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[m3m]

There's a second similar one for $395k on the same floor.  Both include parking.  Great investment imo. 

[Kapten Kapsell]

Purchase price was just over $30,000?!

[LJ]

^I'm guessing there was a misplaced decimal.

[ovovov]

a few price adjustments... down....

[Biro]

Heard from numerous friends who live in this building there have been theft and break-ins almost every other day. Doesn’t sound like the building management is doing much about it.

[RustyNail]

Heard from numerous friends who live in this building there have been theft and break-ins almost every other day. Doesn’t sound like the building management is doing much about it.

Hmm, 3 to 4 break-ins per week is pretty significant... I'm assuming they're exaggerating the extent of the situation. How are they getting in, if I can ask?

Anyone else on here have insight to offer?

[Rob Randall]

Two common ways are sneaking in right behind a tenant or car entering the front door or the parking garage. Another way is through a friend: Shady person rents a suite, their even shadier friends now have free reign to roam the building. I've kicked out a person sleeping in the basement stairwell saying their buddy kicked them out.

[Mike K.]

Yup. It’s super easy to gain access into a well secured multi-unit building.

When I lived downtown my brand new building with the latest in gadgets and cameras was targeted regularly and it really didn’t matter how much you tried to follow the rules, some bozo would eventually thwart Rule #1 and a perp would get in. And the craziest thing is they wouldn’t even hide it, they’d walk in like they owned the place and do whatever they wanted to do within the space they were in. One of the issues with these buildings is you also can’t call 911 from undergrounds as there’s usually no signal or it’s spotty so people won’t linger if they see someone they think could be breaking into cars, etc.

[E2V]

In my building each floor requires a unique fob to access. If you get into the building, via the front door, without a fob you can’t go anywhere but the lobby. If you get into the garage you still can’t get into the lobby. I’ve been told that in it’s twelve years of existence no suite has ever been broken into. Is this sort of system not common in modern buildings?

[Mike K.]

It’s not the suites that are targeted but the cars in the parkade, recycling rooms and accessory rooms. Getting up into the suite levels is too risky.

[Brantastic]

In my building each floor requires a unique fob to access. If you get into the building, via the front door, without a fob you can’t go anywhere but the lobby. If you get into the garage you still can’t get into the lobby. I’ve been told that in it’s twelve years of existence no suite has ever been broken into. Is this sort of system not common in modern buildings?

My building (1008 Pandora) has the same system. I have yet to hear of any break-ins or anything like that.

[Victoria Watcher]

it's really just parking lots and storage areas/lockers that get broken into.  not suites generally.

[ovovov]

drove by Johnson today at Vancouver, it's like a show.

[Nparker]

drove by Johnson today at Vancouver, it's like a show.

Would that show be Downton Abbey or Cops??

[ovovov]

 

2nd fl 1 bed room. asking for 368k. new low in the one bed unit.

 

interesting to see how those guys ends up with. BC Evalue shows the purchase price was 30.3k.

 

Pandemic

just noticed price has been adjusted to 389k?

 

I would be interested to see how this one is going for.

[Casual Kev]

Seeing a lot of units in this building hit the rental market. The location is what it is, but does anyone have first or second-hand accounts of their occupancy experience so far?

[Victoria Watcher]

commercial units for sale:

 

$3M 5332sq.ft. https://www.realtor....ctoria-downtown

 

three at $550k+ 884sq.ft. and 1000sq.ft. :  https://www.realtor....ctoria-downtown

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 08 June 2020 - 04:50 PM.

[zoomer]

Sorry it’s taking so long folks but I’m finally getting around to furnishing my penthouse in this building - elevator was too small, so had to borrow this crane today. Open house this weekend, BYOB - buzz 1702.

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[Citified.ca]

 

Real-estate development Q&A with developer Dan Cox of Cox Developments

https://victoria.cit...x-developments/

[Victoria Watcher]

$2,100,000

 

Prime retail opportunity to lease within a new mixed use development. 989 Johnson Street is a 206 unit, two tower 15 and 17 storey condo with a six storey podium. This ground floor commercial unit available on Johnson Street has high exposure to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. A demising wall splits the space into two units measured at +/- 1,675 and =/- 1,895 square feet. Zoning allows for variety of retail, restaurant, and commercial service businesses. Steps away from transit, shopping, and amenities. 

 

https://www.realtor....ctoria-downtown

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 15 October 2020 - 03:29 PM.