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[dasmo]

^ agree. A great reclamation of space and an excellent example of new urbanism. It's what the songhees could have been...

[Mike K.]

It's exactly what Songhees could have been. Every time I walk that fairytale land I can't help but imagine how royally we screwed up such prime real-estate.

[dasmo]

There is some reprieve with the round house and bayview... As long as it doesn't derail.... Pun intended....

[sdwright.vic]

^wrong thread?

[MarkoJ]

I like the design of the community but the Selkirk Waterfront is pretty dead on weekends...is there even anything open? I think lack of proximity to downtown hurts it a bit.

[thundergun]

^Agreed. I think the area looks great but it seems almost like a gated community with things changing so drastically as you hit Gorge Rd.

Thought about moving there a few years ago but am glad I chose an area closer to town with more amenities, residents and vibrancy.

[Rob Randall]

A long time ago Frank D'Ambrosio and I gave a talk at the UDI lunch on the topic of height. As I mentioned in a later writeup, I regretted not pressing Frank more on density and height, particularly if Selkirk had enough density to make it a success.

 

Mike, do you have that speech in your backup files?

[Mike K.]

I recall that speech, but no, I don't think I have any written record of it nor an audio recording.

[Rob Randall]

I found the intro through the Wayback Machine but the whole article wasn't captured.

https://web.archive....ia.ca/articles/

 

The right height 
By Robert Randall 
Published on March 27, 2007

I first wanted to say a little about zoning. As far as Downtown is concerned, zoning is the powerful yet crude way urban form is determined. 

For a long time there's been a heated debate when the topic of building heights comes up. But there hasn't been a lot of critical dialog about height why it's needed and where it should go. It's a discussion most people in the business or in politics wisely steer away from. Read more »

 

 

I really think Selkirk should have had a dense residential tower set well back from the water. It needn't be a highrise tower, as long as it looked great and held at least a couple hundred residents.

Edited by Rob Randall, 17 February 2015 - 09:46 AM.

[Mike K.]

That's still possible as vast swaths of parking remain development opportunities.

[Mr Cook Street]

Not to mention the underutilized spaces that surround that development. 

[Kapten Kapsell]

The Boardwalk building has occupancy and can be marked "complete."

[Mixed365]

On the same property is 365 Waterfront - a condo development by Concert Properties. 

I guess Capital Park isn't the first time Jawl Properties and Concert Properties have collaborated.

[Mike K.]

Yes that's right. Concert bought the land from Jawl and Jawl wasn't a partner, I don't think.

[Mike K.]

There appears to be an issue with condensation in the glass panels throughout the building.

 

And the skybridge has yet to open to tenants.

[Gary H]

Some pics from last week...

 

Yes, the interior of the sky bridge is still not finished, but man those townhomes look fantastic, and big.  There are only 4 on the waterfront but I don't remember if they extend to the street or if there's another set of 4 on that side?  Oh, and there's a totem pole in the new lobby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sebberry]

Kids will love the big yellow slide

[MarkoJ]

Front side 

 

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[Nparker]

I wish we had more of this look downtown.It's classy & timeless.

[HB]

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