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741 Fisgard St

Building Info

22-storey strata building, 156 residential suites and 5 commercial units at grade
Studio (15), One Bedroom (66), One Bedroom plus Den (45), Two (24) and Three Bedroom (6) layouts and two penthouses
Commercial areas at both the main floor, shared office areas on Level 4
140 vehicle parking stalls in a four-storey underground parkade pls 192 bicycle parking stalls
There are no private balconies for the suites, although amenities include over 1,200 sq ft of shared co-working space, a sound studio room and a large fitness facility. All indoor amenity areas have direct access to an outdoor terrace featuring a variety of seating areas, a BBQ, and dedicated play spaces.
In addition to the Level 4 outdoor amenity area, the building incorporates a series of double-height outdoor patios ‘skygardens’, located on Levels 7, 9, 12, 17, and 19. Each of these elevated amenity spaces is designed with distinct themes and solar orientations, offering a range of experiences and views of the city, ocean, and surrounding mountains.

Developer

Jawl Residential and Tri-Eagle Development
Jawl Residential Project Website

Architect

Cascadia Architects
Architect Project Website

Context

Currently a vacant lot, fenced off - previous low rise commercial buildings were removed in 2023. Was previously proposed in 2007 as a 15-storey office tower called Gateway Green, was approved but never built.

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Status

June 2026 - The City is considering a rezoning application and an OCP amendment for this property. Revised plans were received by the City in April 2026 with small adjustments: 156 residential units (down from 161) , 140 vehicle parking spaces in four-storey underground parkade (up from 107 in three-storey underground parkade) with bike stalls remaining at 192. Other changes are described below in the Planning Deep Dive section.

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All rendering © Casacadia Architects

"A key feature that distinguishes this project is the integration of six unique two-storey “sky gardens” distributed vertically throughout the tower. These outdoor spaces provide residents with access to greenery and fresh air at various levels, creating a new paradigm for vertical living and support social wellbeing as well as healthy outdoor living.

At street level, a prominent glazed atrium lobby anchors the corner of the site, reinforcing the building’s unique presence. Complementing this is a linear food court along the western edge, which brings energy to an existing through-block pedestrian connector and further activates the public realm."

Cascadia Architects

Location

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July 2025
May 2015
September 2011

Planning Deep Dive

Justification for rezoning from architect's March 30, 2026 letter to City Council:

"While the Site is designated Core Business, it also sits along the blurred border with Core Residential within the OCP. The Applicant for the better part of two decades has worked to deliver a commercial building on this site. With the long-lasting impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the commercial office market, the opportunity to deliver a commercial building here commensurate with the Core Business designation is not possible."

Moreover, in recent years, the City has approved other Office projects elsewhere in the City these approvals have further increased office supply, during an environment where demand is continuing to decrease. These factors further have removed any possibility that this project can deliver an Office Building. In addition, with the recent purchase of the Blanshard Street Park which will sit kitty corner to the subject site, the Applicant feels there is significant opportunity to deliver much needed housing across from the new City Park."

Architect's description of project:

"The architectural expression employs a contemporary podium and tower form that responds to the established Hudson development to the north while introducing a dramatic language of glass, ceramic and metal panel that will form an iconic landmark and define this prominent corner as a gateway to the city centre. Large, at grade commercial units opening onto wide sidewalks and covered public spaces are proposed to activate the Blanshard and Fisgard street frontages.

To the west, a unique linear food court is proposed as a highly visible and active contribution to the existing through block connector. The feature plaza at the northeast corner of the site has been expanded and the building form above it simplified to reinforce this principal gathering space as an iconic landmark in the street frontage. The lobby and principal entrance, which opens directly from the plaza, has been relocated and revised to better address Fisgard street, while maintaining a strong presence and unobstructed access from Blanshard Street.

The proposed 3 storey podium forms an integral part of the street wall, allowing for a continuous sense of enclosure along Blanshard Street while the emergent 22-storey tower, which descends to grade at the corner, establishes an iconic gateway form and creates an architectural bridge to the Hudson development to the north.

Responding to city comments, the north and east faces of the podium (addressing Fisgard and Blanshard Streets respectively) have been pulled back to visually extend the public realm along the principal frontages and to provide additional clearance from the proposed street trees. Additionally, the frame around the perimeter of the podium has been revised to echo the banding in the tower and has been extended across the top and bottom of the feature screen at the northeast plaza. The proposed screen has been refined as an abstracted pattern of horizontal louvers that provide shading at the residential areas and dappled light into the plaza. Together these revisions strengthen and clarify the horizontal expression of the base and reinforce the vertical expression of the tower."

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