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[Esquimalt] Verde Living | 6-storeys | Built - completed in 2019

Started by Mike K. , Oct 22 2016 07:41 AM

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#21 Mixed365

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Posted 15 May 2017 - 09:11 PM

All 30 units have now been sold - I bought one of the last remaining 2 bedrooms!

Any updates from the developer camrose99?

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#22 scotto203

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Posted 27 August 2017 - 02:10 PM

Construction on the building was quite delayed (we were told it was due to labour shortages) and didn't really get underway until April. The new estimated completion date is between July 1st and October 1st of 2018.

I don't have any recent photos but I walked by the site yesterday. The concrete for the parking structure looks to be all poured and there is currently some scaffolding set up, assumedly so they can start on the second floor/parkade roof.

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#23 Mike K.

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Posted 28 August 2017 - 06:53 AM

Nice! Thanks for the update, scotto!

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#24 camrose99

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Posted 08 October 2017 - 11:20 AM

Any updates from the developer camrose99?

Sorry I didn't reply but I haven't read here in a while... Same info as scotto, delayed until Jul - Oct next year - I'm hopeful for the earlier date so I can quit renting!!

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#25 MarkoJ

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Posted 08 October 2017 - 12:56 PM

Does anyone know how parking will work in this building? Just out of personal curiosity.

As for the delay pretty much everything is delayed right now due to labour shortages.

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#26 FirstTimeHomeCrier

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Posted 10 October 2017 - 07:51 AM

Does anyone know how parking will work in this building? Just out of personal curiosity.

As for the delay pretty much everything is delayed right now due to labour shortages.

Plans were for 0.8 off-street parking spots per unit, 4 of which were for visitors. And there's a Modo carshare arrangement as well. (This info is from last November, so I don't know if anything has changed).

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#27 scotto203

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Posted 14 October 2017 - 07:46 PM

Does anyone know how parking will work in this building? Just out of personal curiosity.

As for the delay pretty much everything is delayed right now due to labour shortages.

Like the previous poster mentioned, I believe there's still going to be 4 visitor spots and 1 reserved for the Modo car share car. I THINK all of the spots are semi-underground?

The two-bedroom units all came with a guaranteed parking spot, but the remainder were on a first-come-first-serve basis, so not all one-bedroom units got a parking spot.

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#28 MarkoJ

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Posted 15 October 2017 - 09:11 PM

Like the previous poster mentioned, I believe there's still going to be 4 visitor spots and 1 reserved for the Modo car share car. I THINK all of the spots are semi-underground?

The two-bedroom units all came with a guaranteed parking spot, but the remainder were on a first-come-first-serve basis, so not all one-bedroom units got a parking spot.

Ahh okay....I thought all the units were first-come-first serve basis. So whatever is left over after the two bedrooms will be a wait list?

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#29 thundergun

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Posted 07 November 2017 - 12:15 PM

Construction update: the parking garbage, which appears half underground, has been poured and they're framing the first floor right now.

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#30 FirstTimeHomeCrier

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Posted 07 November 2017 - 12:26 PM

the parking garbage

Is it that poorly constructed?

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#31 Mike K.

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Posted 07 November 2017 - 12:26 PM

Well, if they hurry it up all of the garbage should be underground before spring.

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#32 1vanguy

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Posted 25 August 2018 - 12:33 PM

any thoughts on this location and build quality?

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#33 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 25 August 2018 - 02:11 PM

While there are no "bad" areas of town this would be about as least desirable as you can get.

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#34 tjv

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Posted 25 August 2018 - 02:47 PM

Esquimalt is a changing area, it was typically always a poorer area of town, but it is slowly getting better. You are on the main street heading into town so there could be traffic noise at all hours. As for things in walking distance that might interest you....hmmmm not really that much. I would hope these units are cheap to reflect that

If I can say anything its definitely the last area in the core I would move to, but hey that's just me.

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#35 RFS

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Posted 25 August 2018 - 02:57 PM

Long term play for sure

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#36 Nparker

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Posted 25 August 2018 - 04:37 PM

any thoughts on this location and build quality?

I am guessing if you weren't too enamoured by Harris Green you won't be especially attracted to this part of Esquimalt. Then again I live in North Park (not too far from the Harris Green border) so what do I know?

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#37 Mike K.

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Posted 25 August 2018 - 07:19 PM

While there are no "bad" areas of town this would be about as least desirable as you can get.

Why?

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#38 shoeflack

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Posted 25 August 2018 - 07:31 PM

This area is a great spot to get into. Once the building at Head/Esquimalt is underway, I could see more development in that area to quickly follow. This is your classic “up and coming” neighbourhood. The Skyline building was a great addition, Westbay Quay will help as well.

As for Vic Watchers comment, there are far worse parts of town. This wouldn’t even crack my top 5.

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#39 Mike K.

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Posted 25 August 2018 - 07:40 PM

No, it wouldn’t.

Esquimalt deserves none of the criticism it gets. 20 year ago yes it was sketchy, but not any more.

James Bay was a dump in the 70’s. Nobody likes to talk about that now.

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#40 RFS

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Posted 25 August 2018 - 09:31 PM

No, it wouldn’t.

Esquimalt deserves none of the criticism it gets. 20 year ago yes it was sketchy, but not any more.

James Bay was a dump in the 70’s. Nobody likes to talk about that now.

Still, sketchiness aside its still not the "coolest" neighbourhood. There are also nicer parts of Esquimalt then where the Verde is. I'd say in 10 or so years though that stretch from head st to Vic west will be more dense and urban and more hip