Promontory | 21-storeys; 66.3m | Residential

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Promontory is the second building of Bayview Properties’ and Bosa Properties’ multi-phased redevelopment of Vic West’s Songhees neighbourhood’s hilltop area perched atop an old helipad site.  Promontory will become the City of Victoria’s tallest building, eclipsing the 22-storey, 62-meter Orchard House by some four meters.

The first phase of the project, Bayview One, saw the completion of an 11-storey luxury condo with several lowrise buildings.  A third residential tower, at 17-storeys, will accompany Promontory and Bayview One upon build-out.

In late 2008 Bayview Properties won approval from council for an increase in height for Promontory and tower III to 21- and 17-storeys, respectively, from initial plans for 13- and 11-storeys.

In early 2011 Bosa Properties of Vancouver partnered with Bayview Properties to build the remainder of the Bayview project and the neighbouring Roundhouse property.

This project was originally called Songhees Hilltop before being re-branded as Bayview.

See also: Bayview One, Bayview, tower I; Bayview, tower III

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Project Statistics

  • Status: Approved
  • Construction Dates
    Begans: 2012
    Completed: 2014
  • Floor Count: 21
  • Heights
    Roof: 66.3m
  • Units: 177
  • Building uses
    Residential
  • Structural types
    Highrise
  • Municipality: Victoria
  • Official project website

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This project's public discussion on VibrantVictoria.ca

Below are the five latest responses to the dedicated discussion thread for this project:

MarkoJ

Jan 18, 2012 at 10:48 am

Ground-breaking has been cancelled for today.

Bernard

Jan 18, 2012 at 11:43 am

Quote: Ground-breaking has been cancelled for today.


Lame, it would have looked much better doing it in the snow than the dreary damp grey of our normal winter days

MarkoJ

Jan 25, 2012 at 2:33 pm

Promontory Groundbreaking Ceremony
Monday January 30th,
starting at 10:30 AM

Mike K.

Jan 27, 2012 at 12:52 pm

Quote: Work on Victoria’s tallest building begins
By Mike Kozakowski, VibrantVictoria.ca
http://vibrantvictoria.ca/local-news/work-on-victorias-tallest-building-begins/

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Excavators and drilling machines have arrived signaling the start of construction activity for what will become the City of Victoria’s tallest building. James Bay’s 1960’s-era 22-storey Orchard House tower has held the title for over 40 years.

The 177 unit, 21-storey Promontory condo tower, phase II of the Bayview Project in Vic West, will stand some 66 meters above the neigbhourhood and become a new beacon for the central core of the south Island.

Construction should take approximately two years with completion anticipated in early 2014. To-date 77 units, or roughly 44% of available homes, have sold according to sales representative Peter Gaby. Read more>


Two excavators and two drilling machines were on-site this morning. The project has a 24-month build period and should be completed in January or February of 2014.

MarkoJ

Jan 29, 2012 at 12:30 pm

January 29th, 2012

Too supplement Mike's pictures....in the background you can see two excavators and 2 drills.....as I walked past the site today a crew was setting up tenants for the ground breaking ceremony tomorrow.

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