Condo Review: Bayview Promontory
5/16/12 •
Promontory will become the tallest and most prominent building in Victoria, but do the tower’s units stand up to the competition?
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Duet condo in James Bay a different tune for downtown developer
5/11/12 •
Duet developer celebrates many firsts with foray into James Bay all while building a downtown tower and readying for the company’s largest Victoria project
Mixed-use office and residential project last piece of the puzzle at Selkirk Waterfront
5/07/12 •
Selkirk Waterfront will be fully built-out with the development of the community’s last remaining undeveloped parcel.
Construction to start at Union project in Old Town
5/03/12 •
After nearly a decade sitting idle, one of Old Town’s Victoria’s largest fenced-off lots will make way for a two-building, five-storey condo and commercial project.
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.
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.
Vibrant Discussions
Some of the popular topics being discussed by Victorians on the VibrantVictoria discussion forum.Victoria's tallest building
• The Promontory project in Vic West will become the City of Victoria's tallest building.
Victoria Plaza Hotel redevelopment
• The VPH is slated for redevelopment and its infamous tenant, Monty's Showroom, will close.
Duet condo project
• James Bay's newest condo development in the 600-block of Michigan Street.
Victoria Rapid Transit
• $1-billion rapid transit plan for Victoria.
Johnson Street Bridge Replacement
• The latest news and technical discussions of the Johnson Street Bridge replacement project.
Retail comings and goings
• Retail operations coming, going and changing across the region.
Victoria crime
• Crime stories and breaking news.
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