Delta council last week unanimously approved a revised second phase of a large below-market housing redevelopment project underway in Ladner.
The rezoning and development amendment will see a six-storey development containing 138 apartment units for Phase 2 of the Evergreen Lane project, located at the southern section of the first phase in 4600-block of Evergreen Lane.
It will include a mix of one, two and three-bedroom units.
This proposal follows a previous application by the owner, Dogwood Holdings Society, for a 198-unit, two-phase, non-market rental apartment building development, which was approved by council in July 2022.
The first phase is currently under construction and includes 130 seniors housing units in a four-storey apartment building on the north portion of the site. The second phase was approved for 68 family housing units in a 48-unit four-storey apartment building and a 20-unit three-storey townhouse building on the south portion of the site.
Phase two has not started and since the original project was approved, economic and affordable housing need conditions have changed and additional BC Housing funding became available, according to the planning department.
The applicant identified an opportunity to respond to current housing needs by requesting additional density and height to increase the affordable housing supply and economic viability for the project. The applicant subsequently proposed modifying the second phase, which is focused on seniors and families.
The owner proposed operating all of the 138 dwelling units at affordable rental rates moving forward. BC Housing is providing a grant for the project, as well as an on-going operating subsidy to ensure affordability is maintained.
A public hearing on the revised plan was not held as the proposal was consistent with the Official Community Plan
