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[Mike K.]

There’s drilling at the Douglas Denny’s parking lot.

[Nparker]

It's probably just time to empty the grease tanks. 

[johnk2]

There’s drilling at the Douglas Denny’s parking lot.

I knew it was hard to find something worth eating there but this is ridiculous!

[Kapten Kapsell]

There’s drilling at the Douglas Denny’s parking lot.

 

The Denny's property is owned by Northland Properties, which owns multiple restaurant brands (in addition to being the Denny's franchisee for Western Canada, they own Moxie's, Shark Club, and others).  Northland has its own construction division and they own numerous hotels (most notably the Sandman chain)- it wouldn't be too shocking if they are thinking of redeveloping their property here into a hotel/restaurant combo given the increased height allowances in the corridor.  I note that they are already planning to redevelop the existing Sandman further to the south by adding a second structure and parkade.

 

Northland Properties:  https://northland.ca/

[tiger11]

Recently sold to Pattison, typical due diligence is all.

 

 

There’s drilling at the Douglas Denny’s parking lot.

[Mike K.]

Yup, that’s right. Pattison also owns the tiny parking lot just west of Hotel Zed along Frances. That’s the reason Tresah’s footprint will be an L shape.

[Citified.ca]

BC’s richest man acquires landmark Douglas Street restaurant property in Victoria’s emerging ‘midtown’

https://victoria.cit...erging-midtown/

[AllseeingEye]

VV might want to head over to its FB page, a few very inappropriate comments being posted using some pretty salty language.....

[Mike K.]

That's social media being kind!

[Rob Randall]

Sure, tear down an iconic piece of architecture to expand the glut of car lots. on an already barren block. That's the Victoria way!

[Mike K.]

What if it becomes a Save-On-Foods?

[AllseeingEye]

Is it a foregone conclusion though that its being torn down? What's to say if its profitable (I have no idea if it is obviously) that Pattison doesn't just leave Denny's as-is?

[Mike K.]

No, there are no immediate plans for the property and we don't know the timelines he'll be pursuing. He just owns the land now. Pattison has held onto land for decades in Victoria without doing anything to do it, i.e. it's just a barren lot, so we don't need to worry about an immediate razing of Denny's.

[aastra]

 

...we don't need to worry about an immediate razing of Denny's.

 

You're saying the Denny's site won't soon be as flat as a pancake? Or are you going to waffle on this?

[Nparker]

You're going to get flamed for a remark like that aastra.

[Jackerbie]

Any future development on this site would need to be a grand slam

[Mike K.]

Ohhhhhhhhh!

Nice.

[aastra]

 

Any future development on this site would need to be a grand slam

 

^If highrise buildings are proposed you can count on a flap, Jackerbie.

[Mike K.]

Alright, take it over easy you guys.

[aastra]

Mike K. likes to see the sunny side up. He's not so hard-boiled after all.