Burnaby could soon have another community centre.
The City of Burnaby says it has approved public consultation for the Grosvenor master plan, a pedestrian-only 7.9-acre site in Brentwood Town Centre, which would also include a 100,000-square-foot, mult-storey community centre.
The proposed development would be located southeast of Brentwood SkyTrain Station on Lougheed Highway and feature six towers and include roughly 2,000 rental market and 450 below-market rental homes.
Another 200,000 square feet of commercial space and 900 condominiums are also included in the plan.
The city says that as part of an agreement, Grosvenor would manage the construction of the community centre, which would be owned and operated by the city once completed.
“This is an opportunity to deliver some significant benefits for Burnaby residents for decades to come by adding a new community centre in the heart of one of the fastest-growing neighbourhoods in the city,” Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley said in a news release.
"This project would also support other important city goals, including transforming Brentwood into a 15-minute neighbourhood, where virtually everything you need is within a short walk. It would also support the vision outlined in our housing strategy – to build inclusive, livable neighbourhoods by increasing housing choices and creating more housing in mixed-use, transit-friendly areas.”
The community centre would be the city's first "urban" community centre.
"It would be an iconic building that acts as a gathering place for the neighbourhood and would include elements identified as important by residents through public engagement during the Northwest Burnaby Needs Assessment in 2019.
"It would be an iconic building that acts as a gathering place for the neighbourhood and would include elements identified as important by residents through public engagement during the Northwest Burnaby Needs Assessment in 2019. In addition to a gym and fitness centre, the facility would include multi-purpose rooms, creative spaces for arts, crafts and music, child care space, an indoor running track and a rooftop play area. The $140 million project cost would be funded entirely through money received by the city as a result of development activity, enabled by the Community Benefit Bonus Policy."
The city says council is set to review the Grosvenor’s master plan next month.
Residents will be able to learn more about the project, provide feedback and ask questions at city-led virtual open house sessions on March 23 and 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Registration is available online.
