Marine Gateway 2

PCI Developments has submitted a rezoning application to the City of Vancouver that seeks to build a mixed-use development that will include industrial, flexible commercial, approximately 1,000 rental homes (approximately 200 units of which will be below-market rental units) childcare, senior centre, a large (1.79 acres) privately-owned public park, above-podium residential garden, and.

The preliminary proposal seeks to rezone the properties at 8530 Cambie Street to allow for a new mixed-use development in 4 buildings. Within these buildings are:

• 256,407 square feet of industrial space
• 125,841 square feet of flexible commercial space
• 1.79 acre privately-owned public park
• 1,000 homes (market and below-market rental)
  • 20% below-market rental totaling 200 homes
  • 800 market rental homes
• 507 vehicle parking spaces
• 2,555 bicycle parking spaces

No! A key benefit is that there is currently no existing housing onsite so there will be no tenant displacement.

Key benefits include:

• Industrial Space: High-clearance, flexible, and robust industrial spaces offer flexibility for a variety of potential users to support heavy machinery, racking, and equipment. Loading spaces provided below grade are connected via freight elevators to support vertically stacked industrial user needs. Marine Gateway 2 presents a model for industrial sites to be developed in economically and mixed-use ways to allow for integrated industrial uses within the city.
• Flexible Commercial Space: The development will provide commercial spaces adaptable for a range of uses to help support the area’s economic vitality and offer opportunities for local businesses and services.
• Public Park: Covering approximately 1.79 acres, the new privately-owned public park sits above a dynamic industrial podium at grade. A pedestrian bridge spans the South Vancouver Bus Terminal, linking the park directly to Marine Gateway 1’s retail high street and providing accessibility to people with different mobility needs.
• Secured Market & Below Market Rental Homes: Marine Gateway 2 will help mitigate the impacts of the housing affordability crisis and support the growth of South Vancouver’s diverse community and workforce through the creation of approximately 1,000 below-market and market rental homes.
• Family Oriented Housing: The proposal will include 2- and 3-bedroom homes to provide more housing options for families within the community.
• Transit Oriented: Directly integrated with Marine Drive Station, Marine Gateway 2 will provide a significant boost to public transit ridership and reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicles on roads.
• Childcare: A 7,650 sq ft childcare facility with 9,700 sq ft of dedicated outdoor play area will enhance family convenience, supports child development through enriched indoor education and outdoor exploration, and fosters local vibrancy.
• Seniors Centre: In keeping with the intent of the use policy, a 2,000 sq ft senior centre will foster social connection, supports wellness through tailored programs and accessible design, enhances intergenerational engagement, and strengthens community cohesion.
• Residential Garden: With roughly 1.5 acres, the residential garden sits atop the building's podium and creates a buffer between the industrial and flex commercial spaces with a range of indoor and outdoor dining, lounge, games, and urban agriculture amenities.
• Sustainability: The project will meet or exceed the City’s sustainability targets under the Green Building Policy for Rezonings. Only 200 metres south of Marine Drive Canada Line station and South Vancouver Bus Loop, residents will also have convenient access to transit with alternative modes of transportation. Furthermore, there are approximately 2,550 bicycle spaces for residents to have easy access to the many cycling routes in the community.
• Supporting creation of additional job space to the area: The mixed-use approach, especially with industrial and commercial spaces, is expected to bring more employment opportunities to the neighborhood, fostering local economic growth.

The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), a federal crown corporation, collects information on average rents every year in October and releases a report early in the following year.

20% of the residential area in the proposed development’s 1,000 homes will be offered at below market rents based on the CMHC city-wide average rents.

Any prospective future tenants would be subject to income testing and need to confirm their household income annually. If you’d like to share your expression of interest, please let us know here.

Although we are currently at the pre-approval stages of this project, we are happy to discuss opportunities for rent. Please email us at info@pci-group.com.

The project is still in the pre-approval stage and is not yet approved. Sign up using our contact form here to receive more information and updates! 

There is a strong demand for housing across the City, as evidenced by the 1.6% vacancy rate in Vancouver and, in Marpole, there is a 1.6% vacancy rate (October 2024). This area (and many other areas across the Lower Mainland), are in dire need of more housing options, particularly surrounding Transit Oriented Development locations such as Marine Gateway.

