March 31st, 2019
BUILT Customs House Uses: condo, commercial Address: 816 Government Street Municipality: Victoria Region: Downtown Victoria Storeys: 7 Condo units: (1BR, 2BR, 3BR, penthouse) Sales status: now selling |
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[Downtown Victoria] Customs House | Condos; commercial | 7- & 5-storeys | Built - completed in 2021
#501
Posted 01 April 2019 - 08:45 AM
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#502
Posted 15 April 2019 - 05:40 AM
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#503
Posted 15 April 2019 - 07:57 AM
Seems like this project is progressing very slowly compared to others in the area.
#504
Posted 29 April 2019 - 06:09 AM
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#505
Posted 26 May 2019 - 04:08 PM
Hi Marko,
Does Customs house provide EV charging stations in any or all the parking areas? If not, is it an option an how much. Would you have any information?
#506
Posted 03 June 2019 - 09:47 AM
Full steam ahead on this one... they've been issued a noise exemption and will be allowed to work on the site on Sundays from 7am-5pm. The exemption expires at the end of the year.
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#507
Posted 03 June 2019 - 10:00 AM
I don't think I've ever heard of a long-term noise bylaw exemption.
#508
Posted 03 June 2019 - 10:07 AM
I don't think I've ever heard of a long-term noise bylaw exemption.
They're few and far between, but there have been a couple. HP1 has an exemption until March 1 2021!
#509
Posted 26 June 2019 - 07:19 AM
A series of informative panels describing the history of the Customs House property in downtown Victoria, and notable events that occurred in its immediate area since the late 1800's, have been installed at the 816 Government Street construction site.
"Art gallery under the stars" tells of storied history at site of Victoria's luxury Customs House condo development
https://victoria.cit...do-development/
The builders at downtown Victoria’s most prominent construction site have unveiled a series of informative panels to contextualize the history of an architectural landmark undergoing a monumental transformation.
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#510
Posted 26 June 2019 - 08:55 AM
I'm a bit confused about the extent of the fire and the condition of the building afterward. This Empire Day parade pic is dated 1946 and the building in general still looks great (although you can't see the uppermost portion).
Daily Colonist
January 20, 1937
Fighting the $50,000 fire at Victoria Post Office
"This photograph illustrates the intensity of the blaze that caused heavy losses to Government offices last Monday midnight. The picture was taken when the fire was at its height and shows the flames being driven over the roofing by the wind. At the lefthand side is shown a stream of water from one of the pumpers being directed at the seat of the blaze from the ground on the south side of the building. The light in the windows is not fire, but a reflection thrown back from surrounding buildings."
The pic of the demolished building at the bottom of the panel is from ~20 years after the 1937 fire.
FYI: even before it was built there were concerns about the modern building that was to follow!! Check it out:
February 11, 1956
Building Plan "Spoils View"
The building now planned by the federal government on the site of the old post office on Government street would detract from the appearance of the inner harbor, the Capital Region Planning Board said yesterday.
The board proposed that the government should study the question further before proceeding with construction...
The building will house the customs and immigration departments.
"Earlier this year the Capital Region Planning Board considered the proposal of the federal government to demolish half of the old post office building and to reconstruction thereon a new building covering 100 per cent of the site. It is the opinion of the board that the project as presently conceived will detract from the appearance of the inner harbor and that it will be most unfortunate if it proceeds without further study.
...the board was essentially opposed to the design of the new building, not the site...
Edited by aastra, 26 June 2019 - 09:54 AM.
#511
Posted 26 June 2019 - 09:35 AM
I'll be damned if that's not a '55 Chevy in that photo of the supposed aftermath of the 1937 fire.
#512
Posted 26 June 2019 - 09:38 AM
Yes, that pic is obviously from much later. Suffice it to say, it's confusing to include a late-1950s demolition pic in an info panel about a 1937 fire.
#513
Posted 26 June 2019 - 09:40 AM
It depicts the 1956 demolition prior to the construction of the mid-century portion.
The caption reads: "In 1956 the federal government demolished the 1898 Post Office to make way for a modern building."
The caption also applies to the bottom image.
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#514
Posted 26 June 2019 - 09:47 AM
Ah, that explains it. As per his habit, Mike K. allows the controversy to boil a while before intervening.
VintageAirPhotos.com shows the condition of the building in 1951. The post office roof in the 1950s doesn't look all that different from the post office roof in the 1890s. I'd sure like to know more about the repairs after the 1937 fire if anybody here knows anything about it.
#515
Posted 02 July 2019 - 09:15 AM
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#517
Posted 25 September 2019 - 04:08 PM
Edited by RustyNail, 25 September 2019 - 04:09 PM.
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#518
Posted 07 November 2019 - 03:56 PM
Victoria, BC – Investigators are looking for witnesses after an early morning arson at a construction site that may have caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage.
Just after 1 a.m. this morning, Victoria Fire Department firefighters and VicPD Patrol officers responded to a call for a fire at the construction site for the Customs House building, at 816 Government Street. VFD firefighters extinguished the fire, which appeared suspicious in nature. While there were no injuries, damage to equipment on site has the potential to cost tens of thousands of dollars. Victoria Police Detectives working in concert with Victoria Fire Department fire investigators believe that the fire was deliberately set.
Officers are looking to speak to any witnesses or people who may have knowledge about the fire.
If you have information about this incident, please call our non-emergency line at (250) 995-7654. You can report what you know anonymously by calling Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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#519
Posted 11 November 2019 - 02:53 PM
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#520
Posted 20 November 2019 - 10:20 AM
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