	Condo	25 Storeys	2024
9677 King George Blvd	Condo, Retail	25 Storeys	2024
Centra	Condo	23 Storeys	2023
Innovation Village	Care Home, Seniors Living	12 + 6 + 6 Storeys	Unknown
108 Ave & 132A St	Residential	6 Storeys	2023
108 Ave & 138 St	Residential	6 Storeys	2023
135 St & 94A Ave	Residential	6 Storeys	Unknown
Briza	Residential	5 Storeys	2023
Rosewood (Elizabeth Fry Society)	Social Housing	5 Storeys	2022
Parker by Mosaic	Residential	4 Storeys	2022

Project	Use	Height
King George Hub ‘D’	Residential, Retail	40 + 40 + 47 Storeys
Holland Gardens	Residential, Office, Retail	13 + 15 + 36 + 42 Storeys
West Village 4	Residential, Retail	42 Storeys
10342 136A St	Residential, Commercial	35 Storeys
13433 Gateway Dr	Residential	28 + 30 Storeys
10440 Whalley Blvd	Residential	28 Storeys
Central City 2	Office, Retail	25 Storeys
The Holland (Phase 2)	Condo	25 Storeys
Bolivar & King George	Residential	6 + 6 + 22 + 24 + 24 Storeys
10335 133 St	Residential	18 Storeys
9699 137 St	Office, Retail	11 Storeys
10515 138 St	Residential	6 Storeys
137A St at 106 Ave (North)	Residential	6 Storeys
137A St at 106 Ave (South)	Residential	6 Storeys
13943 96 Ave	Residential	6 Storeys
10472 140 St	Residential	6 Storeys
13866 100 Ave	Residential	6 Storeys
13280 Old Yale Rd	Residential	6 Storeys
10095 133 St	Residential	6 Storeys
Porte (10495 139 St)	Residential	6 Storeys
10837 140 St	Residential	6 Storeys
Tien Sher (13790 108 Ave)	Residential	5 Storeys
104 & City Parkway	Mixed-Use	3 Towers (1,134 units)
Passages (Rize)	Residential	3 Towers (1,070 units)
Plaza 104	Residential, Retail	3 Towers (1149 units)
Anthem (Toys R’ Us Site)	Residential, Retail	3 Towers (1230 units)
University & 105	Residential	2 Towers (873 Units)
City Parkway & 105	Residential	2 Towers
10925 University Dr	Residential, Office	1 High Rise + 1 Mid-Rise (500 Units)
13265 104 Ave	Residential	1 Tower (358 units)
13245 104 Ave	Residential	1 Tower (327 units)
10731 King George Blvd	Residential, Retail	1 Tower (345 units)

Everest Group has launched a registration page for their upcoming project ‘Centra‘ located on 101 Avenue near 139 Street. The 23-storey tower, which was approved back in 2016, is in essence, the second phase to the adjacent 21-storey Odyssey Tower built in 1993. The site of Centra was originally envisioned for a shorter twin of the Odyssey tower back in the early 1990’s but has sat empty for over 2 decades. The current design for Centra still integrates with the Odyssey site, but no longer resembles the 90’s post-modern architecture of the original tower.

According to the Planning Report that went to Council in 2015, the project will include 167 units including, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms, including 3 townhouse units fronting 101 Avenue.

For more on the project: http://centrasurrey.com

Lark Group held a ground breaking ceremony yesterday for their next phase in the Health & Technology District – City Centre 3. The new 10-storey office building will be the latest in a series of 8 planned buildings for the district, home to a network of academics, entrepreneurs, multinational companies, start-ups, and some of the most advanced digital health, wellness, technology, and clinical service organizations in the world.

Situated directly across the street from Surrey Memorial Hospital at 96 Avenue and 137A Street, the tower will contain offices, retail and restaurant services, state-of-the-art fitness facilities, secure underground parking, and a common area rooftop terrace. Completion is expected by 2021.

The ground breaking ceremony was attended by the newly elected Mayor Doug McCallum, as well as a number of Councillors, representatives from Lark Group, and business leaders involved in the Health & Technology District. While McCallum praised the District as playing “a major contributing role to the economic growth of Surrey” he of course failed to recognize that due to his government’s action, the district will no longer be receiving a rapid transit station as was planned for 96 Avenue with LRT. It’s unfortunate that this significant and growing employment, research, and medical hub will now continue to be serviced by a small bus stop at 96 Avenue and King George Blvd so that SkyTrain can be built along Fraser Hwy serving low density suburban neighbourhoods instead.

Formerly planned rapid transit station at 96 Avenue in the Health & Technology District that will no longer be built Health & Technology District bus stop that will remain as a result of switch to SkyTrain on Fraser Hwy instead

The Health and Technology District is being developed by Lark Group in anticipation of the rapidly growing health and technology sector in B.C. The District has already attracted a large number of innovative health, education and technology organizations to its first 2 buildings – City Centre 1 & 2 – and is becoming a new epicentre for BC’s emerging technology economy.

