Burnaby Facility Sets a New Standard for Sustainable Urban Living
Under the leadership of Terry Hui, President and CEO of Concord Pacific, the company has unveiled the world’s largest EV charging parkade at the Concord Brentwood masterplanned community in Burnaby, BC. This achievement marks a major step forward for sustainable urban living, offering nearly 2,000 EV-ready parking spaces equipped with 24/7 charging access.
“This milestone is in keeping with our longstanding commitment to sustainable future communities,” Hui stated at the unveiling. The facility, which represents a bold step toward renewable energy infrastructure, reveals Concord Pacific’s vision of reducing reliance on fossil fuels while providing practical, scalable solutions for modern living.
The Hillside parkade offers an unprecedented 1,974 parking stalls with the capability to simultaneously charge every vehicle plugged in, thanks to a robust electrical infrastructure that far surpasses industry standards. The parkade is designed with two separate cores beneath four residential towers, each featuring dual entrances to ensure smooth vehicle flow.
“Making EV charging ubiquitous is a no-brainer,” says Hui. “Thirty-five years ago, no one thought fibre-optic internet would be standard. This is the same idea—thinking ahead and building for the future.”
The timing of the parkade’s opening is particularly significant as EV adoption continues to grow in Canada, led by British Columbia, where Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) represent 3.8% of passenger vehicles—nearly double the national average. Yet the lack of adequate charging infrastructure has been a persistent bottleneck, especially in multi-family residential buildings.
A Natural Resources Canada study revealed fewer than 50,000 EV-ready parking spaces in Canadian multi-family buildings, barely covering 3.3% of apartments in buildings over five stories. Concord Pacific’s Brentwood Hillside parkade directly addresses this gap.
Concord Pacific’s environmental leadership extends beyond EV infrastructure. Through Concord Green Energy, the company has become a leader in clean energy generation, with projects in wind, solar, and hydroelectric power across five provinces. Concord Green Energy’s portfolio is poised to deliver over one gigawatt of clean energy, including the $5 billion Amisk Hydroelectric project in Alberta, which is expected to generate 1,000 construction jobs and inject $4 billion into the local economy.
For Hui, EV parkades are just one part of a larger sustainability puzzle. “I don’t like burning stuff,” he said. “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 provinces. Creating infrastructure like this helps close the loop on sustainable transportation options.”
Positioned eight to nine stories below Lougheed Street, the parkade benefits from proximity to essential transportation links, including the Brentwood SkyTrain station. Future phases of the development will integrate a bicycle network connecting Burnaby and Vancouver, further promoting sustainable transit options.
Concord Pacific’s commitment to EV infrastructure is also a financial win for property owners and renters. Builders like Concord are increasingly marketing EV-ready parking as a valuable amenity, with uptake rates as high as 73% in recent projects. “This is going to be something people expect to have,” says Hui.
Concord Pacific’s Hillside parkade isn’t just the largest of its kind—it’s a blueprint for the future of urban living. The project exemplifies how real estate developers can bridge the gap between sustainable technology and practical urban needs. Concord intends to set a standard with this parkade that others in their industry will follow.
As EV adoption accelerates and the demand for renewable energy grows, Terry Hui and Concord Pacific continue to lead by example, redefining what it means to build communities that are not only livable but sustainable.
