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The Brownstones at Langford Lake
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Address: Kettle Lake Drive at Kettle Lake Crescent
Municipality: Langford
Region: West Shore
Sales status: sold out / resales only
The Brownstones at Langford Lake is a collection of 35 three level townhomes in Langford's Kettle Creek commun... (view full profile)
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#1 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 07:43 AM

http://www.mybrownstones.ca/community/

 

 

New Homes for Sale in Langford

In the heart of Langford, a new urban lifestyle is emerging. The Brownstones at Langford Lake offers boutique living in an exceptional location—sophisticated and stylish three bedroom three-level townhomes with unparalleled access to all the necessities of modern life. Designed with thoughtful attention to detail, spectacular finishes and exclusive amenities, The Brownstones are an urban oasis. Starting at $469,000 these homes won't last long.

 

 

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These are all 3-level, 3brs and 2bath up, kitchen and living on main, garage and powder room on ground.

 

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#2 Nparker

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 07:49 AM

We need to see more of these in the core.


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#3 Coreyburger

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 08:17 AM

We need to see more of these in the core.

 

Indeed. It shouldn't require an expensive and time-consuming rezoning to build any sort of two or three story ground-oriented dwelling (row, townhouse, duplex, etc.)


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#4 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 08:19 AM

Indeed. It shouldn't require an expensive and time-consuming rezoning to build any sort of two or three story ground-oriented dwelling (row, townhouse, duplex, etc.)

 

Right.  And they are a good use of space.  Walk-ups with no wasted space on common areas.   Maybe some can be converted to 1br accessible apt's on ground floor, and then 4br up.  That configuration could be sold to a low-cost non-profit housing provider.


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#5 FirstTimeHomeCrier

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 09:00 AM

I'd like to see some of these go up in Esquimalt. Then some middle-income families could move in and their old condos will free up for those of us just starting out.



#6 Mike K.

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 09:03 AM

In Esquimalt those would be priced from $569,900. Land is very expensive in the core, and if this were a project in Victoria, due to the development density costs the City of Victoria charges, and the rest of the mish-mash that goes into the cost of bringing a unit to market, would yield starting prices of $750k if not $800k.


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#7 FirstTimeHomeCrier

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 09:19 AM

Okay, what can we do to reduce the costs of building in Esquimalt? Maybe there could be subsidies and incentives for developers providing affordable family housing? Maybe there are recycled materials from places like the restore that could be used for the interior finishes? It's not like the real estate market is some kind of omnipotent being out of our control. Much like Soylent Green, the real estate market is people. We can choose to do better, I really believe.


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#8 Mike K.

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 09:27 AM

Short of a nuclear explosion forcing or scaring people away, there's nothing we can do about it, not unless the municipality starts approving 300-unit, 30-storey condo towers but that's about as likely as the former scenario :)


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#9 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 09:30 AM

If we could convince anyone but the downtown core to approve a place with no parking requirements, that would help.  But that's not going to happen, as it probably shouldn't.


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#10 Nparker

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 09:33 AM

I think this would be a great place for some 3-storey row houses/brownstones:

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 12:54 PM

And they need to stop with the spot zoning. Just remove these monopolistic barriers and make the baseline zoning allow for this in all residential areas in the core where the density would not adversely affect the environment or transportation infrastructure.  So get that Tram line gong and POW there are huge amounts of land for this. Almost everywhere in Fairfield and ESQ and Fernwood and Northpark.  Not so much going up into Gorden Head and Sannich. No infrastructure for the added cars.  Added inventory needs to be at a mass and speedy scale otherwise it does nothing for affordability as proven by Vancouver. This combined with a sky's the limit around the Hudson area. Done with zoning for the next twenty years and then the city wouldn't have to fight with Sid over every project, just once....   


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#12 jonny

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 01:02 PM

dasmo for CRD Mayor!


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#13 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 01:44 PM

I think this would be a great place for some 3-storey row houses/brownstones:

 

 

I actually said that some time ago.  Blue Sky could have avoided some controversy by buying those up and doing exactly that.


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#14 Nparker

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 01:58 PM

I actually said that some time ago...

Yes I seem to recall hearing this suggestion before.



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Posted 22 March 2017 - 05:38 PM

That's a nice looking development.......gears turning....complete some planned cosmetic improvements to current Esquimalt-Gorge duplex/property......kick 19 year old out of house...sell....move to the new development. Hmmm.....



#16 Mike K.

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Posted 22 March 2017 - 05:44 PM

This is part of Kettle Creek, no?


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Posted 22 March 2017 - 05:45 PM

 

Almost everywhere in Fairfield and ESQ and Fernwood and Northpark.

 

If you really want to increase density in Greater Victoria then you must shift the mission's focus away from the central neighbourhoods. The central neighbourhoods are the ONLY areas that have ever done anything right in this regard, what with James Bay and Fairfield being the densest areas of Greater Victoria, and the central neighbourhoods & Esquimalt together accounting for the vast majority of Greater Vic's apartment buildings. Expecting a few square km of the city proper to bear the entire CMA's burden re: density is just as illogical as expecting a few square km of the city proper to bear the entire CMA's burden re: street issues, homelessness, and the related services. Widen the perspective.

 

There should be more medium- and high- (and even higher) density developments in the particularly underdeveloped areas of north downtown & along upper Douglas right through to Uptown, at Tillicum, and at UVic & University Heights. Maybe Royal Oak, too. And the nearer low-density Saanich neighbourhoods should be specifically targeted (not excepted) in order to get them more in line with the denser format in the city proper. This is what it will take to make our bike, bus, and mass transit visions more viable.

 

Are we talking about this stuff in every thread now?


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#18 Mike K.

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Posted 02 May 2017 - 09:13 PM

Seven of the ten townhomes that comprise the first phase have sold.


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#19 LJ

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Posted 03 May 2017 - 07:52 PM

And they are not even out of the ground yet.


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