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[Vic West] The Railyards | Condos; townhomes | Final phase (Panorama) proposed
#561
Posted 09 March 2021 - 11:02 AM
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#562
Posted 09 March 2021 - 11:18 AM
...the only viable option today are 2BR larger condos...
So my 900 square foot, 2 bedroom condo just became marketable again?
#563
Posted 09 March 2021 - 11:28 AM
That's what I did. Bought a 500 sq/ft pre-sale unit at 834 without parking in 2009 for $198k. Lived in it a few years and it's been an excellent rental ever since then. Mind you right now I live in 1,000 sq/ft and it's 300 sq/ft too much. My ideal size is 700 sq/ft one bed+den but I was super comfortable in 500 sq/ft as well.
That just amazes me. I'm tripping over myself in 1100sq-ft as it is.
These bachelor places - honestly, the only time you should be sleeping within reach of the kitchen is when you're passed out on the floor after your 19th birthday party.
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#564
Posted 09 March 2021 - 11:30 AM
With SFDs so far out of reach now, and townhomes now priced where SFDs were a year ago, the only viable option today are 2BR larger condos. We’re going to see this trend shape up at Dockside, and here at the RY.
I really like the latest crop of townhomes - two storeys over top a double-end-to-end garage but you're right, they're 5-600k now. For me what's really important is not being able to touch opposing walls when I stretch my arms out, storage and security. Private entry is a particularly enticing feature too. I think I'll start a Gofundme.
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#565
Posted 09 March 2021 - 09:49 PM
The average for townhomes in February was $682k, and that's re-sale. New-builds are ~$850k+, mostly, with duplex and triplex townhome-styled homes in the $650k-$700k range in Sooke, and even then only a handful remain as pre-sales.
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#566
Posted 09 March 2021 - 10:07 PM
Dumb question, but with townhomes being so in demand why not just make more two-floor condos that can try to replicate that experience? Maybe put bedrooms in the bottom floor so no one has to worry about neighborly noise during bedtime. Have laundry area be under stairs to minimize sqft loss from having to have access to 2nd floor. Save on costs if you can connect the two units with woodframe then only have concrete every two levels, from the outside just having a really high floor instead of two. Would that even comply with the building code?
Edited by Casual Kev, 09 March 2021 - 10:08 PM.
#567
Posted 10 March 2021 - 02:49 PM
I did that up in Nanaimo, right by city hall on Franklyn. Nice two storey "townhouse" condos at grade. Private entrances, little patio, streetview. They had to be encapsulated with non-combustible (concrete), and the additional costs of the security for all those front doors, meant there wasn't much more profit versus the simpler apartment style condos.
Is there a market? Yes. Is it in the developer's interests to bother? Not in a hot market like we have.
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#568
Posted 10 March 2021 - 03:42 PM
I did that up in Nanaimo, right by city hall on Franklyn. Nice two storey "townhouse" condos at grade. Private entrances, little patio, streetview. They had to be encapsulated with non-combustible (concrete), and the additional costs of the security for all those front doors, meant there wasn't much more profit versus the simpler apartment style condos.
Is there a market? Yes. Is it in the developer's interests to bother? Not in a hot market like we have.
Interesting, thanks for the insight. In this market might as well minimax and not take any risks I guess.
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#569
Posted 10 March 2021 - 04:46 PM
Interesting, thanks for the insight. In this market might as well minimax and not take any risks I guess.
There was a recent building in Vancouver that has several "sky lofts" like this. I think it's a great idea.
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