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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The Wedge
Uses: rental, commercial
Address: 1400 Vancouver Street
Municipality: Victoria
Region: Downtown Victoria
Storeys: 15
The Wedge is a 15-storey rental tower along the 900-block of Johnson Street at Vancouver Street in downtown Vi... (view full profile)
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[Harris Green] The Wedge | Residential; retail | 15-storeys | Under construction


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#341 aastra

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Posted 19 October 2023 - 09:28 AM

Mike K. offers a cute slant on things, as usual.



#342 Nparker

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Posted 19 October 2023 - 09:49 AM

I don't know, it seems a bit obtuse to me.



#343 HarrisonGreene

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Posted 31 October 2023 - 10:51 AM

It looks like they're beginning to install panelling on the first floor façade. Some of the balcony railings have been half-built for weeks though, so maybe some supply chain issues are slowing it down...



#344 Nparker

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Posted 31 October 2023 - 10:54 AM

Other, similar sized projects have started and completed in less time than when ground was first broken on The Wedge.



#345 aastra

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Posted 31 October 2023 - 02:12 PM

For a while there it seemed like the wedge was stuck in a trap. There were many strokes of bad luck.

 

Anyway, it was worth it. I'm inclined to say it's not a plane building.



#346 Nparker

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Posted 31 October 2023 - 02:16 PM

Who do you think I am - the bogey man?



#347 aastra

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Posted 31 October 2023 - 02:22 PM

Whoa. Why are you so caddy today?



#348 Nparker

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Posted 31 October 2023 - 02:25 PM

I think my comment was par for the course.



#349 aastra

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Posted 15 December 2023 - 10:03 PM

Here's my official report re: the rendering versus the reality. The angled east face looks much better in reality than in those old renderings which showed way too many vertical stripes composed of green panels. In reality it looks really sharp. But the southwest corner looked much better in those old renderings than in reality. The actual nearly finished building has too many of those green panels in that area.

 

The panels on the north side are fine since that will effectively be the back side of the building when the tower next door goes up.



#350 Nparker

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Posted 15 December 2023 - 10:16 PM

...The actual nearly finished building has too many of those green panels in that area....

Care to prognosticate a completion date for this project?



#351 aastra

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Posted 16 December 2023 - 11:39 AM

I would say the end is definitely near.


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#352 dkuitu

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Posted 19 December 2023 - 08:31 AM

Care to prognosticate a completion date for this project?

 

March 2034


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#353 G-Man

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Posted 22 December 2023 - 06:38 AM

The Wedge in the fog the other day. 

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It has a whole new look!

 


#354 aastra

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Posted 14 January 2024 - 07:52 PM

I'd say this place has a really positive impact at night when the lights are on in the units. From some angles around town I'm actually surprised how much light you can see. Maybe ample glass coverage isn't a thing of the past after all. Even on the north side of the building where windows are fewer, there would nevertheless seem to be a fair bit of vision glass.

 

Final verdict: if they had dialed down the excessive use of green panels and mixed it up a bit with a more interesting flavour of panel or some other cladding... methinks this building would be a genuine standout. It's a nifty building, regardless. But I'm saying it missed being exceptionally nifty by not very much at all. Methinks 2 or 3 additional stories also would have made the angled edge seem a bit more dramatic.


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#355 Nparker

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Posted 14 January 2024 - 08:35 PM

Perhaps in 10 or 20 years when The Wedge is finally ready for occupancy, it will really add some interesting character to the neighbourhood.

I do agree that, like many of Victoria's junior high rises, 15 floors here seems a bit under height.



 



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