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[dkuitu]

[Mike K.]

Groundbreaking is scheduled for Wednesday.

[Mike K.]

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The 900-block of Yates Street's Harris Green Village, home to retailers that include London Drugs, the Market of Yates and Bosley's, is in-store for a major redevelopment play at the hands of its Ontario-based owners. The group also plans to redevelop the Harris Victoria Chrysler dealership one block east which the company recently acquired.

Harris Green Village shopping centre and nearby Dodge dealership slated for redevelopment
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Downtown Victoria’s Harris Green Village shopping, home to retailers that include London Drugs, the Market on Yates and Bosley’s, is the focus of one of the largest downtown Victoria redevelopment efforts in recent history.

Downtown Victoria’s Harris Green Village shopping, home to retailers that include London Drugs, the Market on Yates and Bosley’s, is the focus of one of the largest downtown Victoria redevelopment efforts in recent history.

Ontario-based Starlight Investments – a key player in North America's rental housing and retail leasing industries with 36,000-units of apartments and 6.2 million square feet of commercial space in its portfolio – is in the early stages of planning the future of the Yates Street shopping node (spanning the 900-blocks of Yates and View streets) while also pursuing redevelopment plans for its recent purchase of the nearby Harris Victoria Chrysler/Dodge automotive dealership (situated along the 1000-blocks of Yates and View streets at Cook Street). [Full article]

Community meetings:

June 13th (5-8PM) and 15th (11AM-2PM) at Christ Church Cathedral's Chapel of the New Jerusalem located mid-way up the 900-block of Burdett Avenue (between Quadra and Vancouver streets).

Project website: www.HarrisGreen.ca

An aerial of Starlight's holdings.

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Over six years later, the official groundbreaking was held on phase 1.

Statement from the company:

Starlight Investments (“Starlight”), Canada’s leading developer of multi-family residential rental communities, is pleased to announce the groundbreaking of its first phase of development for Harris Green Village. This initial phase will deliver 526 new rental suites to downtown Victoria.


As one of Canada’s most active developers of purpose-built rental housing, Harris Green Village is exemplary of Starlight’s commitment to expanding the availability of high-quality rental housing across the country. The city’s largest multi-family housing project to date, upon completion the three-phase, mixed-use community will bring over 1,500 new rental homes to Victoria, along with 100,000 square feet of modern commercial and retail space. The development will also be delivering a total of 80 affordable suites as part of Phase One, further increasing rental housing options in the region.


Future residents will enjoy a mix of suite options to accommodate all lifestyles, including townhomes, studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Harris Green Village was designed based on the unique needs of the community and will feature vibrant, publicly accessible open spaces created to foster a sense of connection for both residents and neighbours. These will include a street-facing plaza alongside quiet residential green space, offering areas for pets, community gatherings and accessible play spaces, seamlessly integrating urban life with the city’s natural beauty.

​“We are thrilled to begin construction on this transformational mixed-use community that is set to become a lively focal point in the city,” said Howard Paskowitz, Vice President, Development and Public Affairs, Starlight Investments. “Harris Green Village showcases Starlight’s commitment to increasing the availability of much-needed rental housing while keeping the unique needs and characteristics of each community at the forefront of design.”


A transit-oriented community, Harris Green Village is just a short walk from Victoria’s downtown centre with convenient access to public transportation, major highways and an abundance of shops, restaurants, trails and the waterfront.​ Future residents will have access to public open space as well as high-quality amenities including landscaped courtyards, outdoor barbeque and dining areas, children’s play areas, dog runs, lounges, fitness studios and rooftop social spaces with stunning views of the city.



“The Harris Green Village development is a demonstration of Victoria’s forward-thinking approach to driving purpose-built rental housing,” said Mayor Marianne Alto. “This is exactly the kind of vibrant, community-driven growth we can expect as the City continues to create more opportunities for housing and community spaces in the downtown core.”


“The Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA) is excited to see the start of this major project in downtown,” said Jeff Bray, CEO, DVBA. “Starlight is bringing much-needed rental housing into our core. This is the biggest single investment in purpose-built rental in Victoria and demonstrates the confidence investors have in downtown Victoria.”


As Canada’s leading provider of purpose-built rental housing, Starlight is dedicated to ensuring the longevity of its existing residences and increasing the availability of quality rental housing across the country. Starlight has a development pipeline positioned to deliver thousands of rental suites across Canada over the next decade – with 17 dynamic projects underway across British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

[Victoria Watcher]

Though work at the site has been ongoing for months, ceremonial dirt was finally tossed into the air Wednesday to mark the official start of the re-imagining of the Harris Green neighbourhood on the edge of downtown Victoria.

