A large-scale redevelopment plan near Oakridge Park in Vancouver is facing further delays as the developer, Landmark Premiere Properties, is facing receivership proceedings. The company owes millions to lenders including Trez Capital and Peterson Group due to missed loan payments. The project, originally planned to include a strata tower, a strata tower, and a social housing building, now faces uncertainty as the court weighs the receivership application.
A large-scale redevelopment plan for a site near Oakridge Park that has been in the works for several years is set to be delayed even further as the developer is now facing receivership proceedings, according to court filings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia obtained by STOREYS.
and was set for 5505-5585 Oak Street in Vancouver, which is located directly west of Grosvenor's Mayfair West project and a few blocks away from Oakridge Park. The 3.2-acre property is currently occupied by the 72-unit Shawn Oaks townhouse complex that Landmark Premiere Properties acquired in phases between 2016 and 2021, all of which are now owned by Shawn Oaks Holdings Ltd. and beneficially owned by Landmark Shawn Oaks Development Ltd., both of which are listed as respondents alongside Landmark Premiere Properties Ltd. and Helen Chan Sun, the two guarantors.— a pre-application proposal, not a formal rezoning application — for the site, which must go through an "enhanced rezoning process" because it is designated as a "Unique Site" in the Cambie Corridor due to its size and complexity. For the site, Landmark has proposed a 31-storey strata tower, a 33-storey strata tower, and a six-storey social housing building, for over 600 total residential units, in addition to a one-storey childcare facility with 37 spaces.The loan between Landmark and Trez Capital matured on September 1, with the developer only making partial payments since August. According to Trez, the Shawn Oaks townhouses are currently being rented out and generate about $155,000 in rental income per month, but Landmark has "kept the rents and used the monies for their own purposes" and "the rents have not been remitted for application to the indebtness under the loan." As of December 16, Trez says it is owed $71,756,515.48, with interest accruing at a daily rate of $29,204.90. The Shawn Oaks site at 5505-5585 Oak Street in Vancouver and its surrounding context. / Acton Ostry Architects Regarding the second-ranking mortgage, Peterson Group issued a formal demand for payment in November and has yet to receive payments. Peterson Group then initiated its own proceedings on January 23, claiming that they are owed $27,441,576.26 as of January 1, with interest accruing at a daily rate of $16,916.04. This brings Landmark Premiere Properties' total debt on Shawn Oaks to $99,198,091, not including interest. In its response to Trez Capital's application, Peterson said that it was also not receiving the rental income Landmark is collecting. Peterson also noted that Landmark "failed to properly disclose the majority investor of the Debtors." Concurrently, Helen Chan Sun — CEO of Landmark Premiere Properties — has been involved in a separate foreclosure proceeding in which she claimed to be too "cash poor" to pay off debt. Apublished by the Supreme Court on December 30 found that her claim "lacks credibility" and ordered her to make monthly payments of $300,000 until the debt is paid off. "I find that Ms. Sun leads a lavish lifestyle making regular purchases at luxury stores, which are indicative of someone whose income well exceeds the $60,000 to $70,000 she claims to make on an annual basis," the decision notes. "I found her testimony that many of the purchases were gifts or prizes for persons at her companies or investors lacks credibility and her inability to remember or identify specific major purchases defies credulity."In its Petition to the Court, Trez Capital has requested that a Receiver be appointed over Shawn Oaks. As of January 23, the application has yet to be approved by the Supreme Court, but such applications are rarely denied. Meanwhile, Peterson Group has only asked for the court to recognize the debt, but said in a response to Trez Capital's application that it would support a receivership in part because receivership proceedings allow for the use of reverse vesting orders — share sales — that are not possible in foreclosure proceedings. If the receivership application is granted, the Receiver will likely retain a commercial real estate brokerage and the 5505-5585 Oak Street property would then go through a court-ordered sales process. Although the property is located in a development hotspot, a sale price that covers all or most of the debt on the property is usually sought, which could limit the potential buyer pool in this particular case. In a response to Trez Capital's application, Landmark Premiere Properties and Helen Chan Sun said that it had received a $100,831,806 appraisal for the property in December 2019 and that it has received a higher appraisal since then. An overview of Landmark Premiere Properties' preliminary redevelopment proposal. / Acton Ostry Architects As for the project, if a new developer is found, it may end up proceeding in a different form, considering a rezoning application has yet to be submitted. Trez also notes that the current "burn rate" — the rate at which a company uses its cash — when factoring in both loans is approximately $1.37 million per month before compounding. Trez also notes that if a rezoning application is pursued, an additional $16 million on its loan and $8.92 million on Peterson's loan would accrue in interest, due to the rezoning process usually taking 12 to 18 months. "It is apparent that the Debtors lack the financial wherewithal to move the rezoning application forward," said Trez Capital. "The Debtors have not provided substantive updates to Trez over the past six to eight weeks nor have they proposed any potential solution for the liquidity issues. The rezoning process is thus stalled and there is no realistic prospect that the Debtors can complete the process in a timely manner or at all." Elsewhere in Vancouver, Peterson — a developer that also acts as a lender on occasion — is also the lender in an ongoingHow Tariffs And Job Growth Could Impact Wednesday's Interest Rate Cut DecisionPrimaris REIT Pays $585M For Stakes In Southgate Centre, Oshawa Centre Malls Primaris REIT has acquired a 50% interest in the Southgate Centre in Edmonton and an 100% interest in the Oshawa Centre in Oshawa.The Modus project planned for 7576 Granville Street in Vancouver was being built by Centred Developments before it was placed under receivership in May 2024.Having More Big Cities, Rather Than Bigger Cities, Could Fix Canada's Housing Crisis A new study from the C.D. Howe Institute argues that focussing homebuilding efforts in “superstar” cities like Toronto and Vancouver will keep already unattainable prices the same, or even increase them.In the Collingwood countryside — AKA: one of Southern Ontario's most beloved regions, known for its world-class ski resorts and proximity to Georgian Bay — sits a charming-yet-luxurious farmhouse that you must get acquainted with.A “city-wide sixplex study” is set to be delivered to Toronto City Council by the fourth quarter of this year.The sales China Aoyuan Group has made are pertaining to The Grove and One Central in Metro Vancouver, and 120 Peter Street and M2M Condos in Greater Toronto.Plans call for a 30-, 35-, 40-, and 45-storey development set to deliver 1,819 residential units, including 342 affordable housing units, to Etobicoke, as well as a new public park and extensive programming space for a number of non-profit operations.Choice Properties Plans 10- & 35-Storey Rentals Next To Woodbine Station Six years later, plans have evolved from nine- and 15-storey buildings with 402 residential units to 10 and 35 storeys with over 600 units — plus a pre-school space, theatre space, and grocery store.The affiliation between Living Realty, Inc. and Keller Williams Realty, Inc. marks the largest independent company to join a franchise in industry history.It's time to say "Hello" to Jill Warr of Sutton Group Old Mill Realty, Inc., who focuses on Toronto West.An ambitious four-tower condo development, 23 storeys each, has been proposed by Fana Group of Companies that would deliver over 1,000 residential units to the Etobicoke West Mall neighbourhood.The Highline Metrotown tower at 6511 Sussex Avenue in Burnaby was completed by Thind Properties in late-2023 before the leftover units were placed under receivership in December 2024.If approved, the tower would replace six single-family homes at 726-736 Marlee Avenue — a residence type that currently the defines the area.The proposal is being made by McCarthy Properties and is planned for the intersection of Kingsway and Nelson Avenue in Burnaby.If approved, the project would deliver nearly 1,000 residential units, commercial space, child care, and a new public park to North York.
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