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[Citified.ca]

Citified profile: https://victoria.cit...-admirals-road/


An artist's rendering of 681-685 Admirals Road, a six-storey, 50-unit rental complex proposed near CFB Esquimalt's Naden Way entrance off Admirals Road. If approved as designed, the building will feature a unique light display along its ground floor frontage.

50-unit rental complex with unique light display planned for Admirals Road near CFB Esquimalt
https://victoria.cit...-cfb-esquimalt/

[RFS]

That light display is exactly the kind of thing I think Esquimalt should pursue.  Get a reputation for unique and modern designs that Victoria won't approve 

[Victoria Watcher]

what happened to corvette?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 28 January 2019 - 01:23 PM.

[Mike K.]

^someone didn't read the article.

[Mike K.]

Oh man, the comments already pouring in via Facebook:

“Why? No need for all those lights.“

“Light polution.”

[Nparker]

Is there a plan to turn this part of Esquimalt into Vegas north?

[Mike K.]

Another another one:

“Will that distract drivers at night?”

[Victoria Watcher]

^someone didn't read the article.

 

whoops.

[RFS]

I wonder, does the Military ever worry that these condos will have direct sightlines into the base?  

[lanforod]

your linky is busted for me Mike. just goes to the main citified page.

[Brantastic]

I think the thread is mistitled. 681-685 Admirals, not Esquimalt Rd.

[Mike K.]

Tough crowd today.

Jk. Thanks! All fixed.

[AllseeingEye]

I wonder, does the Military ever worry that these condos will have direct sightlines into the base?  

Nope; modern military satellites and various signals intelligence methods and technologies will tell an adversary all they ever need to know about this or any base, far beyond what some guy peering through his Zeiss binoculars on a balcony could discern. Ever been to CFB Halifax? Back in the day Warsaw Pact commercial trawlers from Poland particularly used to be parked literally arms length from our destroyers and subs....

 

FWIW I like this building design. Off to the FB page now to reek some havoc in the "Comments" section....

[Victoria Watcher]

poland is the worst.

[Casual Kev]

I like the design, hope it doesn't get beaten into conformity by the time it breaks ground.