ben johnson - select project profiles - november 2015

PROFILES

S E L E C T P R O J E C T L E A D E R S H I P

BEN JOHNSON PG 1 OF 4

H O U S I N G P L A N F O R T H E D O W N T O W N E A S T S I D E ( 2 0 0 5 )Plan to guide the development of social housing and market housingRole: Housing Planner Lead

L I T T L E M O U N TA I N P O L I C Y S TAT E M E N T ( 2 0 1 2 )L I T T L E M O U N TA I N R E Z O N I N G ( 2 0 1 5 )15-acre mixed-use developmentRole: Project Lead

G R E AT N O R T H E R N W AY C A M P U S S T R U C T U R E P L A N /E M I LY C A R R U N I V E R S I T Y ( 2 0 1 4 )14-acre educational districtRole: Project Lead/Project Supervisor

P E A R S O N - D O G W O O D P O L I C Y S TAT E M E N T ( 2 0 1 4 )P E A R S O N - D O G W O O D R E Z O N I N G ( 2 0 1 6 )25-acre mixed-use developmentRole: Project Supervisor

O A K R I D G E T R A N S I T C E N T R E P O L I C Y S TAT E M E N T ( 2 0 1 5 )14-acre mixed-use developmentRole: Project Supervisor

L A N G A R A G A R D E N S P O L I C Y S TAT E M E N T ( 2 0 1 6 )21-acre mixed-used developmentRole: Project Supervisor

PROFILES

L I T T L E M O U N T A I N15-acre s i te in centra l Vancouver. Formerly 224 units of soc ia l housing. BC ’s f i rst publ ic housing project .

BEN JOHNSON PG 2 OF 4

P R O J E C T D E S C R I P T I O N20 buildings up to 12 storeys2.5 FSR gross density1,400 units of market housing; 280 units of social housing Retail, neighbourhood house and childcare usesCity-owned park and plaza

O W N E R S H I PHolborn Properties (formerly BC Housing)

D E S I G N C O N S U LTA N T SJames Cheng Architects; IBI Group; PFS Studio

P R I M A R Y D E L I V E R A B L E SLittle Mountain Policy Statement (2012), 53-unit social housing building (2014), Little Mountain Rezoning Application (2015)

R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S• Scoping work program and assembling staff team• Managing cost-recovered project budget• Designing and leading public engagement process• Managing interdepartmental technical team• Collaborating with proponent team• Co-chairing Community Advisory Group• Procuring consultant studies (heritage, financial)• Reviewing consultant studies (site servicing, arborist, sustainability)• Assessing proforma analysis and project viability• Defining public benefit package• Guiding site planning and urban design development• Drafting Policy Statement and securing City Council approval• Facilitating development of 53-unit social housing building under existing zoning• Guiding assembly and submission of rezoning application

R O L EProject Lead

R O L EProject Lead

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P E A R S O N - D O G W O O D L A N D S25-acre s i te in south-centra l Vancouver contain ing two health fac i l i t ies .

BEN JOHNSON PG 3 OF 4

P R O J E C T D E S C R I P T I O N22 buildings up to 28 storeys2.8 FSR gross densityMix of market housing, social housing, health facilities, YMCA, childcare, City park and potential future Canada Line station

O W N E R S H I POnni Group and Vancouver Coastal Health

D E S I G N C O N S U LTA N T SDIALOG; IBI Group; Enns-Gauthier

P R I M A R Y D E L I V E R A B L E SPearson Dogwood Policy Statement (2014), Pearson Dogwood Rezoning Application (pending)

R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S• Scoping work program and assembling staff team• Managing cost-recovered project budget• Managing project lead and staff team• Collaborating with proponent team• Guiding the design of the public engagement process• Guiding site planning and urban design development• Reviewing consultant studies (site servicing, arborist, sustainability, economic)• Assessing proforma analysis and project viability• Guiding development of public benefit package• Securing support of Urban Design Panel and other advisory bodies• Securing City Council approval of Policy Statement• Guiding assembly and submission of rezoning application

R O L EProject Supervisor

PROFILES

O A K R I D G E T R A N S I T C E N T R E14-acre s i te in centra l Vancouver, formerly a trans i t centre.

BEN JOHNSON PG 4 OF 4

P R O J E C T D E S C R I P T I O N18 buildings up to 15 storeys2.1 FSR gross densityMix of market housing, social housing, childcare and City park.

O W N E R S H I PTransLink

D E S I G N C O N S U LTA N T SPerkins and Will Architects; PWL Partnership Landscape Architects

P R I M A R Y D E L I V E R A B L E SOakridge Transit Centre Policy Statement (pending - 2015)

R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S• Scoping work program and assembling staff team• Managing cost-recovered project budget• Managing project lead and staff team• Collaborating with proponent team• Guiding the design of the public engagement process• Guiding site planning and urban design development• Reviewing consultant studies (heritage, economic)• Assessing proforma analysis and project viability• Guiding development of public benefit package• Securing support of Urban Design Panel

R O L EProject Supervisor