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#581 Nparker

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Posted 27 April 2016 - 06:27 AM

what's happening at the old farmer's construction office & the building with the marine supply place next door? they've both been torn down. ...

Car dealership.



#582 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 21 May 2016 - 10:48 AM

1001  Blanshard St.

 

http://www.fortprope...ommon-district/

 

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#583 viccity

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Posted 07 June 2016 - 09:40 PM

Is this still happening? 

 

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#584 lanforod

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Posted 08 June 2016 - 08:37 AM

Is this still happening? 

 

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I wish!


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#585 johnk

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Posted 08 June 2016 - 11:09 AM

SW exposure on the old Van City site and a large forecourt says outdoor dining and drinking to me!

#586 Mike K.

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Posted 08 June 2016 - 11:22 AM

Yup, that's what's coming. I don't think we have a rooftop bar/eatery other than the one atop the Wicket -- but here they'll be going for a much different vibe.


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#587 Nparker

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Posted 08 June 2016 - 11:31 AM

SW exposure on the old Van City site and a large forecourt says outdoor dining and drinking to me!

I don't see a SW exposure dining space in this artist's rendering (other than the parking area)

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I would think the interior courtyard would be quite shaded, but if the rooftop is going to be open for dining then I suppose that will be plenty exposed (perhaps too much so).


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#588 amor de cosmos

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Posted 08 June 2016 - 11:47 AM

when the escher is done that block will be unrecognizable, in a good way  :banana:


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#589 shoeflack

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Posted 08 June 2016 - 04:27 PM

For the past two days there have been crews at VI Auto Exchange (Johnson & Quadra) doing drilling/soil testing of some sort. Speculate all you want on what that could be about.


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#590 aastra

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Posted 08 June 2016 - 05:04 PM

New heliport?

 

Nuclear power plant?



#591 shoeflack

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Posted 08 June 2016 - 05:11 PM

New heliport?

 

Only if it's on the roof of a 20+ story tower...you know...because they need that height for safety and such...better air for takeoff...less noise on the ground...it all adds up!



#592 lanforod

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Posted 08 June 2016 - 06:58 PM

Yup, that's what's coming. I don't think we have a rooftop bar/eatery other than the one atop the Wicket -- but here they'll be going for a much different vibe.

Am i confused about where this is? It looks to me across from Bastion Sq. on Wharf. One of the parking lots in the harbour.



#593 amor de cosmos

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Posted 08 June 2016 - 08:03 PM

Am i confused about where this is? It looks to me across from Bastion Sq. on Wharf. One of the parking lots in the harbour.

across the street from the royal theatre, same block as the escher


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#594 jonny

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Posted 09 June 2016 - 08:50 AM

across the street from the royal theatre, same block as the escher

 

In the tent city district.


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#595 Nparker

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Posted 09 June 2016 - 09:35 AM

In the tent city district.

Or as we locals like to call it: SICO



#596 Mike K.

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Posted 09 June 2016 - 01:50 PM

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Rockland townhome proposal marks rare opportunity in historic neighbourhood

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A townhome development has been proposed for 750 Pemberton Road in Victoria’s historic Rockland neighbourhood, marking a rare opportunity to acquire a new-build residence in the up-market area.

 

Victoria-based Melanie Smith Developments has applied for permits to build a collection of five boutique townhomes, sized between 2,050 and 2,234 square feet over 2.5 levels, adjacent to a 117-year-old manor (currently divided into eight rental apartments) and its accessory building (containing a single rental unit). The manor, according to the latest plans, will be converted into a single-family-dwelling as per the City of Victoria’s zoning requirements.


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#597 Nparker

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Posted 09 June 2016 - 02:05 PM

...A townhome development has been proposed for 750 Pemberton Road in Victoria’s historic Rockland neighbourhood, marking a rare opportunity to acquire a new-build residence in the up-market area...

I've been inside that character home many times as I had friends who lived there for a few years back in the late 90s. As I recall, it was divided into about 7 or 8 suites at that time. The grounds were beautiful and pretty much intact from the time of home's original build. I can see the neighbours putting up a fight at the proposal of additional structures on this site.

 

As per the new zoning requirements, who is going to buy the manor house if it can no longer be subdivided and must be sold as one SFD? 


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#598 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 09 June 2016 - 02:16 PM

Is it possible that the manor home will be sold as a single large strata unit?  I think something similar happened at a development along Foul Bay Road near Gonzales? 



#599 Mike K.

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Posted 10 June 2016 - 07:48 AM

Having spoken to the developer at length, the City of Victoria, at the time of the purchase of that property, had said that building three additional units on that property would not be a problem and would only require a variance plus the necessary permits. This meant no public hearing.

 

Although they were not required to, they engaged the community association and received support for three townhomes plus the nine units already used as rentals, which they had wanted to protect by agreeing to a covenant with the City. Unexpectedly, the community association pulled its support and the City of Victoria passed a sudden zoning amendment that nixed the possibility of adding the three townhomes, and in fact made the nine-units already on the property in violation of the zoning.

 

When the possibility of losing rental stock in order to comply with the new zoning was brought to council and the City, they are alleged to have shrugged their shoulders.

 

Ideally, the developer says, council will allow them to proceed with their original plans of building three townhomes and maintaining the rental units in perpetuity, but that's unlikely to happen.


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#600 Rob Randall

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Posted 14 June 2016 - 09:17 PM

I don't know how up to date the proposal is but the house at 2560 Quadra near Kings was demolished the other day.

2011 article:

"The application at 2560 Quadra St. proposes to demolish a single-family home in favour of a four-storey building with commercial main floor and 17 residential units above."

http://www.vicnews.c...tml?mobile=true

2015 presentation:

https://victoria.civ...resentation.pdf

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