BUILT 317 Burnside Use: condo Address: 317 Burnside Road East Municipality: Victoria Region: Urban core Storeys: 4 Condo units: (1BR, 2BR) Sales status: sold out / resales only |
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[Burnside] 317 Burnside | Condos | 4 floors | Built - completed in 2016
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Posted 19 February 2013 - 08:43 AM
#2
Posted 19 February 2013 - 08:49 AM
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#3
Posted 19 February 2013 - 10:01 AM
Too bad that they are demo'ing the house it looks like a pretty decent 1912 or so house. Did they ask if Nickel Bros wanted it?
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#4
Posted 19 February 2013 - 10:18 AM
Interesting.
Too bad that they are demo'ing the house it looks like a pretty decent 1912 or so house. Did they ask if Nickel Bros wanted it?
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It may be too bad that they demolished the house but what is even worse is they are planning a building that looks like it is directly out of the 1970s.
In todays age this design is the best that they could come up with? It would seem that in these economic time this is much too poor a product to bring to market. Who would want to buy in a building that already looks like it is 30 years old?
#5
Posted 19 February 2013 - 10:20 AM
Unit size and price dictate the design. Brick veneer, stucco, wood, and metal siding are on the materials palette. There are two large blank walls that a material change would be appreciated but there are firewall issues. I agree, the design is basic but it is market housing in an area of Victoria that needs a little facelift. I’m just glad it’s not more rental housing.
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Posted 19 February 2013 - 10:29 AM
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Posted 19 February 2013 - 11:58 AM
#8
Posted 22 February 2013 - 10:32 AM
I watched the take down of the house and you could see it was rotted to hell. It also looked like the foundation was wrecked by tree roots.
Also a correction, only one house was demoed. The house was on two lots
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Posted 22 February 2013 - 10:39 AM
#10
Posted 22 February 2013 - 10:58 AM
It may be too bad that they demolished the house but what is even worse is they are planning a building that looks like it is directly out of the 1970s.
In todays age this design is the best that they could come up with? It would seem that in these economic time this is much too poor a product to bring to market. Who would want to buy in a building that already looks like it is 30 years old?
I couldn't agree more. My first reaction was holy **** that is fugly. Or as I refer to this architectual style "typical Victoria 4-storey "Dreck" Doesn't this city have enough of this junk already? Why does everything in the CRD have to seemingly be 4 stories? There simply aren't enough adjectives to describe how....well, "meh!" the typical 4 storey box in this town is, particularly the older stock in areas like Fairfield or along Shelboure in Saanich. Offhand I can think of a few: crashingly boring, bland, unimaginative, anabashedly awful, bleak and dreary are a just few that come to mind. Surely designers/architects especially for new buildings like this one can come up with something that is an improvement in terms of style? And are 6 or 8 or, heaven help us, 10 storey buildings somehow considered unlucky numbers? Do other councillors beyond Ms Madoff also fear losing their view of the Sooke Hills, in this case from Burnside Road? What is so wrong or bad about buildings of varying heights? Just asking....
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Posted 22 February 2013 - 11:03 AM
#12
Posted 22 February 2013 - 11:38 AM
That being said there are many, many buildings in Victoria built over the last 10 years in prominent locations that should have either met with stricter scrutiny at the hands of the Advisory Design Panel or not have been approved by council. Trendwest (councillors gushed over this one, believe it or not), Ross Place (Hillside at Douglas), The Wing (Vic West) and the last Railyards condo come immediately to mind. Thankfully the latter will be among many other buildings, but still, it's so drab compared to earlier phases.
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#13
Posted 25 February 2013 - 08:55 AM
Who is the developer and do they have a website?
Developer was an east indian fellow, cannot recall his name off by heart. He referenced himself as "Garden City Developments". No website, I think he is a floor tile store owner-turned-developer. This is his first multi-family project.
The design of the project is very basic. That said, it is easy to blast a building for design when compared to Shutters, Reef, or 200 Douglas (basic too). When you look at this building in the scale and character of the surrounding area, it accomplishes a very functional task. It is very hard to critique a functional building. They added some articulation, used material changes where massing changes could not be accomplished. They brought it as close to the street as possible and added a nice pocket park in the back. For a $275-300psf price range, it's a decent product.
#14
Posted 25 February 2013 - 09:00 AM
Not too far away Uptown Place is targeting $400-$425.
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Posted 25 June 2014 - 05:40 PM
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Posted 25 June 2014 - 08:56 PM
Welcome, David and thanks for the photos!
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Posted 25 June 2014 - 10:16 PM
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#19
Posted 27 June 2014 - 07:32 AM
Sorry, I can't help shed any light, I've never heard of Garden City Developments
#20
Posted 11 January 2016 - 03:50 PM
I passed by this project today; it is officially called "317 Burnside" (moderators: can you update the thread name?).
I wasn't able to get a photo but it appears that a majority of the work has been done and I anticipate that construction will be complete sometime this spring.
The project website is at http://www.317burnside.com/ .
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