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Proposed 46-storey tower dubbed 91Ƶ202091Ƶ would be Kelowna91Ƶs tallest building

The building was proposed two days after council approved a 42-storey tower on Leon Avenue
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Just two days after plans for Kelowna91Ƶs next tallest building were finalized, a developer has proposed one that91Ƶs even taller.

And it91Ƶs set to be called 91Ƶ2020.91Ƶ

New Town Architecture and Engineering submitted plans on Thursday (Jan. 14) for a 276-unit, 46-storey, 141-metre-tall tower on Bertram Street 91Ƶ 34 storeys and 115 metres taller than zoning for the area currently allows. The building would be four storeys and six metres taller than the recently approved 42-storey tower on Leon Avenue.

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Proposed to take up the lots of 1464, 1468 and 1476 Bertram Street, 2020 would abut under-construction 25- and 34-storey buildings and a site where a 16-storey building is planned.

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The narrow-footprint building is planned to have office space and retail on the ground floor and 4 storeys of internal parking providing 270 stalls. A total of 400 bike parking stalls and six car-share vehicles will also be provided.

A diagram showing planned use in the building. (Contributed)
A diagram showing planned use in the building. (Contributed)

Ten storeys would be dedicated to house 70 units of rental-only housing and the upper 30 storeys of the building would be offered for sale. Of the for-sale units, 54 would be three-bedrooms, targeted at families looking to live downtown. Thirty-six units would be designated as co-living homes. Each unit would house up to six people 91Ƶ each given their own bedroom and bathroom 91Ƶ with shared living and kitchen spaces. The remaining residences would be a mixture of one and two-bedroom units.

The developer stated it hopes to provide housing for the91Ƶmissing middle market,91Ƶ allowing people with lower incomes to affordably live downtown.

The proposal also indicates plans for a 50-space daycare and more than 15,000 square-feet of amenity space, split between the rooftop and podium.

Throughout the seven-page proposal, the developer does not give a reason as to why it chose the name 2020.

The is available on the 91ƵCurrent Developments91Ƶ section of the city91Ƶs website.

Do you have something to add to this story, or something else we should report on? Email: michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com



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