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[LJ]

What is the big empty field on the south side of Hillside just east Blanshard? Looks like a couple of View Towers could be built right there. Lots of other green space around.

[VicHockeyFan]

It’s getting an extended care facility now. The replacement for Oak Bay Lodge.

Edited by VicHockeyFan, 15 May 2018 - 05:31 AM.

[Jackerbie]

They are "market rent".   Developer gets free land and the council chooses the best offer. That's the end of government involvement.

 

Gotta be very careful with "free land," as the BC Community Charter forbids municipalities from parting with land for less than fair market value except in certain circumstances. Housing development is not one of those circumstances, so any aid given to a private developer could land the CoV in court.

[tedward]

What is the big empty field on the south side of Hillside just east Blanshard? Looks like a couple of View Towers could be built right there. Lots of other green space around.

 

The school playing field?

[Jackerbie]

What is the big empty field on the south side of Hillside just east Blanshard? Looks like a couple of View Towers could be built right there. Lots of other green space around.

 

 

It’s getting an extended care facility now. The replacement for Oak Bay Lodge.

 

Thread for Summit at Quadra Village is here for further info: https://vibrantvicto...r-construction/

[VicHockeyFan]

The school playing field?

 

No school left, no?

[VicHockeyFan]

We should build a second and maybe even a third View Tower.

One where the second one was to be, if the current crazy owner will give up the land. And one on the north side of View St. That’s 1,200 studio units right there. And they hide the existing building.

Edited by VicHockeyFan, 16 May 2018 - 05:48 AM.

[Nparker]

We should build a second and maybe even a third View Tower... they [will] hide the existing building.

Hide the CoV's ugliest building behind 1 or 2 equally ugly towers? I fail to see how that improves anything.

[VicHockeyFan]

I never said the new ones would be ugly. But they’d hide the existing pretty well from north and south.

[Nparker]

Anything with the massing and proportions of VT will be ugly. Implode VT and start all over.

[VicHockeyFan]

Oh please, a building of any shape can be made beautiful. View Towers is private property unless they can be bought out it’s not moving.

[tedward]

No school left, no?

 

Since that hasn't been empty for  a while now I wondered if he was mixing it up with the SJ Willis school field on the North side of Hillside.

[tjv]

Oh please, a building of any shape can be made beautiful. View Towers is private property unless they can be bought out it’s not moving.

BC Housing could buy it and use some of that $90 million.  Its probably worth $55 to 60 million

[sdwright.vic]

Total Value
Assessed as of July 1st, 2017 $43,838,000
Land/Buildings
$16,599,000/$27,239,000

Previous Year Value
Land/Buildings
$34,592,000
$14,860,000/$19,732,000

[sdwright.vic]

I don't understand how the value of that building could go up?

[Jackerbie]

I don't understand how the value of that building could go up?

 

2017 valuation would reflect the renovations, right?

[sdwright.vic]

Yeah... sure "renovations"!

[tjv]

yup and we all know BC Assessment values are pathetically low, so I stick to my value of $55 to 60 million

 

anybody who offers BC Assessment value on my house will get a door in the face

[sdwright.vic]

^I would of been more willing to believe land value went up and building value stayed about the same.

[LJ]

Since that hasn't been empty for  a while now I wondered if he was mixing it up with the SJ Willis school field on the North side of Hillside.

No, just going with google satellite view, I guess they haven't updated recently.