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Lyra Residences, phase one
Use: condo
Address: 4027 Rainbow Street
Municipality: Saanich
Region: Urban core
Storeys: 8
Condo units: (2BR)
Sales status: sold out / resales only
Lyra Residences, phase one, is an eight-storey, 39 two-bedroom unit condominium in Saanich's Rainbow Hill comm... (view full profile)
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[North Quadra - Saanich] Lyra Residences on Christmas Hill | Condos | 8- & 8-storeys | Under construction


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#141 Mike K.

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Posted 16 July 2018 - 05:13 PM

I thought it was an A+. The units from the upper floors are going to have amazing views. I also liked the finishings, which appeared quite nice for the targeted market segment.

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#142 tjv

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Posted 16 July 2018 - 05:29 PM

so are they "luxury" like everything else built these days?



#143 Mike K.

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Posted 17 July 2018 - 06:38 AM

It’s not a luxury project like Customs House, but the finishings are very nice.

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#144 Nparker

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Posted 17 July 2018 - 07:25 AM

It’s not a luxury project like Customs House, but the finishings are very nice.

You're forgetting that everything built in the CRD that isn't a converted shipping container is consider "luxury", "for the rich", "not affordable" and pretty much heralding in the apocalypse.  :whyme:



#145 MarkoJ

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Posted 17 July 2018 - 07:50 AM

They Lyra is a bit of an interesting one in that has features you often don't find in modern "luxury buildings" like gas fireplace, BBQ gas outlets, 9' ceilings.

 

Then on the flip side it doesn't have A/C....not that you need it in my opinion in a concrete building shaded by trees.

 

The Lyra also bucked the trend in going with large units when everyone is going smaller.


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#146 MarkoJ

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Posted 16 August 2018 - 03:25 PM

August 16th

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#147 Bingo

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Posted 16 August 2018 - 03:29 PM

Where have all the swans gone?



#148 Nparker

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Posted 16 August 2018 - 03:34 PM

Where have all the swans gone?

There doesn't appear to be much Christmas on that hill either.



#149 aastra

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Posted 16 August 2018 - 03:36 PM

The new building is so tall it created unbearable winds that blew them all to Bellingham.


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#150 Bingo

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Posted 16 August 2018 - 03:42 PM

The new building is so tall it created unbearable winds that blew them all to Bellingham.

 

Their final song...



#151 MarkoJ

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Posted 24 August 2018 - 03:59 PM

August 24th

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#152 MarkoJ

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Posted 14 September 2018 - 04:11 PM

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#153 Nparker

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Posted 17 September 2018 - 09:38 AM

MarkoJ, on 17 Sept 2018 - 9:57 AM, said:

Walk score is pretty much zero imo but can't ignore nearly half the price.

I am not trying to suggest that Lyra is not good value, nor a nice development, but for someone like me who chooses not to own a car, it wouldn't really work.



#154 Casual Kev

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Posted 17 September 2018 - 11:29 AM

I am not trying to suggest that Lyra is not good value, nor a nice development, but for someone like me who chooses not to own a car, it wouldn't really work.

 

It's doable, you're a 5 minutes walk to bus stops, a 15-minutes walk to shopping at Quadra/McKenzie and a 25 minuets walk/10 minutes bike ride to Uptown. Not ideal considering other options in Victoria but ya know, in a red hot housing market...


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#155 Brantastic

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Posted 18 September 2018 - 09:08 AM

I live at Royal Woods (immediately east of Otto) on McKenzie, and while the area is technically walkable in the sense that many businesses are close by, walking never seems like the most attractive option here given the traffic, big trucks, small sidewalks and industrial feel of the area. McKenzie is loud, noisy, and reeks of exhaust fumes. Saanich Centre is just a block away and it's not a pleasant walk at all. I often find myself driving to pick up pizza two blocks away or to the post office four-ish blocks away, yet I'll bike just about every time I go downtown. Which reminds me, biking anywhere on McKenzie west of Borden is really, really unpleasant. Probably one of the least bike-able roads in Greater Victoria. I would imagine all of these problems are worse near Lyra which is only further from these amenities and closer to the highway. 

I'm thinking of relocating as I'm just very tired of the area. It's nice to be near Swan Lake and close to so many bus routes, and to be so central, but otherwise I don't find it walkable in that going for a walk feels like a chore. Despite the price difference, buying at Lyra would not be an attractive option for me simply based on location (not that I'm in a place to buy right now).


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#156 lanforod

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Posted 18 September 2018 - 10:09 AM

^ assuming you're a renter from that post, try get into that new rental that looks nearly finished beside Royal Oak.



#157 MarkoJ

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Posted 18 September 2018 - 10:09 AM

It is a trade-off. You can buy 700 sq/ft at Capital Park or Bellewood or 1,200 sq/ft at Lyra.


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#158 tjv

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Posted 18 September 2018 - 10:41 AM

true.  I'm near Butchart Gardens and it would be a 30 min walk round trip for me to get milk etc.  I simply just pick up stuff on the way home as needed.  Its nothing to do with price as I could buy a nice house in the Uplands if I sold my house.  Granted what is the walk score in the Uplands, probably just as bad



#159 MarkoJ

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Posted 23 September 2018 - 08:42 AM

I had my walk-through yesterday. A few paint deficiencies but overall really happy with the way this turned out given the $465 per foot pre-sale purchase price.

 

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#160 Mike K.

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Posted 23 September 2018 - 10:15 AM

That looks really, really good!

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