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937 View Street
Uses: rental, commercial
Address: 937 View Street
Municipality: Victoria
Region: Downtown Victoria
Storeys: 23
937 View Street is a proposal to build a 23-storey rental tower along the 900-block of View Street in the City... (view full profile)
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[Downtown Victoria] 937 View Street | Rentals | 23-storeys | Proposed


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#101 Mike K.

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Posted 06 May 2021 - 03:15 PM

Is the unit count the same, Kapten, at 267?


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#102 Brantastic

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Posted 06 May 2021 - 03:51 PM

It's a bit better but I just don't think anything of that scale is going to work well for that site. I'd wish to see land consolidation with either the Fort Street property behind it or the properties at the View/Vancouver corner so that the tower portion can be moved farther away from View Towers. View Towers is already a giant wall and both this and the previous proposal would effectively widen that wall. Even in Vancouver, I can't really find many examples of two 15+ storey residential buildings so close together, especially that wide. There's always a bit of breathing room between towers.

It's hard to figure out the materials from the rendering. Is that wood panelling? 



#103 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 06 May 2021 - 03:55 PM

Is the unit count the same, Kapten, at 267?


They reduced it by (1) to 266 units …
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#104 Mike K.

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Posted 06 May 2021 - 04:08 PM

It looks like it's a floor higher, too? At 19 compared to 18? Did I count the floors right?


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#105 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 06 May 2021 - 04:15 PM

Mike- you’re correct, the official plans show 19 storeys now, and I presume they added a floor to help (mostly) maintain unit count while providing the articulation and setbacks seen at the lower levels.

Brantastic: the proponent has listed the new exterior materials in his letter here: https://tender.victo...809111720510000
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#106 zoomer

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Posted 06 May 2021 - 04:32 PM

Thanks for sharing KK. Big improvement, but could still use some refinement. It's starting to have an Art Deco vibe. Wouldn't mind seeing trend a bit more in this direction.
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#107 Mike K.

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Posted 06 May 2021 - 04:50 PM

What I think would be very helpful is a realistic rendering depicting the patina of the exterior materials. I like where this is going, though.


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#108 Vin

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Posted 25 May 2021 - 03:01 PM

I like the symmetrical look of the second proposal, although the frontage is way too flat. If only they can merge the 2nd and 3rd proposals, that would be awesome.



#109 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 11 January 2022 - 10:58 AM

Revised plans are up on DevTracker now.  The building will have 266 rental apartments.

 

Here's an elevation: 

 

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#110 Nparker

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Posted 11 January 2022 - 11:00 AM

Are more detailed renderings available?



#111 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 11 January 2022 - 11:27 AM

Are more detailed renderings available?

Unfortunately the architects did not include new perspective renderings in the latest submission ....



#112 Mike K.

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Posted 11 January 2022 - 12:00 PM

I believe there is no, or very limited parking for this project, is that right?


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#113 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 11 January 2022 - 12:06 PM

I believe there is no, or very limited parking for this project, is that right?

There is no vehicle parking but 317 bike stalls are provided.


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#114 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 20 May 2022 - 09:41 AM

This is going to CotW on May 26.


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#115 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 25 May 2022 - 09:09 AM

An applicant seeking to bring 266 rental units to downtown Victoria will attempt to move the 19-storey proposal forward despite design concerns flagged by the city.

 

Nelson Investments hopes to transform what’s currently a 45-car parking lot at 937 View St. into a residential tower. The building would include studio and one-bedroom units renting between $1,400 and $1,800 by the time it’s built.

 

Victoria councillors will get their first introduction to the proposal on Thursday, with Nelson Investments deciding to have its plans considered despite city staff recommending the project be rejected.

 

The building was initially pitched as a 14-storey structure and despite revisions in recent years, staff said there are still design features that don’t meet the city’s guidelines for the location.

 

The tower would be between View Towers and an approved six-storey building to the east that’s yet to be built. The site is currently zoned for up to 10 floors (with a ground-floor commercial space), so the proposal requires variances for its height.

 

That height would have detrimental impacts on shadowing, skyline view and sunlight access, and having 19 storeys right next to the View Towers building would exacerbate those negative impacts, staff said. The building’s shadow would also fall on a public plaza pitched as part of the Harris Green Village proposal, which would be located across the street to the north if approved.

 

 

 

https://www.vicnews....lding-proposal/

 

 

 

 

Nelson Investments said it wants to take advantage of the highly walkable and bikeable location and therefore isn’t proposing any vehicle parking spots. The building will have 317 secure bike parking spots.


Edited by Victoria Watcher, 25 May 2022 - 09:12 AM.


#116 Nparker

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Posted 25 May 2022 - 09:16 AM

Maybe it needs to be an even taller, slimmer tower.



#117 lanforod

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Posted 25 May 2022 - 01:22 PM

Maybe it needs to be an even taller, slimmer tower.

 

The issue isn't this tower. The issue is View Towers. Rip that down and redo properly.


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#118 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 25 May 2022 - 01:23 PM

A little cladding could make View Towers look just fine.

#119 Nparker

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Posted 25 May 2022 - 02:03 PM

A little cladding could make View Towers look just fine.

Only if that cladding was made out of Semtex.


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#120 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 26 May 2022 - 11:58 AM

Nelson Investments hoped to transform what’s currently a 45-car parking lot at 937 View St. into a 266-unit tower consisting of studio and one-bedroom apartments.

The proposal has had about six different looks since it first came forward in 2017, but design issues and height variances in the version presented at Thursday’s committee of the whole meeting prompted City of Victoria staff to recommend the project be declined. Councillors ultimately agreed and rejected the proposal.

https://www.vicnews....shadow-impacts/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 26 May 2022 - 11:59 AM.


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