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[Nparker]

...As the Janion project approaches the home stretch it just seems to get better and better. It makes me think the city should be bending over backwards to give the developer WHATEVER it takes to make the "companion project", Northern Junk, just as successful.

I see things have been pretty quiet on this thread so far this year. While I appreciate that Victoria City Council has its hands full doing absolutely nothing in regards to the tent slum, I am curious if NJ is moving ahead in the approval process and also if there are any renderings of the latest incarnation available. It sure would have been exciting to see the "narrow skyscraper" proposal accepted here. I would imagine that was just a ploy to scare Council/Hallmark into accepting what Reliance really wants to build - and build well - at this location. 

[Hotel Mike]

^ That's really too bad, because the "narrow skyscraper" was by far the best of the designs for the site.

[aastra]

You know, it occurs to me that the Northern Junk tower would be a pretty impressive "statement" building for that lot on the Vic West side where the office building was supposed to go.

 

[Nparker]

You know, it occurs to me that the Northern Junk tower would be a pretty impressive "statement" building for that lot on the Vic West side where the office building was supposed to go.

As long as a "statement building" on the west side doesn't diminish the possibility of a redeveloped NJ project on the east side I cool with the idea.

[aastra]

For sure. I'm just saying that very same flavour of building could work really well on the Vic West side, but for some reason I hadn't really considered it before.

[rambaldi]

Interesting to see the City of Victoria omit any mention of the proposed NJ development in its online survey on the proposed improvements to the neighbouring Reeson Park. 

 

Survey feedback is sought before July 11, 2016.

Edited by rambaldi, 29 June 2016 - 07:09 PM.

[jstovell]

All. Finally the revised rezoning will be submitted very shortly. Thanks for your patience.

[Nparker]

All. Finally the revised rezoning will be submitted very shortly. Thanks for your patience.

Might I ask what the current plan involves?

[jstovell]

Levels 5 and 7

Gross Area: 150,000 SF

Homes: Up to 125 - Wide Variety of Sizes.

20,000 sf of Rest/ / Retail - Including the OLD NJ Buildings

Just under 3.0 FSR

Tons of Open Space

Water Front Walkway 

Marina - hoped for.

Images will follow.

[Nparker]

Thanks Jon. 

[johnk]

Spiffy new bridge deserves to be flanked with two good buildings. With The Janion we are halfway there.

[aastra]

At least two of the previous Northern Junk proposals would have gone all the way there and then some.

[2F2R]

All. Finally the revised rezoning will be submitted very shortly. Thanks for your patience.

 

Patience ... I see this thread has only been going for six years, i usually get twitchy after ten years !

[jstovell]

VV - Finally today the revised rezoning for Northern Junk was submitted. We are looking forward to your opinions and hopefully your support:

 

https://www.dropbox....et Rev.pdf?dl=0

[G-Man]

92 pages !!! Wow. From a first glance it looks great but I guess I have some reading to do!!

[VicHockeyFan]

At first glance, I know at least one councillor that won't like it, I think.

 

Here's a few selected renderings to save some of you downloading.

 

 

 

 

[Mike K.]

First look: mixed-use Johnson Street Gateway project to restore Northern Junk buildings, add 124 condos to Old Town
http://victoria.citi...do-to-old-town/

[todd]

First look: mixed-use Johnson Street Gateway project to restore Northern Junk buildings, add 124 condos to Old Town
http://victoria.citi...do-to-old-town/

 

The area will be unrecognizable compared to the prior century.

 

[Nparker]

The area will be unrecognizable compared to the prior century....

That can only be a good thing.

[Nparker]

At first glance, I know at least one councillor that won't like it, I think...

It's virtually just an expanded version of the Janion. It SHOULD get a slam-dunk endorsement by Council, but I am sure someone's view will be obscured.