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Hudson House
Uses: rental, commercial
Address: 1700 Blanshard Street
Municipality: Victoria
Region: Downtown Victoria
Storeys: 23
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[Downtown] Hudson House (Hudson Place 2) | Rentals; retail | 23-storeys | Under construction


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#181 DavidSchell

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Posted 12 June 2021 - 08:52 AM

sixth floor being worked on now.

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#182 Nparker

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Posted 12 June 2021 - 09:28 AM

sixth floor being worked on now.

That's the full height of the podium - right?



#183 yellow_baron

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Posted 12 June 2021 - 09:34 PM

It is - they've made some great progress here

#184 DavidSchell

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Posted 24 July 2021 - 08:44 AM

I assume this is the tower portion.

 

 

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#185 Mike K.

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Posted 26 July 2021 - 07:31 AM

Thanks for keeping us updated, David!


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#186 zoomer

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Posted 03 October 2021 - 08:31 PM

It feels as if progress has been a bit slow on this one the past few months, especially by Townline standards.

The dark recessed panels on the podium are as depressing AF, but after how well the tallest Hudson tower turned out, I will withhold judgement. I can say the brick they are using (you can barely see it on the far left side in the first picture) is gorgeous, so it could help pull it all together. It has a very warm and natural aged look to it (versus the large uniform brick of it’s neighbour) and is nothing like the harsh red brick of the renderings. It almost looks as if it could be pre-constructed brick sheets or a brick veneer due to how thin it appears. Still as long as it looks good, don’t really care how thick that brick is or how it’s applied. Pictures I took yesterday morning:

51548888454_ff8f9f026f_h.jpgHudson District Development by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

51548889469_14ae9bfaf4_h.jpgHudson District - New Rental Tower by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

51547427727_90ef4e67ac_h.jpgHudson District New Construction - October 2, 2021 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr
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#187 Mike K.

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Posted 04 October 2021 - 08:18 AM

Excellent shots, zoomer.


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#188 lanforod

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Posted 04 October 2021 - 08:43 AM

Those windows look terrible due to the size mismatches.



#189 Hotel Mike

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Posted 04 October 2021 - 10:16 AM

A few more floors and I'll be able to see the rising building from James Bay.


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#190 zoomer

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Posted 07 October 2021 - 08:20 PM

Better view of the new brick opposed to the larger red brick next to it. My pic from today.

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#191 Mike K.

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Posted 07 October 2021 - 08:35 PM

The balconies are going to be quite neat. I like how deep they are.

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#192 Nparker

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Posted 07 October 2021 - 08:58 PM

The balconies are going to be quite neat. I like how deep they are.

They look like caves to me.



#193 laconic

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Posted 16 December 2021 - 10:29 AM

There goes my view of the San Juan Hills

 

 

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#194 Nparker

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Posted 16 December 2021 - 10:38 AM

There goes my view of the San Juan Hills

It's worse for me, I am losing my view of HP-1 to the aesthetically inferior HP-2!  :eek:



#195 DavidSchell

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Posted 29 January 2022 - 10:43 AM

Paneling on the first floors being installed.

 

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#196 Nparker

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Posted 29 January 2022 - 10:50 AM

I already hate the dinky little windows. 


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#197 Mike K.

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Posted 29 January 2022 - 11:20 AM

Is that a Step Code requirement that’s were seeing with those small windows?

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#198 Barrrister

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Posted 29 January 2022 - 11:28 AM

Life just seems to get better every year. Where would we be without all the great improvements. Smaller windows are always better. 



#199 aastra

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Posted 29 January 2022 - 01:41 PM

Fingers crossed it doesn't end up being a towering bunch of blah. 1400 Quadra's esthetic would have been a great fit for this site. I've said it before: there seems to be political pressure to diminish the attractiveness of the tallest and most prominent new highrise buildings. And I'd bet a donut it's all so the critics can say: "See? We told you tall buildings were ugly."

 

Methinks it's a self-fulfilling situation, in response to the flock of appealing new highrise buildings that came along in the 2000s. The musty old canned criticisms were no longer panning out. The new highrise buildings were nothing like the old highrise buildings we had been trained to fear & dread. A sharp building like Promontory even managed to sway and convert some stubborn minds. So circumstances were re-shaped to sustain the old negative narratives. Politics truly is insanity.


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#200 Nparker

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Posted 29 January 2022 - 01:56 PM

Fingers crossed it doesn't end up being a towering bunch of blah...

I'm afraid the good ship Blah-Blah-Blah has already sailed.  :(



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