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NEST
Uses: condo, commercial
Address: 1100 Yates Street
Municipality: Victoria
Region: Downtown Victoria
Storeys: 12
Condo units: (1BR, 2BR, 3BR)
Sales status: pre-sales
NEST is a 12-storey condominium tower with ground and second floor commercial space at Yates and Cook streets ... (view full profile)
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[Fernwood] Nest & Haven | Condos; office; retail | 12 & 6-storeys


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#41 MarkoJ

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Posted 29 January 2019 - 06:15 PM

Something like: "Great project, but six inches too tall and half a block too far over."

 

I'd say the smaller buildings could use some refinement. They're really bland, almost undefined. I'm not suggesting that the main building looks like a work of art, but for what it is at least it seems to be "finished". You follow me?

 

As the developer, wouldn't it make sense to propose something bland just to get the process done faster? Look what happened at Ironworks; developer proposed something totally cool, got denied over BS reasons, and after council input had something that look like it was a copy and paste of Peatt Road in Langford.


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#42 G-Man

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Posted 31 January 2019 - 06:49 AM

^Saddest thing I have read on VV in awhile. Also likely totally accurate.

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It has a whole new look!

 


#43 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 09 February 2019 - 06:39 PM

New plans for this development were uploaded to Dev Tracker yesterday (Feb 8).

A few renderings:



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#44 Promontory Kingpin

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Posted 09 February 2019 - 06:58 PM

That white platform in photo #2 is a carport?

#45 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 09 February 2019 - 07:01 PM

That white platform in photo #2 is a carport?


I think it’s simply there to show the currently existing hair salon (which will stay)...

#46 Promontory Kingpin

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Posted 09 February 2019 - 07:02 PM

I think it’s simply there to show the currently existing hair salon (which will stay)...


Oh yea, those houses that they weren’t able to buy

#47 sdwright.vic

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Posted 12 February 2019 - 11:05 AM

So because of all these arbitrary height limitation we get another block built out to its max with short flat topped buildings.

Yay!
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#48 jonny

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Posted 12 February 2019 - 01:40 PM

But SD, we're going to be just like Paris! Or Amsterdam! Or Brussels! 


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#49 G-Man

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Posted 13 February 2019 - 06:45 AM

I am really loving the ground floor on the corner building. Looks great!
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#50 Nparker

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Posted 13 February 2019 - 08:36 AM

I am really loving the ground floor on the corner building. Looks great!

I agree. It's got a nice mid-century modern vibe.



#51 zoomer

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Posted 30 March 2019 - 07:56 PM

A view of the development’s immediate neighborhood. Interesting transition, but don’t expect mid rise buildings to move much further east than this downtown.

33626840188_5c9393ecee_h.jpgCook and Yates Proposal by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

#52 AllseeingEye

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Posted 30 March 2019 - 08:16 PM

But SD, we're going to be just like Paris! Or Amsterdam! Or Brussels! 

Too true! But the observation about and comparisons to Paris always amuse me since the local proponents of the European, specifically "Paris" look and feel, always conveniently omit mentioning the La Defense business district, which certainly ain't full of Cook Street-like, four floor grotty little squat box apartments.....

 

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#53 KdogK

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Posted 16 May 2019 - 10:05 AM

New plans on development tracker!

looks Good!


Edited by KdogK, 16 May 2019 - 10:06 AM.


#54 Nparker

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Posted 16 May 2019 - 10:06 AM

https://tender.victo...214090953974200

 

Biggest change is that the 2 buildings facing Johnson Street have become one, longer 6-storey building

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Details of changes here.https://tender.victo...214090953974200

• reduce the residential building height along Johnson Street from 8 and 6 storeys to one 6
storey building.
•  reduce the total number of new buildings on the site from three to two.
•  increase the total proposed number of purpose-built rental homes by 120% from 47 to 104.
•  create city homes along Johnson Street.
•  improve the landscaped area and the relationship between the proposed buildings.
•  improve the public realm and the programming of the internal mews space.
•  improve the livability of ground floor dwelling units.
•  preserve the future development potential of 1321-1329 Cook Street.
•  meet the requirements of the new seismic code and Step Code.
•  create a single access point to all site parking and minimize interruption of traffic flow
around the site.
•  animate the corner of Cook and Yates with a traffic calming bump out.


Edited by Nparker, 16 May 2019 - 10:14 AM.


#55 aastra

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Posted 16 May 2019 - 10:14 AM

The shorter building needs a big shot of personality. Distinguish the top floor somehow. Something.

 

Note the phantom highrise on Vancouver street in the elevation image. Must be the one to come beside the Jukebox? If so, it seems much taller than the concept we saw a while back.

 

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#56 Mike K.

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Posted 16 May 2019 - 10:16 AM

Does this mean the BC Housing component is no longer available, as per the earlier proposal that included an eight-storey BC Housing-backed affordable condominium?

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#57 aastra

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Posted 16 May 2019 - 10:30 AM

Yikes. And how about all of those phantom buildings in the aerial views? Every car lot redeveloped.

 

Maybe I'm being too hard on the shorter building. Straightforward projects have their place in the mix. Also, the space running down the middle of everything actually seems like it could work.

 

Cook_Street_Plaza-03.jpg

 

Cook_Street_Plaza-01.jpg

 

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Edited by aastra, 16 June 2019 - 03:59 PM.


#58 Nparker

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Posted 16 May 2019 - 10:37 AM

...Maybe I'm being too hard on the shorter building. Straightforward projects have their place in the mix...

The smaller building could use some tweaking.



#59 Jackerbie

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Posted 16 May 2019 - 11:29 AM

Abstract's proposed 6-storey building on Quadra and Palmer would be the perfect replacement for that low-rise building.

 

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#60 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 17 May 2019 - 12:55 PM

Does this mean the BC Housing component is no longer available, as per the earlier proposal that included an eight-storey BC Housing-backed affordable condominium?

The attainable condo building is no longer part of the proposal.

 

Details of the revisions can be found here:  https://tender.victo...214090953974200


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