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SUZAN WONG

MANHATTAN CONSTRUCTION LTD.
1138 Holdom Avenue
Burnaby,8B.C.

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Tel (604) 649~1821

April 6th,1994,

The Mayor and Counedl Members,
The Corporation of the

City of Port Coquitlam,

2580 Shaughnessy Street,

Pore Coquitlam, B.C.

V3C 2A8

Deur Mayor and the Couneil,

R@: 2342-2346 Marpole Avenue Development

In the past twelve months we have been proposing a mid-rise building of nine
Storey comprise of 40 madium size units. This non-combustible concrete struc-
ture has high quality of materials and finishes. It 4s our adm that the buil-
ding b@ atractive for both residents and neighbourhood as well as this project
meet the goals of The Official Community Developments Plan,

Wa have ask che Architect to design the Marpole Court with the attitute of
offering an alternative form of housing for the Port Coquitiam area. AS the
population of Port Coquitlam increases it is likely that some form of higher
building will be necessary to maintain affordable housing in a climate of
rising land prices. The proposed housing allows residents to live within
walking distance of downtown businesses and social ammenities. The pro jae
well suited for seniors and first-time homa owners.

The Architect has given special attention to the design of the main floor.
Outdoor activity areas and the street level landscaping. We wish to comp-
liment the existing reaidencial gardens and nearby greenspace. The service
area which includes the entrance to the below grade parking garage, are lo-
cated on the south side of the property and are accessed from the lane. These
service areas are screened from Marpole Street with landscaping and latcice
works. In order to maintain a smaller pedestrian scale thera are smaller en-
tances walkways on either side of the main entry. The interior and exterior
spaces at the main fleor level are common use areas. It is hoped that the
all-purpose room on the main floor will be able to be used by non-residents
for meetings or pre-arranged social gatherings.

Special considerations also have baen made to address the concerns of exis-
ting tearby apartment owners especially the apartment building on Bury Street
behind this project. Since this proposal is situated on the North side of
Bury Street, it cast no shadows to the adjacent apartment on chat street.
Purtheremore, this project hag setback 25 feet clear on each side, thus it
provide ample view corridor for buildings at north and south of this subject

site.

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