THE SITE The Flavelle Oceanfront site is outlined below. FLAVELLE OCEANFRONT DEVELOPMENT APPLICANT PROJECT TEAM We have assembled a talented and experienced team to guide the redevelopment of the Flavelle property. FLAVELLE OCEANFRONT DEVELOPMENT Land Owner/Developer Flavelle Oceanfront Development is the real estate asset division of Mill & Timber, a Canadian owned family business based in Surrey, B.C.. Originally started as a sawmill operation in Merritt, B.C. in 1959, the company under the banner of Aspen Planers Group has diversified to trucking, logistics, forests management, and real estate development throughout B.C. and Alberta for the last 30 years. 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Our strengths experience gained over 35 years science, and urban design services design for residential, commercial, lie in providing enterprising of consulting includes the full to both public and private sector industrial, institutional, and solutions to urban transportation spectrum of landscape architecture clients throughout Western Canada. infrastructure projects. planning challenges and in from site design to urban assisting their clients in attaining design and the planning of new their project goals. communities. FLAVELLE OCEANFRONT DEVELOPMENT APPLICANT RATIONALE Mill & Timber purchased the sawmill site in 2000. Since then, the sawmill has experienced numerous economic highs and lows. In recent years, the sawmill has experienced decreasing efficiency. $ Low Employment Efficiency Site Logistics & Transportation High Industrial Tax Rates • Two-shifts with 101 people = under 10,000 • The mill does not have a rail spur. • The City of Port Moody has the highest tax rate square feet/employee. • It takes approximately six hours for barges to for major industry amongst the Tri-Cities and reach the Second Narrows Bridge from the in the Lower Mainland, at $73.78 per $1,000 of Flavelle site. assessed value. • Finished goods produced at the site are (Surrey = $20/$1000, Richmond = $19/$1000) transported via truck. • The added volume causes traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions. The Flavelle site is a 10-minute walk to Moody An OCP redesignation of the site will open up the The variety of proposed uses will not only create Centre Station and West Coast Express - higher waterfront to permit a mixed-use development new opportunities for businesses, but also levels of residential and employment density with the potential to have a public market, new support existing businesses, especially in Moody and a more diverse mix of uses are important parks, and waterfront trails. Centre. considerations for sites close to rapid transit. FLAVELLE OCEANFRONT DEVELOPMENT SITE HISTORY The 34-acre Flavelle property has a long and storied history in the City of Port Moody. Close Close Emerson Mill - 1905 Flavelle Mill - 1926 Mill and Timber - 2015 1998 © 2013 All Rights Reserved Flavelle Cedar closed. *City of Port Moody drafts the Waterfront © 2013 All Rights Reserved and Area Economic Visioning document. 2000 Flavelle Cedar was bought and re-opened by Mill and Timber. 2003 *City of Port Moody reviews and updates its Waterfront and Area Economic Visioning document. 1955 2015 Mill sold to Canadian Collieries The Mill’s 1905 Ltd, but was still called Flavelle 110 year Manufacturing activity began Cedar. anniversary. on site with Emerson Lumber, built by J.S. Smerson. 1966 Production of shingles and shakes was discontinued. 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2014 1912 *City of Port The site was purchased by Moody updates Robert Thurston and Aird its OCP. Flavelle and renamed the 1964 Thurston-Flavelle Mill. The Mill Flavelle Cedar purchased by became the Province’s largest Weldwood of Canada Ltd. – it 2008 cedar mill and the City’s most had 350 employees. prominent employer. *City of Port Moody undertakes an Ocial Community Plan 1908 review where the Flavelle site is Mill was ocially incorporated designated as an area as Emerson Lumber Company for redevelopment. Limited. 1995 CITY OF PORT MOODY * The Waterfront and Area Economic Visioning Study proposes a mix of International Forest Products Waterfront and Area business park, commercial recreation, hotel, marina, and public market (Interfor) bought Weldwood Economic Visioning Study uses for the property. The study indicates that higher density residential Canada Ltd. and Flavelle Cedar. SEPTEMBER 1998 The Mill underwent a major uses will be considered in Moody Centre upon completion of rapid rebuild in order to modernize it. Year Five Review and Update transit using Transit-Oriented Development principles. SEPTEMBER 2003 The intent for the Flavelle site, as reflected in this study, was captured in Port Moody’s Official Community Plan (2008 & 2014). www.cityofportmoody.com FLAVELLE OCEANFRONT DEVELOPMENT FLAVELLE & THE REGION Flavelle Oceanfront is located within a 10-minute walk of the Moody Centre Station on the Evergreen Line, which provides connections to Downtown Vancouver and the Metro region. Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) are defined as “specific buildings or Transit Oriented Developments also contribute to shorter travel distances, less development projects that are fundamentally shaped by their close proximity to traffic congestion, and reduced traffic pollution. frequent transit.” Transit-Oriented Developments typically include higher-density, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly uses within walking distance to frequent transit, which encourages ridership and reduces reliance on private vehicles. Translink, Transit-Oriented Communities – A Primer on Key Concepts, 2011 KEY REGIONALKey Re TRANSITgion CONNECTIONSal Transit Connections This map shows key transit services connecting regional centres in the Lynn Valley Metro Vancouver region Horseshoe Bay Ferry Levels of service Capilano To Langdale, Nanaimo Park Royal Canada Line and Bowen Island University High frequency rail service. Lonsdale Quay FLAVELLE Expo Line Phibbs High frequency rail service. Exchange Guildford Way– Ungless Way Guildford Way– s Millennium Line u Falcon Dr B SITE a e High frequency rail service. S Guildford Way– Sea Planes Moody Ioco Rd– Centre Newport Dr Lansdowne Dr Lafarge ¬ Evergreen Line (2016) West Coast Express HeliJet St Johns St– Guildford Way– Burrard St Johns– Moray St Douglas Johnson St High frequency rail service. SFU Queens St Waterfront Guildford Way– Kootenay St Johns St– Lincoln West Coast Express St Johns St– Williams St Inlet Town Centre Blvd Loop Barnet Hwy Centre Commuter rail service. Weekday peak hours. Vancouver Pinetree Way– City Centre Granville Clarke Rd– Lincoln Ave Glenayre Dr Coquitlam service operates on the same route. Central SeaBus Clarke Rd– Main Street– Como Lake Ave Regular passenger ferry. Stadium– Burquitlam Chinatown Science World Clarke Rd– Yaletown– B-Line Bus Services Roundhouse Bus routes providing fast and frequent service. North Rd– Foster Ave Early morning to late evening. North Rd– Key Bus Connections Cameron St Key regular service bus routes connecting urban Olympic VCC– Commercial– Village Clark Brentwood Sperling– Production North Rd– Broadway Town Burnaby Lake City Way– Austin Rd Pitt Meadows W Broadway– W Broadway– Timing Sasamat St Macdonald St Granville St Renfrew Rupert Gilmore Centre Holdom Lake Way University UBC Evergreen Line: