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[djp]

Ah, thanks for the info. That should help mix things up a little bit, and give it less of a massive wall appearance. I'm sure once the finishing details are done and landscaping, etc. it will look much better. But that one pic gave me a bit of a shock. :shock:

[renthefinn]

I'm sure after a wall like this is built some councillors and community associations will be demanding even shorter buildings, not taller skinnier ones.

[Icebergalley]

Would be valuable to all of the commentators went down and did a walk about on the site instead of reacting to a picture....

Then go an compare what they have seen with the models of Dockside Green...

Also...

Perhaps someone will discover that the newest part of Upper Harbour Place has blocked the wide and "distant' view of the Old City for all those who drive, pedal or walk along Tyee to cross at the Bay Street Bridge...

Oh well!

[D.L.]

ya oh well. there's always the brige for that great view of the city. or lease an office in that building!

[G-Man]

I agree with IBA it is going to be very nice down there. THough too bad Dockside didn't go for higher density. Also everyone has to remember that the next two Dockside buildings are much taller.

[renthefinn]

^but not tall enough, and how about massing, will they take up the entire site, and destroy the views?

[Holden West]

Joe's still fighting City Hall over DCCs. The City would look pretty bad if Dockside gets into financial trouble.

[quote]Dockside Green's developer cries foul over rising city costs

Carolyn Heiman, Times Colonist
Published: Saturday, March 03, 2007

Victoria's eco-friendly developer is crying foul over the city's plan to jack up development cost charges this fall.

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[Mike K.]

Charge for the DCCs, give Dockside more of the density is deperately needs and then realize larger tax revenue from the density. It's a no-brainer, but for the folks who championed DG as a model development proud of its low-rise design and medium-density an upzoning will cry defeat.

[G-Man]

I like the bit that says may need to go for higher density.

The something else could include adjusting the price, creating a special zone with lower DCCs or offering Dockside additional density on the property, which will be developed over eight years.

[gumgum]

Article from the latest issue of Boulevard Magazine.

GREENER, CLEANER SHORES
Dockside Green is set to tread lightly on Victoria's waterfront

By Katherine Gordon





I hereby promise my scans will be straight from here on in.

[G-Man]

That is a preety good article. Far better then the other boulevard offering.

[Ms. B. Havin]

Yes, and Katherine Gordon has been writing for Focus, too.

[Mike K.]

Foundation work for Balance, phase II, has begun!

Synergy's 8-storey building is now working its way up to the 7th floor and glass installation has stepped up for the 5-storey building.

[gumgum]

Dockside Green gets greener with new heating plan
Bill Cleverley, Times Colonist
Published: Friday, March 16, 2007

Arguing less is more, Dockside Green on Victoria's Upper Harbour is no longer planning to both heat and power its development on site.

Windmill Developments has shifted its plans from utilizing a co-generating plant that would supply both heat and electricity to using hydronic (water-based) technology to provide heat but not electricity.

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[Mike K.]

I'm starting to feel bad for VB. His political "allies" steered him down the path of low-density and difficult financial times by trying to prove to the world that low-density, low-rise developments are as profitable as those horrid high-density highrise developments.

[gumgum]

You're a cynical man, derf. :wink:

[Mike K.]

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[aastra]

Those blank faces on Parc Residences will always bug me. Even a sliver of glass down the length of them would have worked wonders.

[Mike K.]

Anyone happen to know what the third phase of the project entails?