Port Moody approves rezoning for Beedie Living’s three-tower project in Moody Centre

Port Moody council has approved rezoning for Beedie Living’s three-tower, transit-oriented development in Moody Centre, with over 1,000 condos, women’s transitional housing, childcare, jobs and new public space. Port Moody council has given the green light to a major rezoning that sets the stage for Beedie Living’s three-tower, transit-oriented development in Moody Centre. The decision, made on Nov. 25 in a 5–1 vote, amends both the Official Community Plan and zoning to allow more than 1,000 market condos, along with a separate eight-storey transitional housing building for women and children, offering up to 60 units.

Coun. Diana Dilworth welcomed the decision, calling it a long-awaited step toward revitalizing the area. “We’re going to liven up Moody Centre in a way that our residents have been asking for for literally decades.” With rezoning now approved, staff expect the development permit review to move ahead in early 2026. Beedie has already submitted its application and is planning for construction to begin in 2027, with the first tower ready by 2031 or 2032.

What the approved plan includes

The project allows for three high-rise buildings of 32, 34 and 38 storeys, set above commercial podiums.

• At least 6,300 square metres of commercial uses
• Approximately 1,875 sq. m of indoor amenity space
• 2,388 bicycle parking stalls
• A large public plaza at Electronic Avenue and Spring Street, known as the Living Room

At full build-out, the combined project is expected to generate 520 to 555 jobs. Beedie is also committing $28 million in financial contributions, plus $2.4 million toward public art.

One block west, a BC Housing–owned site will accommodate the women’s transitional housing complex. That building must be completed before the residential towers can be occupied.

Concerns about height, density and timing

Coun. Haven Lurbiecki cast the lone vote in opposition. She reiterated her longstanding concerns with the scale of the proposal, arguing that the rezoning reinforces a vision she believes “most people don’t support.”

Lurbiecki criticized the project’s reliance on the Moody Centre TOD Framework, which she referred to as the “infamous 14-tower framework,” and said it lacked meaningful public engagement. She argued the plan produces “small, expensive condos” rather than the diverse, more affordable housing types the community needs.

A second concern was the loss of industrial land. Lurbiecki noted the project would fall short of the city’s jobs-to-population targets for the downtown core.

She also raised the issue of land banking: that the developer could receive the new zoning but delay construction. Staff confirmed the city cannot legally require construction within a specific timeframe, though Beedie’s permit applications and stated schedule indicate an intention to move ahead. A development permit would be valid for two years; if no work begins, the company would have to reapply.

Why supportive councillors backed the project

Other councillors pushed back against the idea that the project provides only market units.

Dilworth highlighted the secured non-market housing for women and children, noting it must be completed before the towers are occupied. She also pointed to the project’s childcare space, larger-than-typical unit sizes, commercial uses, job creation and extensive public contributions.

Coun. Amy Lubik emphasized the larger floorplans, noting they exceed the city’s family-friendly housing policy and are closer in scale to homes in Suter Brook and Newport Village. She highlighted the planned childcare centre, the significant increase in tree canopy, from 2 percent to more than 20 percent, and the environmental benefits of reducing the urban heat island effect.

Coun. Samantha Agtarap noted that much of the existing site is underused and no longer functioning as office or industrial space. She described the redevelopment as a needed “reinvigoration.”

Coun. Kyla Knowles echoed that sentiment, calling the proposal “exactly the type” of development she hoped to see when elected. She cited the combination of non-market housing, commercial space, childcare and employment benefits, and said the partnership with Beedie positions the city well for delivering new homes and amenities.