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The Horizon, phase 1
Uses: condo, townhome
Address: Tyee Road at Gaudin Road
Municipality: Victoria
Region: Urban core
Storeys: 4
Condo units: (studio/bachelor, 1BR, 2BR, townhome)
Sales status: sold out / resales only
The Horizon, phase 1, is a four-storey condominium building along Tyee Road at Gaudin Road in The Railyards, a... (view full profile)
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#501 Dr. Barillas

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Posted 29 January 2019 - 10:18 AM

Looks like they're ready for the final building. I wonder when it gets started?


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#502 MarkoJ

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Posted 29 January 2019 - 11:37 AM

Looks like they're ready for the final building. I wonder when it gets started?

 

Sooner the better, I am excited about the last building. Finally some height + concrete to finish off the Railyards.


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#503 Jackerbie

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Posted 29 January 2019 - 11:46 AM

Is there a separate thread for the final phase?

 

Design revisions were submitted in September. Unit count is now 86 and the building has a lot more colour. Dev tracker: https://tender.victo...Number=DPV00080

 

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#504 MarkoJ

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Posted 29 January 2019 - 01:27 PM

I am digging the 360 sq/ft studio layout, small balcony to boot.


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#505 Citified.ca

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Posted 14 March 2019 - 08:28 AM

Incentives will be revealed tomorrow to registrants. To register, click here.

 

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Developer Le Fevre & Company will be announcing market-leading incentives for remaining condominium inventory at Horizon 2, the second-to-last phase of the masterplanned Railyards community in Vic West. The final phase, Horizon 3, is expected to get underway by year's end.

 

Le Fevre & Co. to announce buyer incentives for The Railyards' move-in ready condos

https://victoria.cit...n-ready-condos/

 

Market-leading purchase incentives announced for un-sold condominiums at The Railyards development’s Horizon 2 building are targeting buyers in search of a move-in ready residence or investment property.

 
With municipal approvals just around the corner for the final phase of Le Fevre & Company’s 13-acre masterplanned community, the newly-built Horizon 2 is poised for a quick sell-out ahead of developer Chris Le Fevre’s culmination of nearly two decades of Railyards construction with the launch of the final phase.
 
Ready to move on to the final phase, the development team is offering generous pricing discounts before launching the final build. 
 
“Horizon 2 is down to a handful of units, including a top floor two-bedroom suite with two parking stalls, and we’d like to enter the final phase with a clean sales sheet,” says Joe Sopp, Sales Director at Le Fevre & Company. “At this time significant price discounts on all remaining inventory will come into play as we shift our focus towards the final phase.” [Full article]

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#506 RFS

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Posted 14 March 2019 - 08:40 AM

Sign of the times



#507 Mike K.

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Posted 14 March 2019 - 09:15 AM

Nah, don't be so negative.

 

When Ford announces a year-end clear-out people respond by buying up the inventory at a lower price. This is no different, really. Le Fevre just wants to clean the slate ahead of the big launch of the last phase which I think we can all agree will be a monumental project for him and the Vic West community.


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#508 RFS

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Posted 14 March 2019 - 11:02 AM

Not being negative. Just saying 24 months ago there would have been no incentive and no unsold move-in ready inventory. Its a great development and hopefully a great deal for some people
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#509 Mike K.

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Posted 14 March 2019 - 11:20 AM

Sure there was.

Horizon Phase I, two years ago, had unsold inventory upon completion, 595 did, the Era did, etc. They basically all did except for a handful of projects, but the inventory just wasn’t promoted to the extent it is today as the pool of buyers was larger due to there not being the stress test, etc.

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#510 Mike K.

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Posted 14 March 2019 - 11:28 AM

In fact I would say the stress test in markets like Victoria where locals compete with wealthy retirees is where the program breaks down. It’s one this if you’re living in Regina and the stress test forces you to go from a $175k condo to a $160k condo, but it’s quite another when you’re forced out of the market entirely because you no longer qualify for an $X condo, and it’s the lowest priced opportunity on the pre-sale market.

The OSFI is on the defence claiming their program was never meant to slow the market, while CMHC is contradicting them, so is the end for the measure as it currently exists nigh?: https://business.fin...sed-to-do-again
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#511 RFS

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Posted 14 March 2019 - 11:29 AM

Sure there was.

Horizon Phase I, two years ago, had unsold inventory upon completion, 595 did, the Era did, etc. They basically all did except for a handful of projects, but the inventory just wasn’t promoted to the extent it is today as the pool of buyers was larger due to there not being the stress test, etc.


Era was like 2015. Ancient history.
Its not exactly a big secret that there is a slump in demand. Its not the end of the world but pretending it isn't happening won't make it go away.
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#512 RFS

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Posted 14 March 2019 - 11:30 AM

In fact I would say the stress test in markets like Victoria where locals compete with wealthy retirees is where the program breaks down. It’s one this if you’re living in Regina and the stress test forces you to go from a $175k condo to a $160k condo, but it’s quite another when you’re forced out of the market entirely because you no longer qualify for an $X condo, and it’s the lowest priced opportunity on the pre-sale market.

The OSFI messed up and now that they’re on the defence claiming their program was never meant to slow the market, while CMHC is contradicting them, the end for the measure as it currently exists is nigh: https://business.fin...sed-to-do-again



I completely agree that the slump is largely the fault of bad policy

#513 Mike K.

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Posted 14 March 2019 - 11:31 AM

No, of course not, but we need to get away from the “there never was” sorts of comments when they’re not true.

When did the last Era unit sell?

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#514 Mike K.

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Posted 14 March 2019 - 11:33 AM

I completely agree that the slump is largely the fault of bad policy


Right, and the one thing government or federal institutions rarely do is admit a failure or rescind an unproductive measure.

The stress test, while rates are stagnant and on the verge of falling, is not only counterproductive but pretty meaningless.

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#515 Mike K.

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Posted 20 March 2019 - 11:51 AM

Only two units remain from approximately a dozen that were available at the start of the sales campaign.


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#516 thundergun

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Posted 21 March 2019 - 11:47 AM

Keep us posted if you hear anything about the start of the next/last building. Will be great to see the whole project finished. 


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#517 Mike K.

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Posted 22 March 2019 - 03:49 PM

One left!

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#518 songheesguy

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Posted 23 March 2019 - 08:51 AM

One left!


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#519 TheCesspit

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Posted 10 May 2019 - 01:36 AM

They've started advertising for interest in the final phase.
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#520 thundergun

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Posted 17 May 2019 - 08:12 AM

Signs up at the site for the new building, called the 'Panorama'.

 

Reviewed the plans on the Dev Tracker. Curious as to when a building needs to map out shadows/sun mapping. This seems to happen on plans for buildings downtown, or perhaps just buildings above a certain height, but didn't see one done here:

https://tender.victo...Number=DPV00080



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