Located within one of Metro Vancouver’s fastest-growing communities, Brentwood Block is a visionary and transformative project that will redevelop the 4600 block of Lougheed Highway, into a lively, walkable, transit‑oriented community. Upon completion, it will deliver six rental and condo towers with retail and office space, and a significant pedestrianized public realm with central plazas and green spaces. The project also includes a 100,000 sq. ft. community centre owned and operated by the City of Burnaby, which is estimated to attract over 1M visitors to the site annually.

The thoughtful retail curation aims to create a human scale experience and cultivate community. Retail storefronts throughout the site are oriented around plazas and alleyways with patios that spill out onto the public realm. Uses such as restaurants, bistros and cafes are envisioned to activate the site from morning to night. 

Brentwood Block is anticipated to be one of the final areas developed in Burnaby’s emerging Town Centre, stitching together neighbouring developments, linking the SkyTrain station to the future Brentwood Park South, and emerging as a retail destination and cultural hub at the heart of the Brentwood Town Centre. 

The scale and size of the development will enable us to bring our well-established expertise in place-making in urban areas to the Brentwood community, as well as delivering on our objective to have a meaningful, positive social impact in the communities where we develop.

Highlights: 

• Located one block from the Brentwood Town Centre SkyTrain station in Burnaby
• Delivering 3,500 homes including 2,000 market rental and 450 below-market rental homes 
• Pedestrian public realm with all vehicles directed to underground parking and loading from the site’s periphery
• 3 public plazas (Dawson, Alpha and NW Plaza) + central oasis
• 215,000 sq. ft. of commercial space in Phase I
  • Grocery anchor (40,000 sq. ft.)
  • High profile anchor opportunity (33,000 sq. ft.)
  • Standalone pavilion with rooftop opportunity (5,000 sq. ft.)
  • Premium office opportunity (35,000 sq. ft.)

ESG Impact: 

• Targeting LEED Gold certification
• Targeting 20% GHGI improvement beyond BC Step Code 2  
• Low Carbon through 100% electrification of in-suite appliances, HVAC, and most base building systems  
• Alternative transportation strategy includes more than 24 public EV chargers, 16-vehicle car share program, two new community bike lanes and space for 150+ bikes in the public realm
• 2.8 acre (60% of total site area) pedestrianized public realm and 31,000 sq. ft. of new resilient landscaping and indigenous planting
• A new 100,000 sq. ft. community centre, a $3M public art program, and year-round community and cultural programming in the public realm 
• Delivering the tallest all-rental tower in Western Canada, contributing 250% more rental supply than zoning requires
• 204 affordable homes in Phase I secured as affordable in perpetuity and operated by an established non-profit housing and services provider