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“I just find this very exciting,” said Coun. Stephen Andrew, who lives in the Burnside-Gorge neighbourhood. He expressed reservations about the loss of green space and the impact on street parking if the development goes ahead at 496-498 Cecelia Rd. and 3130 Jutland Rd. “But this really, I think, ticks nearly every box that I would be looking for for a development in that neighborhood.” Pacifica Housing and TL Housing Solutions plan to work with B.C. Housing to build 88 affordable rental units in a five-storey and a four-storey building on the city-owned land. There will be a 59-space daycare, after-school program, ground-floor fitness studio, art classroom space and underground parking for 98 vehicles and 142 bikes.