Burnaby is considering three potential new sites for a revitalized City Hall. CityofBurnaby | realestate realestatenews Burnaby
its intentions of building a new City Hall, which would replace the existing building at 4949 Canada Way, originally built in 1955. On Wednesday, the City quietly revealed three potential locations for the new City Hall build as it launched a public input period for the project.
Little-to-no other details were revealed prior to Wednesday, except that the City had identified the Metrotown area of Burnaby as the preferred location, as it is also designated as a “regional city centre” under Metro Vancouver’s Regional Growth Strategy .The first option for a new City Hall is the 4.4-acre site currently home to the Metrotown location of the Burnaby Public Library at 6100 Willingdon Avenue — a fairly large site surrounded by a sizeable park-like greenspace.
The 12,900-sq.-ft site is by far the smallest of the three options, and would require “a creative design approach,” the City says. That could potentially involve “a much taller building than at the other sites,” atop a podium, and could result in less on-site parking and fewer opportunities for new amenities.The third and final potential location is the 3.7-acre site currently occupied by the Bonsor Recreation Complex as well as several outdoor fields.
of Burnaby has somewhat overtaken the Metrotown area in recent years in terms of urban development, but the relocation of City Hall would likely shift a lot of attention back to Metrotown.
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