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[Citified.ca]

 

Citified profile: https://victoria.cit...anshard-street/

 

Blanshard site approved for 15-storey office tower re-envisioned for 22-storey residential highrise

https://victoria.cit...ntial-highrise/

 

The parcels were formerly where Gateway Green was approved, nearly 20 years ago.

[Nparker]

It was not easy finding images/renderings of the previous proposal and history of this site. For posterity I include the following.

 

[Victoria Watcher]

That archive one is great.

[aastra]

 

For posterity I include the following.

 

posterity was one of my favourite original VV forumers.

[aastra]

I didn't notice that yellow umbrella down at the sidewalk level on Blanshard there. That would be a pretty sweet spot to chill and people watch, you think?*

 

*no

[DavidSchell]

Looks like a good fit for the location height and design wise. 

[G-Man]

Wow this has to be one of the nicer buildings we have seen recently. There looks like some actual thought and design went into it. I wish we could have seen something more pulled together like this for the YMCA site. 

[Nparker]

For both this and the YMCA project, the proof will be in the pudding. 

[HarrisonGreene]

This would be an amazing addition to the city. Hopefully it gets approved as is!

[2F2R]

Wouldn't that be something if it actually got built, check back in ten years for a progress report ...

[NinVic]

I would argue this corner would be a great location for a not too high end hotel.

 

Near SOFA, Chinatown and Hudson so nearby amenities/demand drivers on main driver in an out of Victoria.

 

With new short term rental restrictions, a new hotel may make sense I would think but I do not know the economics of it all.