New Westminster, B.C. — June 3, 2026 — A rezoning application for a mixed-use development at 811 Carnarvon will be considered by New Westminster City Council on June 8. If approved, the project would bring the first hotel in nearly 40 years to downtown New West.
The proposal, submitted by Reliance Properties and designed by Yamamoto Architecture, was submitted in 2019 and is now under review through a site-specific rezoning process (CD-1), which would allow Council to consider a tailored zoning framework.
The project includes an 8-storey, 145-room hotel; a 44-storey residential tower with approximately 468 units; as well as ground-floor retail space. The hotel is expected to include food and beverage service accessible to both guests and locals alike.
The residential component features a mix of unit types, ranging from studios to townhomes, with approximately 30 per cent designed as family-oriented housing.
Street-level retail space is planned for local businesses, alongside publicly accessible amenities such as a dog park. The plans also incorporate active transportation features including cycling infrastructure, expanded bicycle parking, and car-share spaces, reflecting the site’s transit-oriented location.
“Downtown New Westminster hasn’t seen a new hotel in decades, and that gap has real impacts on how the city can support visitors, events, and business activity,” said Joanna Kwan, Director of Development of Reliance Properties. “This proposal is about responding to that long-standing need while also delivering housing, retail, and public realm improvements in a transit-oriented downtown location.”
From a tourism perspective, limited hotel capacity has been identified as a constraint on growth in recent years.
“New Westminster is evolving as a destination, and this proposal reflects the kind of mixed-use, transit-oriented development that strengthens a city's appeal to visitors, event organizers, and residents alike,” says Gerardo Corro, Executive Director of Tourism New Westminster. “Regional research from Destination Vancouver projects significant accommodation demand across Metro Vancouver through the coming decades, and a hotel in the downtown core, steps from SkyTrain and adjacent to the Anvil Centre, positions New Westminster to be part of that growth story.”
The site is currently occupied by low-rise commercial buildings and a surface parking lot within the Carnarvon Street tower precinct, an area that has seen significant redevelopment and residential growth in recent years.