[Esquimalt] 1337 Saunders Street | Residential, retail | 21 storeys

21-storey residential proposal emerges for Sussex and Saunders streets near CFB Esquimalt

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Quite a change from this.

 

And here is the aerial showing the 2 buildings, which I presume are both part of the redevelopment.

Yes, both will be replaced to make way for the project. The Sussex Street frontage will become a public park.

The extent of the recent change to this neighbourhood.

That's a lot of development for 3 square blocks.

And approved just above the green square is this project: https://victoria.cit...-nelson-street/

That makes sense. 

Not only are you guys making up new projects but you're making up new parts of town, too.

Not only are you guys making up new projects but you're making up new parts of town, too.

Let them play the simulation.

Renters who live in two apartment buildings set to be demolished to make way for a 21-storey rental tower near CFB Esquimalt are banding together in hopes of staving off their eviction.

Residents at the nearly identical 1970s-era four-storey apartment buildings at 1340 Sussex St. and 1337 Saunders St. have formed a tenants association linked to the Victoria Tenants Union, a renter advocacy group.

The Nelson Street Tenant Association, named after the street fronting the two apartment complexes, said a majority of the 68 households in the two buildings have joined the association, which is demanding to be recognized as a collective bargaining unit.

In June, Intracorp Homes BC submitted a rezoning application to replace the two apartment buildings owned by Belmont Properties with a 335-unit, 21-storey rental tower, which would also include commercial space.

Nelson Street Tenant Association member Sean Sullivan, who lives at 1337 Saunders St., said residents have been told they have to be out of the building by next fall.

Tenants first began receiving notice that the building was going to be torn down about three months ago, but no formal eviction notices have been served, he said.

Sullivan, who shares an $1,800 monthly rent bill with a roommate, said an equivalent two-bedroom apartment in today’s rental market would likely cost $800 more per month.

“Nobody should have to choose between whether they can have lights on in their house or [whether] they eat,” he said. “You make $30,000 a year, you should be able to have a roof over your head.”

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