 

The plan is to tear down all the commercial buildings on the 900 and 1000 blocks of Yates Street to make way for a project that will include five residential towers with about 1,500 rental suites, about 100,000 square feet of commercial buildings, and green space.

 

The commercial buildings on the 1000 block of Yates have already been demolished and removed and the site hosted Wednesday’s ceremonial ­sod-turning.

 

Daniel Drimmer, chief executive of Toronto-based developer Starlight, said the massive project is more than a housing project, it is the beginning of something special and a step forward to a more inclusive and connected downtown.

 

That seemed to hit home with the locals on hand for the event.

 

Jeff Bray, chief executive with the Downtown Victoria Business Association, said having 1,500 new rental units in downtown will make for a more vital and vibrant area.

“It means so much,” he said, noting it will be workforce housing for businesses in the area.

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...roject-11074391

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 14 August 2025 - 04:01 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

For decades, the corner of Cook and Yates was a familiar stretch of asphalt and car lots, most recently home to Harris Victoria Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram.

 

On Wednesday, shovels hit the ground at 1045 Yates St., marking the start of Phase 1 of Harris Green Village – a development years in the making that will bring more than 1,500 new rental homes to Victoria’s core.

 

The project, led by Toronto-based Starlight Developments, is the largest multi-family housing project in the city’s history.

 

 

 

https://www.vicnews....history-8190464

[Barrister]

I really wonder what the demand curve is going to look like by the time this is built.

[Mike K.]

How much wondering can a man do, before he lifts a finger and starts doing some research?

How long have you been wondering now, and in how many threads have you asked this question?

[Barrister]

Well Mike, what magic answer do you have.?? For some reason you hate having people even ask the question. 

[Victoria Watcher]

Well Mike, what magic answer do you have.?? For some reason you hate having people even ask the question. 

 

It's more like asking the question over and over again in so many threads.    With no further insight.

[Tony]

[Mike K.]

Thanks, Tony.

 

There's your answer, Barrister. All that wondering, now wonder no more 

[Barrister]

Well, that totally convinces me. A chart prepared on an unknown date, by an unknown person, based on unknown assumptions.

 

Might be accurate if the Feds go back to having more than a million immigrants a year. 

 

Lets change topic and chat about the fact that there seems to be a shortage of oxygen cylinders for the last month on the island. Signing off for now. Have fun young ones.

[Mike K.]

Good heavens, man.

[Mike P.]

Curious about parking:

-How many stalls are reserved for the grocery store and their patrons?

- What will happen when all 5 towers are built.... 1500 units and only 1 stall for every 8 units.

- 265 units tower next to View Towers was also approved without parking I believe

- Capitol 6 approved with 200 stalls for 600 workers

- In 2019 the waitlist for a monthly parking pass at any city of Victoria parkade was already 10 years long

Good luck if you owe a vehicle!

Edited by Mike P., 15 August 2025 - 11:37 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

I guess it will limit vehicle owners.

Of course by full build out we could be long past many owning cars.

[dkuitu]

[HarrisonGreene]

The excavation pit has made good progress here. Across the street has two cranes set up now too. I wonder what this part of downtown will look like in a year’s time.

[Franklloydwright]

Anybody know about the proposed (by the Strata Council) of the upwards of 25 million dollar facelift to the Regents Park condominium, next door to this development?

 

Surely this quite attractive building is not in need of that kind of "improvement" when it's only about 35 years old?

[Victoria Watcher]

Anybody know about the proposed (by the Strata Council) of the upwards of 25 million dollar facelift to the Regents Park condominium, next door to this development?

 

Surely this quite attractive building is not in need of that kind of "improvement" when it's only about 35 years old?

 

Facelift,or repair?   It would be almost unprcedented for 75% of owners to choose a cosmetic job of that size. 

 

https://www2.gov.bc....types-of-voting

 

 

 

Grok:

 

Regents Park is a condominium complex in Victoria, BC, consisting of two towers: the West Tower at 1010 View Street (77 units across 11 storeys) and the East Tower at 1020 View Street (125 units across 17 storeys). Built in 1991 under strata plan VIS2133, it totals 202 suites.

 

 

 

 

 

So the spend would average almost $125,000 per suite.  Outside of at least partly required repair, I'd be suprised 75% would vote for that.

 

But that building has some pretty sophisticated balconies, maybe they need work, and while the scaffolding is up there want to do other stuff, like window and siding/stucco replacement. Certainly 35-year-old windows expecially aluminum ones like here, often are good candidates for upgrade.  

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 09 November 2025 - 01:59 AM.