It’s expected to be a major piece of the Brentwood Town Centre.
Next week, Burnaby residents will get their first chance to take a look at and offer an opinion on the proposed plans for the Gilmore station area.
The city is hosting an open house Tuesday, Jan. 12 for people to learn more about the preliminary concept for the proposed Gilmore Station Area.
There will be two locations and times for the open houses: Burnaby City Hall foyer drop-in between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and in the Commerce Court lobby, 4180 Lougheed Highway from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Gilmore Station Conceptual Master Plan for the Brentwood Town Centre is a grand document that lays out future plans for the site as the area continues to be developed.
The preliminary concept was approved by council last November.
The Gilmore station site is 12.48 acres and is made up of six individual parcels of land – three of the properties are vacant with a portion of these sites occupied by the Gilmore SkyTrain station and guideway.
According to a staff report, the preliminary concept plan for the Gilmore station area is comprised of five different “community precincts,” each with a distinct and unique architectural and landscape expression.
The plan describes the Gilmore station area as the primary western gateway into the Brentwood Town Centre and will become “a hub of activity with a variety of open-air shopping experiences, cafés and restaurants, office space, and high-density residential opportunities, all designed around new public plazas, open spaces, and tree-lined pedestrian streets.”
The plan also includes a commitment of 500,000 square feet of office space with the potential for up to one million square feet accommodating roughly 5,000 office jobs.
The city is also seeking feedback through an online survey.
For more information on the Gilmore Station Area or to fill out the survey, go www.burnaby.ca/gilmore-station.
