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[Matt R.]

Maybe you’re on to something. Looks like they already have the er access sorted, let’s pivot and turn this into a hospital with 80 beds.

[Citified.ca]

A rendering looking south depicts GT Mann's proposal for 346 Island Highway in View Royal, with the E&N Rail Trail running along the northern portion of the property. Kitty-corner from the proposal is a recently approved three-building rental community, depicted in white. View Royal's future town centre is earmarked for this area.

 

View Royal's future 'town centre' tracking for more density with new rental proposal next to Fort Victoria RV Park

https://victoria.cit...ctoria-rv-park/

[Victoria Watcher]

A six-storey rental building has been proposed adjacent to View Royal’s Fort Victoria RV Park, and kitty-corner from a recently approved three-building rental project for an area designated as the municipality’s future town centre.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How did VR get along without a town centre before this?   I've got news, there is much less need/demand for a town centre today than there was 15 or 30 years ago.  View Royal was incorporated in 1988.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 23 May 2024 - 07:26 AM.

[Mike K.]

I think some of your ideas about what is and what isn't necessary are from the perspective of someone who has an overall fairly unique view/vision of social needs and wants. It's nice to have commercial services nearby, that you don't have to drive to. It's nice to have shops and offices in clusters of mixed-use buildings. Why not?

 

I remember, when I was in university, all the rage was the paperless office. The experts gushed over how paper would be disappearing very soon. 

[Victoria Watcher]

I think some of your ideas about what is and what isn't necessary are from the perspective of someone who has an overall fairly unique view/vision of social needs and wants. It's nice to have commercial services nearby, that you don't have to drive to. It's nice to have shops and offices in clusters of mixed-use buildings. Why not? 

 

I agree with all of this.  But declaring it a "town centre" does not make these things magically appear.  In fact they are unlikely to ever appear.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 23 May 2024 - 07:36 AM.

[Mike K.]

How it helps is developers are given the nod to propose high density projects, that will create the conditions to support future retail. It just takes time, and requires a long-term vision. The RV Park is where the retail centre of the area is eventually going to go. The RV park isn't closing any time soon, though, at least not as far as I know. So we're not looking at anything immediate but more like a 15-25 year outlook.

[Victoria Watcher]

In 15-25 years I really cannot see us doing much window shopping or visting any office, save for maybe medical.

[Citified.ca]

Gordon 'N Gordon Interiors is now developing its own rental block, to both provide worker housing for its employees, and rentals to the broader market.

 

106-unit workforce rental complex gets underway in downtown Langford

https://victoria.cit...ntown-langford/

[Victoria Watcher]

There is a company that he been around FOREVER.


1986.

https://gordonngordo.../about/#history

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 28 May 2024 - 08:57 AM.

[Mike K.]

Yes. They’ve since expanded off the island, too.

[Victoria Watcher]

At the very least, I'd expect a white speckled carpeting in the halls.

[Matt R.]

Staff housing, what a concept.

[Victoria Watcher]

Not sure you can restrict your rental to a particular work group, can you? Dunno. If they leave your employ, must they move out?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 28 May 2024 - 11:38 AM.

[Matt R.]

Nice try, fed.

[Castera]

 

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A rendering of a four-storey, 61-unit purpose-built rental proposal for 7701 East Saanich Road in Central Saanich. The project is planned with residences in studio through three-bedroom layouts, and if approved, will replace an aging collection of ten townhomes.

 

Citified profile: https://victoria.cit...t-saanich-road/

 

Ten rentals could turn into 61 if Central Saanich proposal gets green light

https://victoria.cit...ts-green-light/

 

This project has started construction.

Big hole at the site now. 

[Mike K.]

Thank you!

[Citified.ca]

A gravel lot adjacent to Langford's No. 2 fire hall at Happy Valley Road has sat vacant for at least 15 years, when Streetview came by in 2009. The property’s now in-store for redevelopment.

Apartments and retail spaces planned for long-vacant lot adjacent to Langford's No. 2 fire hall
https://victoria.cit...no-2-fire-hall/

[Victoria Watcher]

What?

[Mike K.]

Another presale is launching on the West Shore, on Sooke Road near Jacklin: https://victoria.cit...615-sooke-road/

[Mike K.]

Housing units coming to CFB Esquimalt:

Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, announced that a new, 480-room accommodations facility for Canadian Armed Forces members will be built at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt – and that a contract has been awarded to begin design work.

The new 31,700 m2 facility for Junior Non-Commission Members will provide incoming Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) personnel with modern and functional infrastructure at CFB Esquimalt as they train and prepare for tomorrow’s security challenges.

The new facility will consolidate several functions across the Base into one new, central, and modern high-rise. It will include approximately 480 single occupancy rooms, administrative areas, a dining area and galley capable of serving 700 people, a mess that can support 400 people, postal services, coffee shops, and more.

The total design and construction contract cost is estimated at $165 million – and the design portion of the design-build contract has now been awarded to Ellis Don Corporation for $10.1 million. Estimated costs are subject to change as design progresses. We expect this project to create or sustain almost 900 jobs during construction.

Aligned with the RCN’s Future Naval Training Strategy, these new, consolidated modern accommodations will support the RCN’s intent to have a bi-coastal training model that better meets the needs of our personnel in Esquimalt, helping to limit travel and time away from their families.

As indicated in our renewed vision for defence, Our North, Strong and Free, the Government of Canada is committed to improving quality of life for Canadian Armed Forces members and providing them with the tools they need to meet today’s and future challenges. This is why Our North, Strong and Free invests $10.2 billion over 20 years in current and new infrastructure – and additional funding to establish a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) housing strategy, build new housing, and rehabilitate existing housing so CAF members have safe and affordable places to call home where they and their families are posted.

In Esquimalt, Minister Blair reiterated that Budget 2024 makes additional investments for the Department of National Defence to build and renovate housing for CAF personnel on bases across Canada. This will support the construction of up to 1,400 new homes and the renovation of an additional 2,500 existing units for CAF members on base in communities such as Esquimalt, Edmonton, Borden, Trenton, Kingston, Petawawa, Ottawa, Valcartier, and Gagetown. Building more on-base housing will not only help meet the housing needs of military personnel but also help address housing demand in surrounding communities, since fewer military personnel will require rentals in these areas.

Minister Blair also highlighted the federal government’s national effort to unlock more public lands for housing. National Defence owns 622 properties across Canada – including in Victoria, totalling 2.2 million hectares. Many of these National Defence properties in cities and communities across Canada are not fully utilized and could be unlocked to build more homes for Canadian Armed Forces members, and civilians, to live in.

Minister Blair noted that the Government is reviewing the entire federal lands portfolio to identify more lands for housing. As announced in Budget 2024, the government is exploring the redevelopment of parts of National Defence properties – including CFB Esquimalt – which could be used for both military and civilian uses – including building more homes. We expect this review to identify additional lands that are promising for housing across Canada. As the results of this review come through, we will work with the housing sector to build homes wherever possible.