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The Centre Block project is being undertaken by the Surrey City Development Corporation, the City's development arm that was resurrected last year., the municipality's for-profit development arm, appears to have officially resumed activity as the City has now received a revised rezoning application for the SCDC's Centre Block project.
The rezoning application for the first and second phase of Centre Block was considered by Council in July 2021, after which it was granted a first and second reading. A third reading was then granted in September 2021. City staff say the two towers are now planned to be 45 storeys and 17 storeys, although architectural plans indicate the East Tower will be 42 storeys. STOREYS reached out to the SCDC for clarification on Friday, but has not received a response.
Originally, the taller East Tower was to be constructed first, but the City says the SCDC has confirmed that the plan is now for the shorter West Tower to be constructed in phase one. No explanations were given, but the decision may reflect the uncertainty around the office market in Metro Vancouver and
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