The City of Vancouver has received a revised application to develop a building near the famous East Van Cross.

From the previous height of eight storeys, the new proposal calls for a 10-storey office building at 2102 Keith Drive.

The building will serve as the new headquarters of Nature’s Path Foods, a Richmond company that produces organic foods.

The original application filed by design firm Dialog provided for a building height of at least 117 feet.

In the new proposal, the building’s height goes up to more than 147 feet.

Dialog indicated in a letter to the city’s planning, urban design and sustainability department that the increased height is being backed by city planners.

“We appreciate that the City Planning team has been very supportive of pursuing the conditional increase in density and height,” Dialog architect Martin Nielsen wrote.

Nielsen recalled that the city’s urban design panel unanimously supported the proposed development at a meeting on September 5 this year.

“The Nature’s Path team was very encouraged by the response of the panel and their support for additional density and height on the site,” Nielsen stated.

The East Van Cross is formally known as the Monument for East Vancouver.

The artwork was commissioned in 2009 by the City of Vancouver as part of the art program for the 2010 Olympics.

Artist Ken Lum created the west-facing light-art piece.

The city is receiving comments from the public regarding the proposed office development until December 7.

The proposal will be taken up by the development permit board on January 21, 2019.