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496-498 Cecelia Road - Burnside School Housing
Uses: rental, civic
Address: 496-498 Cecelia Road
Municipality: Victoria
Region: Urban core
Storeys: 5
A redevelopment of excess lands at the former Burnside Elementary School campus along Jutland Road will incorp... (view full profile)
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[Burnside-Gorge] Burnside School Housing | Rentals, daycare and civic space | 5 and 4-storeys


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#21 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 01 March 2018 - 08:44 PM

I can't begin to imagine the furor that would erupt in my hood if something like the Press Building project was proposed!!!! :eek: Gentrification is a 4-letter word in North Park.


Only among the 8 people that go to the NPNA meetings. I’ve been to the AGMs too, and at best they get 25 people. They really have more political power than they should have.
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#22 Mike K.

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Posted 01 March 2018 - 09:10 PM

Note how affordable housing projects almost always contain an equal ratio of parking spaces to residences. This one contains 92 spaces for 88-units.

Market projects, on the other hand, almost always contain significantly less parking than unit density. One reason is the City doesn’t require the capacity, and the other is if a developer can avoid building capacity the less costlier the overall project is, as are the units. But with taxpayers footing the bill for such a large portion of social housing projects the desire/motivation to reduce parking isn’t there.

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#23 thundergun

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Posted 02 March 2018 - 09:42 AM

No drawings of the proposed project yet?



#24 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 29 June 2018 - 07:23 PM

No drawings of the proposed project yet?

Here are some initial renderings from the training application that has just been filed with the city:
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#25 sdwright.vic

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Posted 29 June 2018 - 07:54 PM

Looks like modern day welfare housing... awesome.
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#26 Nparker

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Posted 29 June 2018 - 09:40 PM

Ouch! That is frighteningly ugly. It couldn't look more institutional if it tried.



#27 Mike K.

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Posted 30 June 2018 - 06:56 AM

There’s a new building code taking effect that has drastically reduced the window size in these buildings.

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Posted 02 July 2018 - 08:21 AM

Thanks for the heads-up, Kapten!

 

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An artist's rendering of 496-498 Cecelia Road, a proposal to building 88-units of affordable housing within two buildings on lands adjacent to the Burnside-Gorge neighbourhood's Burnside School on Jutland Road. The project will also incorporate a daycare facility and a community flex space. 

 

88-units of affordable housing, daycare and flex spaces pitched for Burnside School lands

https://vibrantvicto...oreys-proposed/

 

Details pertaining to a social housing project and the development of a community hub in the City of Victoria's Burnside-Gorge neighbourhood are now public.

 
Developer TL Housing Solutions in partnership with Victoria-based social housing provider Pacifica Housing are proposing to build 88-units of affordable rental residences at 496 and 498 Cecelia Road behind the historic Burnside School on Jutland Road.
 
Home layouts will span between bachelor, one, two and three-bedroom suites in two buildings rising to five and four-storeys.
 
The taller building will also house a daycare facility with capacity for approximately 60 children and a flex space allotted to the Burnside-Gorge Community Association for neighbourhood events on evenings and weekends.
 
Parking for the complex will be in the form of a 99-stall underground parkade with 82 stalls allocated to residents, nine to visitors, five for childcare services and three to Burnside School. [Full article]

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#29 AllseeingEye

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Posted 02 July 2018 - 09:48 AM

Looks like a jail.....


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#30 Nparker

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Posted 02 July 2018 - 10:24 AM

Looks like a jail.....

This prison in Austria looks way better than the Burnside proposal.

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#31 Mattjvd

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Posted 02 July 2018 - 10:50 AM

Looks like any of the 60s/70s box apartment buildings built all over town. In a funny way it kinda fits in. I'm not overly concerned about it being ugly, if it's being constructed with tax dollars, make it cheap, to code, and functional.
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Posted 03 July 2018 - 07:51 AM

There’s a new building code taking effect that has drastically reduced the window size in these buildings.

 

Has Victoria adopted Step Code yet? Would be interested to know which step Victoria would be applying to this project.



#33 Mike K.

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Posted 03 July 2018 - 10:40 AM

I’m not entirely sure either. I am seeing this transition now across the region.

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#34 Jackerbie

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Posted 03 July 2018 - 10:47 AM

I’m not entirely sure either. I am seeing this transition now across the region.

 

The letter on the Dev Tracker says that the CoV requirement is Step 1, but BC Housing is requiring Step 3. FWIW, Richmond will be requiring Step 3 in all new multifamily construction as of September 1st.



#35 Mike K.

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Posted 03 July 2018 - 11:01 AM

Ah, gotcha.

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#36 aastra

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Posted 03 July 2018 - 11:34 AM

 

...trade-offs of projects built to the Upper Steps include: Increased construction costs

from https://energystepco...fits-tradeoffs/

 

Buildings that have tiny windows and balconies are going to be more expensive, but they will make our lives better. And -- in theory, at least -- it's still possible to build an attractive home or building. I'm eager to see the first successful proof. Architects around the world are giving it their best effort as we speak, no doubt:

 

 

While it is possible to build beautiful homes and high-rise buildings to meet the Upper Steps, designers must pay special attention to the amount and location of window glazing and the design of balconies, to mitigate heat loss as much as possible. The added costs associated with implementing these changes may, in practice, result in fewer balconies or less glazing in some buildings.

from https://energystepco...fits-tradeoffs/

 

The loving & merciful state just wants to lower your energy bill, don't ya know. And manage your access to fresh air (by taking away your ability to easily & effectively manage your own access to fresh air). And windowless bunkers are very durable, too. Up until now, buildings haven't been durable enough:

 

 

Occupants often prefer these buildings as they:

  • Improve comfort, by better managing temperature
  • Improve health, by better managing fresh air throughout the building
  • Reduce noise, through better insulation and airtightness
  • Require less energy, helping occupants lower their energy bills
  • Are more durable

from https://energystepco...fits-tradeoffs/

 

Occupants often prefer no sunlight and no view. Houseplants are a nuisance.

 

I'm wondering if there's an objective here to throw some water on the "appealing densification" trend, by making new apartments very dreary and depressing? Crikey, every positive urban improvement seems to be countered by some arbitrary initiative to make things a little more miserable, a little more controversial or contentious, etc. As if the authorities believe that our cities must be miserable to some degree. Cities that are too pleasant or too appealing just aren't the sort of cities that the government wants.

 

If people are still drawn to urban areas even after this then what would the next step be? No windows or balconies at all? No elevators? No bathrooms?


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#37 Jackerbie

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Posted 03 July 2018 - 12:04 PM

BC Energy Step Code basically just provides a building energy efficiency target, and the architect can choose whatever measures they want to meet that target. This architect has chosen to reduce the glazing.

 

The highest step is Step 5. Here's an example of a Step 5 project in North Park. Not exactly the end of the world, eh?

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#38 RFS

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Posted 03 July 2018 - 12:10 PM

^no, not the end of the world, but shows that the powers that be don't give a **** about affordability

#39 aastra

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Posted 03 July 2018 - 12:16 PM

I get too philosophical sometimes. You're right, all of these sorts of measures are really just ever more creative ways to ding people.



#40 Nparker

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Posted 03 July 2018 - 12:56 PM

...The highest step is Step 5. Here's an example of a Step 5 project in North Park...

 

That appears to be fine on a relatively small scale, house-like project, but what would Step 5 look like on a 25-storey, reinforced concrete, residential building in the heart of an urban setting?



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