View of Health & Technology District along 96 Avenue City Centre 3 at 96 Avenue & 137A Street Looking north along 137A Street

View looking south-east at corner of City Parkway and new 106A Ave

New renderings were released this week of Lark Group’s upcoming ‘Veteran’s Village’ project – set to replace the existing Whalley Legion at 106 Ave & City Parkway. This latest design is the 4th redesign to be released publicly since the project was first announced back in 2015.

Design Progression

Initially, in 2015, the project was to feature twin towers resembling the Vimy Ridge Memorial in France. The design, by Michael Green Architecture, was noted to be conceptual at the time, and later proved to be a bit ambitious of an undertaking for the project.

2015 design for Veterans Village

In late 2016, a new design was revealed for the project, scaling it back to a single building of lesser height, and less iconic of architecture, yet still featuring reference to the Vimy Ridge Memorial, and situated on a site surrounded by expansive plaza space.

2016 design for a single tower project

A year later, in November 2017, an application was finally submitted for the project, but based on yet again, another redesign. This time, the project appeared to be scaled back even more. Much of the plaza space depicted in early designs had been eliminated, and the building’s architecture further simplified.

2017 Rendering looking east from City Parkway

Now, as of April 2018, a radical redesign has been released, showing a return to a 2-tower project, with a much more iconic, urban, and architecturally forward design. The tower has retained its reference to the Vimy Ridge Memorial through a creatively designed facade, and now fills out the block that it occupies in a much more urban form. Wide sidewalks are depicted on both City Parkway and 106 Avenue with double rows of boulevard trees – in what looks to be intended as a quasi plaza space at the base of the tower, integrated with the sidewalk. The tower heights have also changed – with the main tower depicted at 21 storeys and the tower behind at 27 storeys.

2018 design for Veteran’s Village looking north-east at corner of City Parkway and 106 Ave Project location with City Centre Plan

With this return to a 2 tower design, it is unclear whether the 2nd tower is an envisioned 2nd phase – or if both will be built at the same time and also serve the same use purposes. From Lark Group’s website, the project is described as the first of its kind in Canada, and will be:

A multi-purpose facility designed as a centre of excellence in clinical and rehabilitation services for Veterans and first responders, with a mix of social and affordable housing.  It will include space for research and delivery of health care programs, services and trauma counselling to address issues like PTSD. It will also provide clinical spaces to advance evidence-based services and programming in health, science and engineering, including innovations in robotics, assistive devices and exoskeletons for injured Veterans and first responders.

With the latest rendering release, it appears the project is getting closer to its final design, and it’s likely that it could appear before Council for preliminary approval in the coming months. Based on this, the project is likely to begin construction sometime in 2019.

New renderings have been released by Adessa Visuals of Tien Sher Group’s upcoming Whalley District near 108th & King George Blvd. The 3-tower project which currently has preliminary approval, is expected to begin on its first phase – a 35-storey condo tower + 6-storey condo low rise with retail at grade – later this year.

Adessa Visuals specializes in creating photo-realistic architectural renderings for projects across Metro Vancouver. These latest renderings help to bring the project to life and visualize the finished product. From the renderings, it is clear to see how transformative of a project this will be for the area of 108th & King George Blvd – which has become notoriously run-down in recent decades. In addition to condos, the project will also bring retail, community arts space, and an outdoor plaza.

This development will add to developer Tien Sher Group growing number of buildings in the area, having already built the 5-storey Quattro buildings across the street on Whalley Blvd, and set to begin on another 5-storey project across from the site at Whalley Blvd & Grosvenor Rd by next year. Whalley District will be phased, starting with the 35-storey tower at the east end of the site, and then working west to complete the 37-storey, and finally 46-storey signature tower. While the first tower could begin later this year and complete by 2021, it is expected the entire development will not be complete until around 2025.

View looking North View looking north on 107A Ave towards proposed plaza on 136A St View looking south from King George Blvd View looking west from Whalley Blvd & 107A St at first phase of project featuring a 35-storey condo tower and 6-storey condo building with retail at grade.

For more on the project: http://www.surrey.ca/bylawsandcouncillibrary/PLR_7915-0305-00.pdf

Tien Sher Group’s long awaited ‘Whalley District’ is finally heading to Council on Monday June 12 for 1st & 2nd Readings. The project which first appeared in 2012 under a previous application, and then again in 2015 under its current application, is aiming to kickstart a revitalization of the historic heart of Whalley near 108th Ave & King George Blvd.

