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[Sparky]

Popped into the original Red Barn this morning. The Manager there told me that the OB store did twice the volume yesterday than the West Saanich store. He told me the dollar amount but I'm sure he didn't expect that to show up here. Yes the OB store has a sandwich counter.

[VicHockeyFan]

http://www.timescolo...-road-1.2187060

 

Songhees First Nation, Red Barn in grocery deal for Admirals Road

 

 

 

There will be 6,106 square feet on the main floor and 6,327 square feet downstairs in the building, which was purpose-built in 1957 as a government liquor store, said Equitex property manager Andrew Achtymichuk.

 

 

While the Songhees Nation considered a number of lease offers, including ones from national chains and an auto-parts business, Clarke said they felt it was worth waiting for the right tenant. “Some offers made economic sense, but they didn’t make social sense,” she said, noting they turned down an auto-parts business because they didn’t want to adversely affect a local marine auto-parts business.

 

The locally owned Red Barn, which operates its own smokehouse on Vanalman Avenue, opened its most recent store, a 6,000-square-foot-plus market on Oak Bay Avenue, just a few weeks ago. The company produces a variety of products, including bacon, turkey sausages and smoked cheese.

 

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[Mike K.]

Interesting. We've known for some time Red Barn was looking for a space in Esquimalt, found one, then negotiations broke down. Now here we go.

[VicHockeyFan]

Interesting. We've known for some time Red Barn was looking for a space in Esquimalt, found one, then negotiations broke down. Now here we go.

 

12,000 over 2 floors, twice the size of OB nearly.  Would be nice to see a rendering of this.

[Mike K.]

I imagine half of the space will be used for storage and/or some form of food production. Their facility on Vanalman has only so much capacity.

[29er Radio]

the lower level is well served with loading dock and conveyor belt serving main level, but food production down there would be very expensive to set up and it is my understanding the landlord doesnt have alot of cash to chuck around at tenant improvements

[Mike K.]

Gotcha. Thanks for the info. So the lower floor will be storage, we can be fairly certain?

[29er Radio]

i live to be wrong, but i would assume mostly storage

[VicHockeyFan]

So they are using the existing building?   It's two floors?

[VicHockeyFan]

[29er Radio]

So they are using the existing building?   It's two floors?

It is ground and basement. basement is pretty well fully underground (at least 10ft ceiling) but there is a loading ramp and dock on the north side of the building serving the basement.

[Bingo]

Upper level with parking

 

 

Loading dock at lower level

 

 

Upper level interior

 

 

Presently there is no access to the lower level from Constance St.

 

 

[thundergun]

Great news for that area. I'm sure they'll give this tired looking building a nice face-lift like they did with the Oak Bay Ave store.

[Bingo]

Great news for that area. I'm sure they'll give this tired looking building a nice face-lift like they did with the Oak Bay Ave store.

 

Open up the ceiling and add some skylights and it will be fine.

[VicHockeyFan]

Open up the ceiling and add some skylights and it will be fine.

 

Ya, they'll get rid of the drop-ceiling.

[nagel]

http://www.timescolo...ature-1.2280460

 

 

Red Barn Market will open a 6,000-square-foot grocery store and deli in the new Capital Park development near the legislature in James Bay.

Red Barn Market partner Rus Benwell said the store is expected to open in January 2018. It is the first commercial tenant in the massive office/residential/retail complex on the 6.2-acre site bordering Superior, Menzies and Michigan streets developed by Concert Properties and Jawl Development.

[aastra]

That side of the development is shaping up to be great.

[insanelydeadlydisease]

A shame to lose a perfect example of the late mid-century modern commercial store. This should be designated heritage.

Edited by insanelydeadlydisease, 20 June 2016 - 05:16 PM.

[Linear Thinker]

Construction fencing and demo company H&L bins on site now.

[57WestHills]

I'm perhaps the most important development project Saanich will see in 2016, the woefully inadequate parking lot at the Glanford / Vanalman location is getting eight new parking spots. Work is well underway.