Work on Victoria’s tallest building begins
1/27/12 •
21-storey condo tower will rise 66 meters above Victoria’s Vic West neighbourhood and will become a new landmark for the capital region’s core.
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Public space to double with Northern Junk remediation: developer
1/20/12 •
Public space will double around the vicinity of the historic Northern Junk buildings while new mixed-use buildings bring back vibrancy to a dodgy nook of downtown Victoria.
Race is on to build downtown Victoria’s next office building
10/25/11 •
Tri-Eagle Development and Jawl Properties find themselves in familiar territory as two contenders for the next round of major office space acquisitions in downtown Victoria.
Developer of Atrium office building purchases downtown “Roth Site” property
10/19/11 •
Downtown’s Roth Site, a surface parking lot for decades, is likely to be redeveloped with the sale of the land to a Victoria-based developer.
VanCity to anchor new Saanich office building
10/06/11 •
Three storey office building receives unanimous approval by Saanich council; occupancy expected by the end of 2012
Victoria population rises to 360,063
9/19/11 •
3,525 new residents call metropolitan Victoria home according to 2011 population estimates released by the CRD.
Victoria rental project sidelined in light of planned incentives
9/01/11 •
Can rental housing incentives really spur new development across the City, or will City Hall’s traditionally tight grip over building proposals keep derailing valuable projects?
City’s tallest building, a luxury marina and BMW dealership among latest projects in Victoria West
8/29/11 •
An industrial powerhouse throughout much of the 20th Century, Vic West is reclaiming its former glory with a flurry of residential and commercial developments.
BC Transit reports strong growth on commuter transit routes
7/08/11 •
Cowichan Valley Commuter transit services show strong signs of growth as commuters warm up to the idea of transit over the Malahat.
Passenger volumes continue to decline at Victoria International
6/17/11 •
After negative growth in both 2008 and 2009, south Island’s air travel gateway could be heading for third year of declining passenger volumes.
As tower tops out, developer readies to break ground on next project
6/09/11 •
Developer to celebrate final concrete pour on third downtown highrise project and launch excavation of fourth tower
City Hall feels no love for rental building amidst tight rental market
6/07/11 •
Low rental vacancy rates are not enough to persuade City Hall committee to back mixed-use building proposal with some 50 rental units.
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