Details of the plan released in the Planning Report to Council indicate that the project will be built in 3 phases as outlined below:

Phase 1:

• • A 6-storey condo tower with retail at ground level fronting Whalley Blvd
  • A 35-storey condo tower with retail, arts, and plaza space below.
  • 4 live/work townhouse units
  • A 426-sq. metre (4,585-sq.ft.) street-level outdoor plaza at the intersection of future 136A Street and 107A Avenue. The plaza is intended to be used as a public gathering space where frequent weekend entertainment, education, and art events can take place. The applicant has proposed to partner with a non-profit arts and culture organization (Flamingo Square Arts Connection) to activate the space.

Phase 1 will include a total of 349 dwelling units. The commercial component for Phase 1 will consist of 1,960 square metres (21,095 sq.ft.) of floor area.

Phases 2-3:

• A 37-storey condo tower with retail at ground level
• A 46-storey condo tower with retail at ground level, including a large-format grocery store.

It is expected that Phase 1 of the project will get underway by Spring 2018.

Renderings have emerged courtesy of Adessa Visuals for an upcoming 25-storey project at 9677 King George Blvd. The project, which is set to replace a long-standing Knight & Day restaurant on the site, is currently under application at the City of Surrey, in the initial review stage.

Not many details have been released so far, but it is expected that the 25-storey tower will feature market condos above a mixed-use podium. The project is located just north of 96th Avenue on the west side of King George Blvd, adjacent to the emerging Health & Technology District. The architect and applicant on the project is Chris Dikeakos Architects.

For more on the application:
https://apps.surrey.ca/Online-Development-Inquiry/?year=17&seq=0462

View of proposed 25-storey tower fronting King George Blvd just north of 96th Ave Subject site near the south end of City Centre

Aoyuan Canada has launched a registration page for their upcoming 44-storey condo project at Central Ave & 133A St in West Village. Previously dubbed ‘West Village 5‘ – the tower is the 5th phase of the master planned ‘West Village’ neighbourhood being developed by Weststone Group. The tower was initially proposed as an all rental building  back in 2017, but later switched to market housing after being taken over by Aoyuan in 2018.

According to the One Central website, the tower will include 550 units, and is expected to be completed by 2022. The project will also feature ground level retail space.

View from rooftop amenity area of One Central

https://onecentral.ca

Everest Group has launched a registration page for their upcoming project ‘Centra‘ located on 101 Avenue near 139 Street. The 23-storey tower, which was approved back in 2016, is in essence, the second phase to the adjacent 21-storey Odyssey Tower built in 1993. The site of Centra was originally envisioned for a shorter twin of the Odyssey tower back in the early 1990’s but has sat empty for over 2 decades. The current design for Centra still integrates with the Odyssey site, but no longer resembles the 90’s post-modern architecture of the original tower.

According to the Planning Report that went to Council in 2015, the project will include 167 units including, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms, including 3 townhouse units fronting 101 Avenue.

For more on the project: http://centrasurrey.com

Renderings have emerged courtesy of Adessa Visuals for an upcoming 25-storey project at 9677 King George Blvd. The project, which is set to replace a long-standing Knight & Day restaurant on the site, is currently under application at the City of Surrey, in the initial review stage.

Not many details have been released so far, but it is expected that the 25-storey tower will feature market condos above a mixed-use podium. The project is located just north of 96th Avenue on the west side of King George Blvd, adjacent to the emerging Health & Technology District. The architect and applicant on the project is Chris Dikeakos Architects.

For more on the application:
https://apps.surrey.ca/Online-Development-Inquiry/?year=17&seq=0462

View of proposed 25-storey tower fronting King George Blvd just north of 96th Ave Subject site near the south end of City Centre

A proposed new 6-storey residential development at the corner of Fraser Hwy and 140th St is heading to Council on Monday for 1st & 2nd reading. The 121-unit building, designed by Richmond-based DF Architecture features condos above a 2-storey townhouse base with private staircase/patio entrances fronting directly onto 140th St and Fraser Hwy to create an urban, pedestrian-oriented streetscape.

Situated in the south-east corner of City Centre within the West Green Timbers neighbourhood, the proposed building is consistent with the City Centre Plan for this area, which is primarily designated for 4-6-storey multiple residential buildings. The future Fraser Hwy LRT line connecting Surrey City Centre to Langley will eventually provide rapid transit access directly outside the building with a future station to be located on the same corner of 140th & Fraser Hwy. Green Timbers Park is located directly to the east of the site.

Everest Group has launched a registration page for their upcoming project ‘Centra‘ located on 101 Avenue near 139 Street. The 23-storey tower, which was approved back in 2016, is in essence, the second phase to the adjacent 21-storey Odyssey Tower built in 1993. The site of Centra was originally envisioned for a shorter twin of the Odyssey tower back in the early 1990’s but has sat empty for over 2 decades. The current design for Centra still integrates with the Odyssey site, but no longer resembles the 90’s post-modern architecture of the original tower.

According to the Planning Report that went to Council in 2015, the project will include 167 units including, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms, including 3 townhouse units fronting 101 Avenue.

For more on the project: http://centrasurrey.com