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[Victoria Watcher]

Proposal for sixth storey for Tillicum development heads to public hearing

Kang Developments, which received approval for a five-storey 39-unit residential building on Earl Grey Street last fall, now wants to add another storey containing eight units.

https://www.timescol...earing-11579151

[Mike K.]

It looks like Mike Geric Construction has cancelled its plans at 2625 Arbutus Road in Saanich, with the site now up for sale for $7.9M. The most recent plan was for 34 townhomes. An earlier proposal envisioned condos and townhomes.

[Victoria Watcher]

After recent developer requests for permit extensions and additional density to make projects work financially, a plan for a 48-unit condo project on Shelbourne Street may be a sign that market conditions are improving, says Saanich Mayor Dean Murdock.

Council unanimously endorsed the rezoning and development permit applications for the six-storey condo project at 3989-3991 Shelbourne St., two lots that currently have single-family homes.


https://www.timescol...hurdle-11796711



Lolz. Market conditions improving? Not by a long shot. Expect decline for the next 5 years.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 29 January 2026 - 09:32 AM.

[Mike K.]

We’ll see if it does proceed as a condo. Rentals might be the way to go here.

[Citified.ca]

CRD's housing branch redeveloping 59 social housing units near UVic into 259 rentals

https://victoria.cit...ic-259-rentals/

[NinVic]

 

CRD's housing branch redeveloping 59 social housing units near UVic into 259 rentals

https://victoria.cit...ic-259-rentals/

 

At the rate the CRD is going, they'll have redeveloped all their buildings with new ones in a few years.  Still questionable logic to demolish a certain number of affordable units.  Seems better to buy land and build new and keep the existing ones in place as even more affordable units.

[Victoria Watcher]

CRD housing sure wears out fast.

[Victoria Watcher]

 

CRD's housing branch redeveloping 59 social housing units near UVic into 259 rentals

https://victoria.cit...ic-259-rentals/

 

 

These were literally built in 1987 and 1988.

 

This nearby townhouse project at 1701 McKenzie was built in 1969.   And is nowhere near its "end of use" date.

 

[lanforod]

Wow. Instead they should buy up all those decrepit houses across the street and do it there.