A new apartment complex looks set to replace a bike park on the waterfront in Steveston.
Richmond city council approved last week the first stage of the rezoning process for the site at London and No. 2 roads.
Oris Development (Kawaki) Corp. wants to build 80 apartments and commercial space, including a restaurant on the ground floor.
However, as part of the site is city-owned, the deal includes the developer building a 1.55-acre public waterfront park and paying for the construction of the displaced bike park elsewhere.
The proposed project is being named "Pier at London Landing" and will, according to the city's senior planner, Francisco Molina, provide "an innovative opportunity for the developer to enhance the context surrounding the proposed mixed-use development while satisfying the city's need for an important park site at the waterfront_"
As part of the agreement, a traffic impact study was carried out.
And if the project goes ahead, several measures would take place, including parts of London and Dyke roads being widened and corner cuts taking place at the intersection of the two roads.
