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“It (the south tower) will be 32 storeys or 290 feet high,” said project manager Jeff Chong, for Ledingham McAllister Prop. Ltd. that is developing the four-acre site. “There are some (towers) that are 32-storeys in Metrotown and I have heard there are some 35-storey buildings in the planning stage. But, because our site is sloped, it is like having a 35-storey building. There are some great views to the (Fraser) river and Mt. Baker and some to downtown.”
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
Development will include 125,000 square feet of commercial space on two levels with large rooftop gardens
Correspondent
BURNABY
When the Silhouette towers of the NorthGate Village rise over its Cameron Street and North Road site at Lougheed town centre, they will be amongst the tallest in the hub’s area and one of the tallest buildings in the city.
“It (the south tower) will be 32 storeys or 290 feet high,” said project manager Jeff Chong, for Ledingham McAllister Prop. Ltd. that is developing the four-acre site. “There are some (towers) that are 32-storeys in Metrotown and I have heard there are some 35-storey buildings in the planning stage. But, because our site is sloped, it is like having a 35-storey building. There are some great views to the (Fraser) river and Mt. Baker and some to downtown.”
The Silhouette at NorthGate Village is a mixed-use, commercial-residential building, showcasing two towers that is slated to begin construction in Nov. 2006 and finish completely in 2009. The Silhouette portion of the complex refers to the two residential towers while the NorthGate Village is the commercial and pedestrian areas created on site. Currently the site holds an older-style 1980s strip mall, which will be removed.
The Silhouette south tower will hold 282 housing units while the shorter 26-storey north tower will house 221 units for a total of 503 units.
“We have approximately 125,000 square feet of commercial space and our anchor tenants are Save-on-Foods, a B.C. government liquor store, Shoppers Drug Mart, the TD Bank, Rogers Video and Tim Hortons”, said Chong.
The two levels of commercial stores will face onto North Road and behind those commercial outlets will be a courtyard-like area between the two towers. But the most striking element of the development will be the large rooftop gardens developed over the large commercial area. These gardens will be for the exclusive use of the tower residents and they will have access through upper level floors.
Bridges will lead the residents over to the green space and there will also be included a children’s play area. There will be “secure” areas so that parents who have children do not have to worry about contact with individuals from the street, said Chong.
The gardens and play area fulfill a requirement by the city for green space. Chong said a daycare facility is also being built within the structure, which the city will license.
There will be four levels of underground parking. But, because the site is sloped, the first level will have daylight on it. Rogers Video and Tim Hortons are being located there and will be convenient pick-up and drop-off stops for motorists.
The Silhouette will house a variety of floor plans ranging from one bedroom and den (640 to 700 square feet) to three bedrooms and den (up to 1,550 square feet), which are the penthouse units. “One-third of the units are one bedroom and two thirds are two bedrooms or more,” said Chong.
There are also 10 penthouses per tower, with four top floor units and six units known as sub-penthouses located one floor down.
Chong said that he expects strong sales support from the Korean community, which has established itself in the neighbourhood. It offers a rich selection of many ethnic Korean stores, including a large Korean grocery, and is often called “Little Seoul,” said Chong.
With the striking towers, interesting rooftop gardens, and cultural flavour in the area, the project will add more than just densification to the urban village scapes being created throughout Burnaby.
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