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[MarkoJ]

Photos from June 24th

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Edited by MarkoJ, 24 June 2015 - 04:14 PM.

[Nparker]

It's almost hard to believe how quickly they got to above grade on the Herald Street side. Some catching up to do on the rest now.

[Mike K.]

It's nearly 7PM and guys are still working on rebar. I've never seen such a fast paced construction site in Victoria. Every.

[gumgum]

Why the big rush?

[Mike K.]

It's a rental so the faster they build it the faster they start earning. And these guys could be from the mainland, so they're used to different schedules (weekends are not off limits there).

[jonny]

Why the big rush?

Townline bought all that land years ago and have earned income from a small fraction of it. They made very little if anything from the original Hudson conversion. The success of the Mews seemed to kick them into high gear.

Edited by jonny, 24 June 2015 - 08:17 PM.

[Nparker]

...The success of the Mews seemed to kick them into high gear.

Now let's hope it moves the 24-storey tower into production mode.

[jonny]

Now let's hope it moves the 24-storey tower into production mode.

Yeah. How great would it be to have all those Hudson buildings built?

[Mr Cook Street]

I cannot wait for the Blanshard parking lot to be torn down. That will be real progress.

[bored]

Rumour has it , not only is Townline building this site, they are about to start the abandon project at Wilson Ave, the second phase of the radius site is in Design stages with a Construction  start date of Jan/16, and they are hiring the design team to start Hudson Place. the guy Townline has running the projects over here for them is a Mad man, and wants to build out all 5 building in 4 years.

[Mike K.]

Are you referring to this building on Wilson? http://victoria.citi...s/wilsons-walk/

 

Thanks for the heads up, btw, and welcome to VV!

[DavidSchell]

It's almost hard to believe how quickly they got to above grade on the Herald Street side. Some catching up to do on the rest now.

 

I have been popping by every Saturday Morning to see how the progress is going I am always surprised at how much chances week from week.

 

Having said that a couple of weeks ago a White Hat was complaining to me about getting fined for starting to early on Saturday morning, so now he has to wait until 10:00am before he get start making noise.

[Linear Thinker]

Ground floor retail changes to 8 residential units:

Quoted text below is from Townline's May 7 letter included in the July 9 Planning and Land Use meeting agenda.

Because this is a variance to what was previously approved, it has to go to a council meeting with opportunity for public input before approval.

 

We are submitting a development permit application to amend the amount of approved retail space in Hudson Walk Phase I in favour of more residential units. Specifically, we are proposing to add 8 more residential units to Hudson Walk in two locations on the main floor of the building along with the following changes:

 

- Four (4) additional townhouse units are proposed fronting the Carriageway, south of the residential entrance of the tower. While there will not be changes to the exterior design of the building, Townline is proposing to add patios with privacy landscaping similar to the other townhouse units fronting the carriageway north of the residential entrance. These units will be unique in that they will feature high ceilings (i.e. 11 to 12 ft.), allowing more natural light through upper windows throughout the day;

 

- We have also added street trees in front of these units where previously we had planned for 2 to 3 retail parking spaces; - Four (4) additional units are proposed on the west side of the tower portion of the building on level 1, where previously a fitness centre and storage room were shown. The layout of the units and the exterior treatment of the building will mimic level 2 above;

 

- The gym and storage room have been relocated into part of the CRU space. The gym has been expanded and located to be more accessible as it may become a shared amenity for other residents in the Hudson District. Further, the storage room will be better accessed from the approved Herald Street loading back, a large overhead door is also proposed as part of this change; and

 

- The retail portion of the building has been reduced to approximately 2800 sq. ft. and will primarily front Herald Street.

 

Our rationale for reducing the amount of retail space, specifically along the Carriageway is based on our analysis and feedback from potential retail tenants which has not been positive. We feel there are better opportunities in the future phases of the Hudson District to provide more successful retail space, Further, we are confident in the demand for high-quality urban rentals in downtown Victoria based on the success of our Hudson Mews project and pre-registration for rentals at Hudson Walk. As such we feel this will be a positive benefit to the project by growing the residential population it will only help to support and cultivate local businesses. Future phases of the Hudson District will include further opportunities for retail that we feel will be more viable, particularly as more residents move into the area.

[Mr Cook Street]

Much like the Jukebox proposal, I think they should just zone the ground floor units as 'live-work' so they can adapt to changing market conditions.

[MarkoJ]

Photos from July 3rd

 

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[Mike K.]

How many townhomes are now part of this project?

[Linear Thinker]

Revised plans included with the agenda report show:

57  studio

92  1-bedroom

17  2-bedroom

12  townhomes

 

 

How many townhomes are now part of this project?

[Mike K.]

Thank you!

[Linear Thinker]

I wonder if a Townline rep will be at the July 9 meeting to help get their change approved asap?

Looks like the main floor slab is ready to pour, so any changes required for the ground floor residential would have to happen RFN.

I'm kind of surprised that with Townline writing the City on May 7 that it has taken 9 weeks to get to a council meeting for approval.

 

Maybe I'm more surprised that they are hearing that the retail space wasn't attractive to business this far into construction.

[Mike K.]

If I were a betting man I'd say that 1515 Douglas has given retailers a more viable location that is very close to the Hudson precinct.