Marine Gateway 2 provides approximately 23,700 sm (255,000 sf) of industrial space at grade, and approximately 11,695 sm (125,875 sf) of flex commercial space on level 3, locating industrial employment space adjacent to transit and active transportation supporting a diverse workforce and economic development. Marine Gateway 2 showcases the importance of retaining industrial space in our growing city as the engine that makes our cities run smoothly. High-clearance, flexible, and robust industrial spaces offer flexibility for a variety of potential users to support heavy machinery, racking, and equipment. Loading spaces provided below grade are connected via freight elevators to support vertically stacked industrial user needs.

By bridging over the South Vancouver Bus Terminal, MG2 connects to the elevated Marine Drive SkyTrain station and retail high street of MG1, which is the commercial heart of the local community.

Marine Gateway 2 raises the ground by elevating an approximately 1.79 acres privately owned public park and high street connection on the southwest of the site above an industrial podium. The park accommodates unique aspects of industry, infrastructure and mixed-use development while drawing upon the history of the site, furthering the landscape narrative developed in Marine Gateway.

The park provides a buffer from the industrial workhorse at grade to the recreational and residential community above. The vision for the park is to provide a meeting place for residents and the community in nature, a place to gather and connect, rest and relax, play and unwind – a place for people and nature to collide in the city.

We know that many people are searching for childcare across the city. As we are early in the approval process, we are not yet taking applications for the childcare. If you’d like to stay up to date on the process, please contact us here. For more information on our potential childcare provider, please click here.

PCI knows that industrial space is critical in Vancouver. High-clearance, flexible, and robust industrial spaces offer flexibility for a variety of potential users to support heavy machinery, racking, and equipment. Loading Spaces provided below grade are connected via freight elevators to support vertically stacked industrial user needs.

Similarly, it is anticipated that this development, subject to Council approval, will attract a wide range of residents. A variety of home layouts and tenures are proposed to meet the needs of a wide demographic of residents, ranging from studios to 3-bedroom homes.

No! The bus loop south of Marine Gateway 1 will not be displaced with this proposal. With the introduction of a new privately-owned public park, a pedestrian bridge overtop the existing South Vancouver Bus Terminal will be constructed connecting Marine Gateway 1 to the new Marine Gateway 2.

The project will meet or exceed the City’s sustainability targets under the Green Building Policy for Rezonings. Directly integrated with Marine Drive Canada Line Station and South Vancouver Bus Loop, residents will also have convenient access to transit with alternative modes of transportation. Furthermore, there are approximately 2,555 bicycle spaces for residents to have easy access to the many cycling routes in the community.

A comprehensive traffic analysis will be completed, as required under the rezoning process. The development team has retained Bunt & Associates as the traffic consultant for the project to conduct a Traffic Impact Assessment.

With the proximity of Marine Gateway 2 to public transportation, residents will be able to access a variety of modes of transportation to take them anywhere in the City and lower mainland very easily.

Upon completion of their assessment, a report will be submitted to the City as part of the rezoning application and will be subject to rigorous internal review by the City’s Planning and Transportation Departments.

We are currently in the early planning stages for this proposal. A formal rezoning application was submitted in June 2025.

This project has not yet been approved and will be subject to the City-led public process, which includes further public consultation, review by the City’s Planning and Engineering Departments and committees, and an eventual Public Hearing.

Construction (subject to approval from the City) would take place over a period of approximately 40 months, and could commence in 2027.

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At this stage in the application process, PCI has not determined who the tenants will be. However, the intent is to include flexible commercial spaces to serve the neighbourhood and promote employment spaces to the area. We anticipate the full spectrum of industrial businesses along with some shops and services at park and high street extension level to continue Marine Gateway's neighbourhood shopping centre offering.

The childcare facility will accommodate approximately 73 children. The daycare capacity is currently being explored by the applicant team and the City of Vancouver.

We are currently in the pre-approval stages of this project. Subject to Council approval, the childcare will be operated by a third-party childcare provider.

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