Wow, not what I expected at all, given what's currently under construction. My fault for not looking at the full plans. Thanks Nparker!
Edited by Masonvd, 12 December 2016 - 02:33 PM.
BUILT Capital Park Office, building 1 Uses: office, commercial Address: 500-block of Superior Street Municipality: Victoria Region: Urban core Storeys: 5 |
Posted 12 December 2016 - 02:33 PM
Wow, not what I expected at all, given what's currently under construction. My fault for not looking at the full plans. Thanks Nparker!
Edited by Masonvd, 12 December 2016 - 02:33 PM.
Posted 12 December 2016 - 02:45 PM
Even so, I'm not sure that the area needs that much public/semi-public space. Fingers crossed, but I wonder if they might have gone overboard in that aspect. We'll see.
Posted 12 December 2016 - 02:49 PM
I think it will get fairly well used by the people who work in the area. I doubt people will picnic there or anything but they will use it to get from point A to point B.
I like this development a lot. Seems like a Victoria version of something you would find in Ottawa or DC. very capital city-esque.
Edited by RFS, 12 December 2016 - 02:50 PM.
Posted 12 December 2016 - 03:50 PM
Even so, I'm not sure that the area needs that much public/semi-public space. Fingers crossed, but I wonder if they might have gone overboard in that aspect. We'll see.
A five minute walk to the harbour would be my destination.
Posted 02 January 2017 - 10:08 AM
I am assuming that the Queens Printer building is being kept for historical reasons or is it not part of the project area?
Posted 02 January 2017 - 11:00 AM
I am assuming that the Queens Printer building is being kept for historical reasons or is it not part of the project area?
Both.
Posted 20 January 2017 - 09:01 PM
Had an opportunity to have a closeup view of this project today.
The first portion of this development will be completed in August .
Deconstruction of remaining structures and excavation next to Queens Printer will also begin in August.
The Library will be located on the corner of Superior and Menzies
Red Barn Market will be located at Michgan at Menzies
Elevator Shaft Office Side
Office space before and after drywall
Library
Parking Ramp access to U/G off Michigan between Library and Red Barn Market
Parking Ramp from inside
Red barn Market
Bicycle Ramp a few feet north of car ramp.
When complete there will be stairs on each side and two troughs in teh middle for bicycle wheels so rider gets off bike walks down stairs while holding bike in concrete troughs.
Like this one.....
Here it is....
Framed Rental Apartment and double walls for sound proofing between units
Random
Parking area to right of ramp is for Apartment units ..it may be shared with office section but mainly for apartment residents
Now something interesting. All of the surface water will be collected from the property including the roof. It will be stored in a cistern. The cistern is on the Superior side below grade and on the parking level. It is basically a huge concrete box. Dimensions are approx..141' Long x 60' wide by 12'tall about 2850 m3. it will hold 2.8 million litres of water.
This water will be used for irrigation as well as the water supply for fountain and pond features at this site
All of the water that enters it will enter via a Jellyfish Filter.
Jellyfish Filter
Hatch into cistern
Looking through hatch
Inside Cistern
This project,when complete is sure to become a focal point of James Bay. It will surely become a destination and will be a welcome addition to this neighborhood.
I foresee it becoming a meeting place and with the green space incorporated into it, the library ,grocery store and coffee shop a very busy place .
My next update with photos will be early summer.
Posted 21 January 2017 - 07:17 AM
See, VHF? Cistern!
Great shots, HB.
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Victoria’s once tame – and government reliant – office sector has roared to life, posting the lowest vacancy rate since 2009 and record private investments cresting $110 million in 2016.
Colliers International’s fourth-quarter 2016 Victoria office market report said the vacancy rate fell to 7.81 per cent at the end of 2016, compared with 9.54 per cent at the same time in 2015.
Downtown, nearly all of the new Class A space is already leased.
Vacancy is expected to continue to decrease throughout 2017, as no new supply is expected to reach the market until late this year or early in 2018.
The first of the new Class A space, the 125,000-square-foot Capital Park phase one that completes this September, is already pre-leased to the provincial government. Capital Park’s second phase of 130,000 square feet doesn’t open until 2019.
Posted 12 April 2017 - 01:44 PM
Victoria’s ... office market ... vacancy rate fell to 7.81 per cent at the end of 2016, compared with 9.54 per cent at the same time in 2015. Downtown, nearly all of the new Class A space is already leased...
Time to reignite on Gateway Green?
Posted 25 April 2017 - 04:16 PM
The problem with Gateway Green is that the banner has now been designated a heritage item...
Like the green mesh tarp thingy at The Wave.
Posted 25 April 2017 - 06:56 PM
Posted 25 April 2017 - 09:53 PM
Looked at the floor plans. Small-looking living spaces, though a couple looked doable for me. Not a lot of room for furniture such as desks or bookcases.
Edited by grantpalin, 25 April 2017 - 09:56 PM.
Posted 26 April 2017 - 07:50 AM
I didn't know or had forgotten that this project had a rental housing component.
Posted 26 April 2017 - 07:52 AM
Looked at the floor plans. Small-looking living spaces, though a couple looked doable for me. Not a lot of room for furniture such as desks or bookcases.
Who needs a desk or bookcase when you've got a whole library downstairs! Big library is definitely in on the fix with these floorplans.
Posted 26 April 2017 - 07:54 AM
The 2 bed + 2 bath + den/office would be nice!
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