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
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
Rendering of proposed tower from 133A St
Mason Link Development has released a rendering of one of their upcoming projects in City Centre at 133A St & Central Avenue (future). The tower, which is not yet under application (but should be soon), is to be located just behind the new SFU building, replacing some of the last remaining single family homes in the area, and closing the last remaining portion of former 103 Avenue.
In the rendering released, a 26-storey tower is depicted above a townhouse podium fronting 133A St. At the north end of the site, there will be some dedication for the new alignment of Central Avenue. This corner is designated for mixed-use under the City Centre Plan – so retail is possible on the Central Avenue frontage. To the south of the site, there are plans for a covered bus layover facility – which when complete – will allow for the removal of the Surrey Central Bus Loop and re-development of the ‘Central Block’ where the Rec Centre and Bus Loop currently sit. To the east of the site is the currently under construction Prime on the Plaza, and new north-south green lane.
Subject Site within City Centre Plan 
Conceptual plan for ‘Centre Block’ area showing future Covered Bus Layover Facility and Subject Site
While an application has yet to be submitted, the subject site has been fenced off for a number of months now, with Mason Link signage posted. If an application is submitted within the next year, sales / construction can be expected to commence sometime in the early 2020’s.