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The Scene
Uses: condo, commercial
Address: 2739-2751 Scafe Road
Municipality: Langford
Region: West Shore
Storeys: 24
Condo units: (1BR, 2BR, 3BR, 1BR + den)
Sales status: pre-sales
The Scene is a proposal for two highrise residential towers of 24 and 18-storeys along the 2700-block of Scafe... (view full profile)
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[Langford] The Scene | Condos; office; retail | 24-storeys


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#1 Citified.ca

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Posted 16 September 2021 - 08:15 AM

Citified profile: https://victoria.cit...ngford-gateway/

 

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Langford Central (pictured) and Langford Gateway, a duo of proposals along the 2700-block of Peatt Road, could deliver over 700 residences to downtown Langford and tens of thousands of square feet of office space, plus retail units. Their proponents are pursuing approvals for multiple towers at heights of up to 24-storeys.

 

Tall towers with office space and over 700-units of residences proposed for downtown Langford

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#2 Fairbanks

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Posted 17 September 2021 - 07:57 PM

NO NO NO



#3 DavidSchell

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Posted 18 September 2021 - 08:43 AM

Looks awesome!


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#4 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 23 November 2021 - 05:30 AM

Langford council has approved zoning changes to allow four condominium buildings of up to 24 storeys in neighbourhoods of aging single-family homes, as the city starts a “transition” to bring density to its core.

Mayor Stew Young said the only place left in Langford to provide affordable home ownership and “vitality to our core” is through height and density, as outlined in the official community plan.

 

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Langford Gateway Developments Inc. is proposing to build 22- and 18-storey towers on a parcel bordered by Arncote Avenue, Peatt and Sunderland roads. The Langford Gateway project envisions 269 units and a large daycare centre in the initial two towers, and two more buildings of smaller or equal heights in a future phase with about 200 units and office space.

 

Less than two blocks away at Peatt and Scafe Road, Jagpal Development is planning a 24-storey tower with 269 homes, as well as 271 units in an adjacent 18-storey building, as part of its Langford Central project. The two would be connected by a four-storey parking podium with commercial space, a daycare facility and about 20,000 square feet of office space.

 

 

 

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#5 spanky123

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Posted 23 November 2021 - 07:04 AM

I have seen this type of density in other larger urban centers and it doesn't end well. A 1,000 units and vehicles in that area will become 24x7 gridlock.

 

The model seems to be to build the buildings and then flip them to an Ontario or Quebec based aggregator.  


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#6 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 23 November 2021 - 05:19 PM

“I don’t want to do urban sprawl anymore,” he said. “In a downtown core, you can’t be prosperous, you can’t have vitality with single family homes in the downtown core.”

 

Four buildings ranging from 13 to 22 stories are proposed for Arncote Avenue between Peatt and Sunderland roads, totalling 456 residential units, and two six-storey multi-family buildings built at 1365 Goldstream Ave. would hold 102 residential units.

 

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#7 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 23 November 2021 - 05:23 PM

I have seen this type of density in other larger urban centers and it doesn't end well. A 1,000 units and vehicles in that area will become 24x7 gridlock.

 

I don't think so.   Couple busier times each day.  1,000 condo units hardly noticeable though.    1,000 homes at Westhills probably adds 3 or 4x the traffic.  Two parents each working, one teenage kid with car, plus the basement suite tenants.


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#8 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 23 November 2021 - 05:25 PM

The model seems to be to build the buildings and then flip them to an Ontario or Quebec based aggregator.  

 

What's wrong with that?  Local team on the ground with local experience and connections gets it built, the REIT etc. buys and runs it.   Does it matter who your landlord is in a 100-unit brand new building?  Some of these big companies have slick systems and service arrangements that put the moms and pops to shame.

 

Ontario REIT landlord:

 

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Local landlord:

 

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#9 Mike K.

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Posted 23 November 2021 - 05:42 PM

And that’s only if it’s a rental. Condos are not assigned to any other organization.

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Posted 07 May 2022 - 05:19 AM

Langford cut a ribbon Friday on what will be its highest buildings and a ­project that will change the skyline on the West Shore.

The Scene by Evantra Developments will have 270 condominium units in two towers — 18 and 24 storeys high — to be built over the next two years.

The concrete towers, at Peatt and Scafe roads, will be built near ­downtown where wartime houses once stood. The development clears the way for ­Langford to become a “modern city,” said Mayor Stew Young.

Langford cut a ribbon Friday on what will be its highest buildings and a ­project that will change the skyline on the West Shore.


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#11 Mike K.

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Posted 02 July 2024 - 06:18 AM

Approved in November of 2021.

I checked out the excavation here, it’s a perfectly manicured site, right down to the millimetre. Whoever did that job, did an excellent job.

Nothing was happening at the site outside of what looked like a complete excavation or a nearly complete excavation. There was wood material on the upper portion but no construction company offices or staging that I could see, outside of a shipping container and a big waste bin. They shored up the walls of the dig with wood so maybe that work is still continuing, and relates to the wood that I saw.

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#12 Ryan Cook

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Posted 25 October 2024 - 04:09 PM

A few days ago the Sales Team sent a message to purchasers 

 

As previously communicated, we commenced site and offsite preparations late last year and early this year, and have made modest progress over the Spring and early Summer. Despite a recent minor delay due to the availability of specific trades, we are pleased to announce that we will soon resume full-scale construction. Over the next few weeks, we will begin constructing the parkade and podium, including installing the crane as the building starts to come out of the ground. With the challenging times behind us now, we are optimistic that the project will gain some good traction.


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#13 Contractorguy

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Posted 05 November 2024 - 01:38 PM

I drove by today and its still an abandoned hole



#14 Ryan Cook

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Posted 25 November 2024 - 10:52 AM

There is still no crane or activity last I checked a few days ago. Was told the crane would be installed in early October. Not sure what is going on.


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#15 Mike K.

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Posted 25 November 2024 - 01:43 PM

Yes, there appears to be a delay.

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#16 Ryan Cook

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Posted 03 December 2024 - 10:48 AM

Looks like they were going to install the crane in October as originally planned but the geo tech found softer soil in certain areas and now they have to install steel pilings into the foundation. Timeline is 2 weeks but that has been pushed back a couple of times now. 



#17 Mike K.

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Posted 03 December 2024 - 02:45 PM

Thanks for the update.

Usually soil conditions are known well ahead of time.

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#18 Ryan Cook

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Posted 03 December 2024 - 08:54 PM

Agreed. This was a second geo tech that discovered this recently.



#19 EE85

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Posted Yesterday, 10:44 AM

Any updates on this one? Seems to still be a hole in the ground.



#20 Mike K.

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Posted Yesterday, 03:36 PM

Yes, I saw over the weekend it remains as it was since early 2024. It has been four months since they expected construction would start. Maybe there’s a trade backlog, but usually the first indicator is the arrival of a construction office, an excavator gets dropped off even weeks before it’s used, etc.

Fingers crossed for all involved here. The cost of construction certainly moved in a big way since they began pre sales, but I have no insight at all into this project or its marketing team.

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