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[aastra]

Pic:

 

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[Nparker]

It's only real flaw is being too short (kind of like me). This corner could easily handle 15-17 floors.

[aastra]

I'm still not sure how this one will end up looking. I'm wondering if the entire project might end up seeming too dark.

[aastra]

But on the other hand, there actually is a fair bit of window glass on that Yates Street face.

[aastra]

 

I'm still not sure how this one will end up looking.

 

I'll go out on a limb and pose the question: will Nest be something to crow about or will it lay an egg?

[LJ]

A little birdie told me it would be soaring good.

[David123]

Can someone people post pictures of Haven.  The property is almost finished, but the developers aren't posting any pictures.  Thanks. 

[Mike K.]

Here's a shot from yesterday, via a friend who had his walkthrough yesterday.

 

[David123]

Here's a shot from yesterday, via a friend who had his walkthrough yesterday.

 

haven-mar-20-2024.jpg

 

Thanks for posting that picture.  Did you friend happen to take any pictures of the interior?  It would be great if you can post those as well.  Thanks! 

[Mike K.]

He did, but they’re of his unit and I don’t think he wants them shared here.

[Nparker]

A few pics from today.

NeST just needs 5 additional floors - somewhat stepped back - so it doesn't look so truncated. 

[aastra]

Not sure how I feel about that "ice cream cake" pattern on the cladding panels. I suppose I should give them a half-point for being a bit different.

 

In Victoria it seems to me we typically get more interesting cladding and exterior details on smaller buildings than on larger ones.

[aastra]

To clarify, I believe it's the same panel along the ground floor on the Johnson Street lowrise as on the exterior of 12-story building. On the ground floor there it looks fine to me. But on the 12-story building I'm not sure it works.

 

But anyway, it's a trivial quibble. (somebody should make a note of it, since trivial quibbles don't often appear on this board)

[aastra]

"Trivial Quibbles" was my favourite episode of classic Star Trek, FYI.

[Nparker]

Not sure how I feel about that "ice cream cake" pattern on the cladding panels..

Pics?

[Victoria Watcher]

The trouble with the tribbles.

[aastra]

It wouldn't have been my first pic.

[aastra]

 

The trouble with the tribbles.

 

Don't trouble me with trifles.

[Mike K.]

Residents are moving in this weekend into Haven, the BC Housing-backed phase. Nest will be a little while longer.

[grey313]

I haven't even moved in yet and I saw people have already taken down some of the "trellis" style balcony walls at Haven. IMO, it makes the exterior look worse and ruins the zig-zag pattern the developer intended... is this going to be an issue for the strata? I've never owned a condo before so not sure how this type of thing is normally handled.