Urban Strategies worked with clients, consultant teams, and Burnaby City staff to advance coordinated master plans for two adjacent former industrial sites at the Sperling/Burnaby Lake SkyTrain station. The 19-acre former Saputo Dairyland Plant (6800 Lougheed Highway) and 14-acre former Telus site (7000 Lougheed Highway) present a major opportunity for Transit-Oriented Development at the heart of the City’s Bainbridge Urban Village. Together, about 26 buildings with roughly 8,300 units are envisioned.
Working closely with project architects and landscape architects, Urban Strategies established a framework of ‘Big Moves’ to knit the sites together and connect to the broader Urban Village. A main-street-like ‘Esplanade’ anchors retail uses across both sites, while a parallel ‘Serpentine’ of open spaces provides a green counterpart. These two systems converge at new eastern and western plazas, inviting the broader community to access the SkyTrain Station and new amenities.
Through engagement with Burnaby Planning staff, the Master Plan concepts were refined to align with the City’s concurrent Bainbridge Urban Village Community Plan update. Our team built a comprehensive digital massing model of the Urban Village to illustrate existing and planned context, demonstrate new connections, and support a shared vision for growth.
Following Council’s 2022 approval of the Bainbridge Urban Village Plan, both clients advanced rezoning applications. Urban Strategies assisted with both submissions, authoring urban design guidelines that will guide phased approvals and long-term buildout.
Key Team Members
Michel Trocmé
Josh Kohler
Emory Davidge
Aya Almaddah
