[Fairfield - Victoria] Cook St Village - Oliphant and Cook
#1
Posted 29 July 2008 - 12:09 PM
#2
Posted 29 July 2008 - 12:16 PM
#3
Posted 29 July 2008 - 08:52 PM
#4
Posted 29 July 2008 - 09:51 PM
-City of Victoria website, 2009
#5
Posted 29 July 2008 - 10:41 PM
The apartment building on the SW corner (south of Oliphant, west side of Cook) has a lane next to it (on Oliphant).
That lane is public (?), and curves away from Oliphant to eventually run parallel to it, all the way through to Vancouver. If the plan were to include the house on Oliphant (which looks like it needs a bit of TLC at the very least), I don't see how anyone could build on top of the lane...
On Cook, next to and to the south of the apartment at the Oliphant/ Cook corner, is another small apartment (perhaps originally a house, converted/ stuccoed over? Not sure).
I bet there'd be hell to pay if anyone proposed tearing down any of these properties (which are obviously "affordable housing/ rental properties") and proposed building condos instead, unless for some reason it wouldn't involve rezoning (can't imagine that).
There are no signs on any of the buildings (not "for sale" nor rezoning applications), so where'd this rumour come from, GRT? Is it credible or just speculation because those buildings look like they've seen sprightlier days?
#6
Posted 30 July 2008 - 05:26 AM
#7
Posted 05 August 2008 - 07:20 AM
The two rental houses on the west side of Cook between Park and Oliphant are apparently to be torn down to make way for a condo. Another house on the lane way on Oliphant (and this one I can't identify) is also to be torn down to make way for parking for same condo.
Granted it's third hand info, but the primary source does appear to be someone (the tenant) who should know . . .
#8
Posted 05 August 2008 - 08:08 AM
And in the softening market, seems to me it's a tad hare-brained...
#9
Posted 05 August 2008 - 10:39 AM
Seems unlikely but not impossible. Those homes on that block, on Cook are of a small scale compared to most of what in the area. Would have to be a huge condo if they intend to tear town a whole house and use it's lot as a parking lot - to make it profitable, I mean. I think that if this project is in the works, I highly doubt it about the parking thing.
And I realize it has little bite to it, but the CSV Official Community Plan (pdf) allows for higher density and possible retail on that block. Or maybe I'm misinterpreting things. Check out the map on the last page, with the broken lines around the zone. It's part of the development permit area 13, explained vaguely earlier on in the document.
The community would be up in arms though. This developer should do a little reading on the Castana thread before he/she decides this might be a good idea.
#10
Posted 08 August 2008 - 04:57 PM
Thanks Gumgum for starting the new thread!
Quoteth earlier the Dolt..
"Since I live up da other end da hood, I wanted to know what everyone thinks of the handful of biz's that share the $tarbuk$ building, namely the health practitioners on the second floor, Ambrosio and Il Posto and the noobly opened Age Less esthetics spa round the corner in the parking lot. Rants? Raves? Thanx!"
Well, nichy Italian cuisine lovers... Prima Strada just opened for dinner on Wednesday and I perused a copy of their menu, copies available at the front counter. Modest selection available and thus slightly overpriced to compensate. Has anyone here eaten there yet? Rants? Raves?
Il Posto, by comparison, will be having another yummy Dinners weekend, Aug. 15-17, great Italian fare for $25 a head. Copies of nightly fare by the Il Posto till.
The Way of the Sub should be open within a month by my guessin'.
Have a fun summer and see y'all at the Free B Film Festival at bandshell!
Then we amalgamate!
#11
Posted 08 August 2008 - 05:03 PM
Fergot, Prima Strada's new website, with menu and other stuff on it soon, is at..
http://pizzeriaprimastrada.com/
Chatacha laters!
Doltsky
Then we amalgamate!
#12
Posted 08 August 2008 - 05:40 PM
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