Developer Concord Pacific unveiled the world’s largest residential EV-parking facility at its four-tower Hillside project in the Concord Brentwood community in Burnaby, B.C. The parkade is capable of quick charging nearly 2,000 vehicles at once.

Set underground, all 1,974 parking spaces have 24/7 access to EV charging, powered by an electrical infrastructure system that has the capacity to supply all power access points at the same time, if needed.

“This milestone is in keeping with our longstanding commitment to sustainable future communities,” says President and CEO, Terry Hui. “We have a portfolio of wind, solar, and hydro projects that has grown significantly over the past 15 years and has now expanded to five Canadian provinces. Creating infrastructure like this helps close the loop on sustainable transportation options.”

The parking spaces are distributed in two separate zones, each with two entrance and exit points for efficient vehicle access and egress to and from the parkade. Each plug-in at Hillside West and East is individually monitored and residences are only billed for the charging power they consume.

Celebrating the EV parkade unveiling with Burnaby’s mayor.

Grace Quan, a resident and president of the Hillside East Strata Council, said the feature was a central in her decision to buy at Concord Brentwood. “As someone who works in the green energy field, I felt Concord Pacific’s decision to make our parkade 100 per cent accessible to EV charging was a bold move that proves it can be done. Knowing this development supports EV owners, I had no hesitation in buying here as the value of the EV charging will carry well into the future.”

The Hillside development is also less than half-a-kilometre to the Brentwood SkyTrain station and future phases of the community will complete a bicycle network that will connect Burnaby and Vancouver.

“This new EV parkade aligns with what we’re aiming for in Burnaby,” Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley said last week. “Achieving carbon neutrality is a community-wide effort that includes residents and businesses in Burnaby, and it’s great to see Concord moving forward with this development. Making it easier for folks to drive electric vehicles, ride their bike or take transit will help us cut down on carbon emissions and achieve our climate goals faster.”

Feature photo of Hillside development at Concord Brentwood.