I guess I'm saying there's an oddness to it, but I'm liking the oddness when I regard it in those terms.
CANCELLED Johnson Street Gateway Uses: condo, commercial Address: 1314-1324 Wharf Street Municipality: Victoria Region: Downtown Victoria Storeys: 8 Condo units: (studio/bachelor, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, penthouse, live-work) Sales status: in planning |
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[Downtown Victoria] Johnson Street Gateway (Northern Junk) | condos; commercial | 7-storeys | Cancelled in 2019
#1721
Posted 25 May 2019 - 03:54 PM
#1722
Posted 25 May 2019 - 04:14 PM
I want to like this compromise, but I just can't (yet) get over what might (and should) have been for this site.
#1724
Posted 26 May 2019 - 09:28 AM
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#1725
Posted 26 May 2019 - 12:23 PM
The only thing that I'm wondering about is the modern glazing on the units in the brick-clad sections. Did you consider "heritage-style" glazing for those units?
Edited by aastra, 26 May 2019 - 12:25 PM.
#1726
Posted 27 May 2019 - 09:01 AM
The context images show us how small this building will be in sheer terms. Also, I sure hope the city has a reasonable plan for all of that green space down there. It could be a great little city park (emphasis on the "city" aspect) if they do it right.
#1727
Posted 27 May 2019 - 09:22 AM
....I sure hope the city has a reasonable plan for all of that green space down there. It could be a great little city park (emphasis on the "city" aspect) if they do it right.
LOL! Like the CoV has shown it has any real vision for the area around the JSB. The last thing this area needs is more empty, univiting "people spaces". Reeson Park and the plazas around the new bridge are all the evidence I need that nothing good will come about here if left to the City.
We lost our only real hope for the best use of this space when the CoV backed away from selling the land to the developer. All we'll get now is a compromised development and a useless strip of land straddling the roadways between Wharf and the NJ buildings.
#1728
Posted 28 May 2019 - 07:11 AM
I wonder if someone can help me with this. The article linked above was penned on Thursday May 16 and it refers to an open house on Wednesday but does not depict which Wednesday. Would it be the Wednesday following the article ie Wednesday May 22?
Did I miss the open house?
#1729
Posted 28 May 2019 - 07:28 AM
Right.
The public is invited to attend a May 22nd info session between 4:30 and 7PM at 1607 Douglas Street.
#1730
Posted 28 May 2019 - 08:54 AM
^ Thank you, I thought that might be the case.
I can't see why Jon posted on May 26 a link to a May 22 open house ?
#1731
Posted 11 June 2019 - 08:51 AM
#1732
Posted 24 June 2019 - 09:00 AM
Are we keeping the new proposal in this thread?
There is a brand new rezoning application with the drawings on the Dev Tracker: https://tender.victo...Number=REZ00701
#1733
Posted 24 June 2019 - 09:31 AM
Here you go: https://vibrantvicto...proposed/page-5
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#1734
Posted 24 June 2019 - 09:33 AM
If a new thread is started can it be named "The Missed Opportunity" or perhaps "The Unfortunate Compromise"?
#1735
Posted 15 July 2019 - 07:12 PM
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#1736
Posted 15 July 2019 - 07:31 PM
I respectfully disagree with the above, mostly because there is zero evidence that the CoV has even the slightest clue as to how to properly develop its public realm spaces, especially those at or near the waterfront.
I offer the following as proof:
- Ogden Point
- International Maritime Terminal (aka the Coho & Clipper terminal properties)
- Ship Point
- the lower Wharf Street parking lots
- the "surplus" lands around the Johnson Street Bridge
All except the last are nearly identical to what they were when I moved to the region 41 years ago. I can see no reason to believe the Northern Junk public lands will experience any better fate. A generation from now this area will almost certainly look much as it does today.
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#1737
Posted 15 July 2019 - 07:39 PM
The Belmont Building, the Bay Centre, the Central Building, the Yarrow Building, the Empress of course, City Hall, Swans, the Regent Hotel, the Duck’s Building, the Federal Building, etc. There are many buildings already present which would have been on the same if not a larger scale than the various Northern Junk proposals.
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#1738
Posted 16 July 2019 - 08:07 AM
I completely agree that this iteration is the best use of the Northern Junk property. It fits in with the scope of the waterfront in that area, and leaves the bridge delta exposed. Much better. That said, it may be wise to leave the piece of public property fallow for the time being, until this Council are long gone. What should go in that space? I would love to hear creative ideas.
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#1739
Posted 16 July 2019 - 11:00 AM
To be clear, the City doesn't own:
- Ogden Point (GVHA)
- International Maritime Terminal (aka the Coho & Clipper terminal properties) (GVHA)
- the lower Wharf Street parking lots (Province)
It only owns Ship point and the surplus lands that have just come available around the Johnson St bridge. And yes I'd agree what has been done to date re. the surplus JSB lands is underwhelming but I am aware that these areas are far from complete. see link to festival Park- https://www.johnsons...tivalPark-1.jpg
Although- I'd agree the surplus lands could be better utilized. On another note- the same ol rhetoric about an incompetent City does nothing to help advance design competency City Wide. In fact, I think it does the exact opposite and until that changes- nothing else will.
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#1740
Posted 16 July 2019 - 11:04 AM
...It only owns Ship point and the surplus lands that have just come available around the Johnson St bridge. And yes I'd agree what has been done to date re. the surplus JSB lands is underwhelming but I am aware that these areas are far from complete...
Based on what has been developed to date I see no reason to be optimistic about the future of this or any other public realm space in which the CoV has any influence.
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