On July 26, 2021, the Coquitlam Council approved changes to the Oakdale Land Use map as shown below, allowing for more High Density Apartment Residential development.
An update to the original road network within the Oakdale plan has been under review for the past year. This updated road network eliminates the need to construct a bridge over Jefferson Street which ultimately reduces costs and lowers operations. Additionally, the new road network addresses the need for a collector route through the neighbourhood, enhances greenway networks, and provides for an enhanced public realm through the planned Bole Court extension. On Monday, September 27th, Mayor and City Council unanimously approved the proposed road network.
Part of the Burquitlam-Lougheed neighbourhood plan, Oakdale originally was supposed to be included in the original land use options. Many of the Oakdale residents banded against future development to protect their suburban lifestyle and tight knit group of friends and family from being split apart. This pushed planning and council to leave this area as a future planning item.
As sales began to occur in the Burquitlam-Lougheed and the community saw the lottery tickets transacted by the ApartmentBlocks team and other sales, dissent happened. The neighbours along the arterial routes, aware there odds of higher density and a significant land value increase, began mobilizing and organizing petitions. The neighbours further from the SkyTrain and less likely for density increases still vocally opposed. However, with 150 signatures of the 500 homes in Oakdale, this prompted Coquitlam council to initiate an OCP update for the area. The area was broken down into six sub categories.
Brandon Harding was very active engaging property owners and lobbying for high density. Working together with the community, they sent multiple letters to the Mayor, Council and Planning that registered over seventy-five signatures and led to a plan Coquitlam can be proud of. The requests made in our lobbying to the city were fully incorporated into the Oakdale Land Use update (See attachment 6).
Mayor, Council, Staff, and residents came out in strong support of the plan that was finally adopted at the Public hearing on February 24th. We expect future developments will receive high level of support from the city and community when presented at public hearings. The Oakdale update was referred to as a living document that will be flexible based on the changing needs of the area.
We are pleased to inform you that Planning has presented the “Oakdale Land Use Update” to Council for first reading, which has been unanimously adopted by Mayor and Council! There will be no additional Oakdale specific DCC for parkland acquisitions. If any additional funding is required, the deficit will be addressed in the revised DCC update in 2021. Final adoption of the plan will be on the Agenda for the February 24th Public hearing.
Amandeep graduated from BCIT with a diploma in Professional Real Estate from the Marketing Management program. With a strong passion for real estate, he understands that the process can be stressful and overwhelming. He dedicates his time to guiding clients every step of the way, ensuring the experience is as smooth and successful as possible. Amandeep takes pride in seeing projects come to life and making his clients happy.
Kat Rigter is a commercial real estate advisor and Senior Associate with the ApartmentBlocks Team specializing in the organization and sale of multifamily designated land. Kat has been a central member of the team since 2020, helping facilitate over $200 million in development land sales across the Metro Vancouver Region.
Kat’s persistency and relentless pursuit of ensuring her clients best interests are well represented is second-to-none, which has greatly contributed to her and her team’s success and reputation as one of Metro Vancouver’s leading land assembly teams.
Kat is an active participant in several real estate organizations including CREW (Commercial Real Estate for Women) and is passionate about building relationships within in the industry to help align the right buyers to her clients.
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Brandon Harding is the authority on Land Assembly, a published writer, and a community leader for changing land use in updating Official Community Plans. He is a second generation realtor that has personally transacted over $1,000,000,000+ in sales. Organizing and transacting land has been his passion since listening and learning about the positive impact that can result from successful assemblies through his father, who has been a Commercial Realtor since 1980. Brandon successfully transacted the largest high density land assembly by number of homes.
Brandon has developed the homeowner eligibility test and the PROACTIVE sales funnel, which has revolutionized land assembly and simplified the process for property owners while systematically achieving unmatched results.
Brandon is a thought leader in Commercial Real Estate. Some of his work is published on RENX, LandlordBC, and the Western Investor.
Brandon’s a community coordinator helping homeowners organize, strategize, and deliver a unified voice to Mayors, Councilors, and planning departments. This has led to thousands of property owners achieving higher designations for their properties and making them millions in increased land value. He has the experience and knowledge to empower real change that leads to life changing benefits.
Lauren previously was the Graphic Designer with the developer Peterson Group for over six years. Her experience working from the view of developers gives her an edge creating new engaging marketing material to attract developers and get them to pay premiums for the team’s land assemblies. By highlighting and featuring all the unique attributes of each land assembly in a visually appealing and deliberate way she efficiently helps bring more buyers with more offers to help drive competitive bid pressure and ensure the highest chance of a successful outcome for homeowners.
My name is Nicholai Malinousky, I am a graduate from British Columbia Insitute of Technology with a diploma in Marketing Management, specializing in real Estate. I was introduced to the real estate industry at a young age, and naturally took interest. I am now looking to make an impact to my team and projects with my fresh perspective and a strategic mindset.
