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[Nparker]

Mike K posted a more current site plan back on Pg 6 of this thread....

Any updates to this:

[Mike K.]

I think that's still the plan at this point.

[MarkoJ]

The last phase of townhomes will be finished end of May. 

[VicHockeyFan]

Bill Larkin surveys his tidy garden at Vic West’s Railyards where bright blue poppies bloom and multiply.

 

The trains have long been gone and it’s quiet here. Cyclists glide by on the Galloping Goose trail, framed by tall greenery. A harbour ferry passes by the pier.

 

When Bill and wife Jan, former Winnipeg residents, arrived to look at a three-storey townhouse that was for sale in 2007, the quiet is what they noticed.

 

“The first thing I did when I got out [of the car] was listen,” Larkin said. The couple could not hear any noise from nearby Tyee Road.

 

The Larkins are happily settled in their home. They rented their place out for a couple of years and moved here in 2009.

 

Jan loves the proximity to downtown. The couple has downsized to one car from two.

 

“It gets me motivated to get out and walk,” Jan said. As kayakers slip by in the water, Jan looks around and says “this is so vibrant.”

It wasn’t always like this. The property was once a bleak industrial prospect, a former CN railyard dubbed Bayside Village in the 1990s as ideas for development unfolded.

 

Today, the waterfront site is filled with condominiums and townhouses built in a contemporary design, showcasing a rainbow of colours. Patterned brick sidewalks, a viewing platform, public washrooms and landscaping are among amenities. And there’s no one demographic. All ages live here.

 

- See more at: http://www.timescolo...h.wclrkRgA.dpuf

[Mike K.]

May 06, Bond's Landing III.

 

 

[Nparker]

Are "The Skyline" and "The Bridgeport" still part of the Railyards plan? The footprint on these makes them seem quite a bit larger than what has been built to date.

[Mike K.]

Yes. Expect to see at least six storeys here.

[Nparker]

Thanks Mike.

[KAS]

I think the footprint in the image above was for illustration purposes only. The TC article quotes Lefevre as saying he's planning approximately 140 units over the two buildings. the Gateway has 62 units in it. All three phases of Bonds Landing together are about the same. So, another one about the same size as what has been built, and the last one with a couple of extra floors?

I'm wishing for some retail, but there was no mention of that.

[VicHockeyFan]

 

Via Victoria Aerial Photos. 

[thundergun]

They are about halfway through framing the 3rd story of Bond's Landing III. They are prepping the bottom floor for windows.

From what I have heard, the Skyline will be 4 stories and the Bridgeport will be 6 with commercial in the bottom floor.

[Mike K.]

Construction update for Bond's Landing III at the Railyards. Create an account and follow the latest updates on this project at http://victoria.citi...-landing-iii-3/

 

Photos from June 23.

 

 

 

 

 

[nagel]

Biking by here each day I always think there are too few windows in the 2 storey units close to the Point Ellice Bridge.  They must be like little caves inside.

[lanforod]

Nice parking job Mike!

[Mike K.]

Citified always gets rockstar parking.

Those windows are bathrooms, aren't they? Or purely ornamental, something like that.

[thundergun]

Biking by here each day I always think there are too few windows in the 2 storey units close to the Point Ellice Bridge.  They must be like little caves inside.

I checked out one at the open house recently. They get a lot of sun all day and are quite bright actually. They have skylights as well. Think there's only 1 left for sale at the moment then the townhomes at the Railyards are fully built out and sold.

[jonny]

I have been in a few of those townhomes and they are quite well done. I don't think I'd have a problem living there. No surprise they have sold well. Victoria needs to do more townhomes. I'm surprised they have been so slow to catch on with the way property values are and how expensive condos are.

[VicHockeyFan]

I have been in a few of those townhomes and they are quite well done. I don't think I'd have a problem living there. No surprise they have sold well. Victoria needs to do more townhomes. I'm surprised they have been so slow to catch on with the way property values are and how expensive condos are.

 

People like storage space, and people like garages, either for their car or for, well, more storage.  Railyards seems to have stuff to suit all this.

[MarkoJ]

Photos from July 10th

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[Mike K.]

July 29. Units are $189,900 - $499,900. More info - http://victoria.citi...-landing-iii-3/