It will be interesting to see which way this goes. I doubt Lexi will be interested in six floors. It’s my understanding they purchased this property before the town plan was changed to impose the height limitation. Esquimalt town council has been pro development recently, as shown by their support for the new construction at the Old English Inn site in the face of neighbourhood opposition. Their attitude seems to have come as a shock to the Times Colonist letter writer.

Good: IMO there are far too many people here who are apparently "shocked" its no longer 1952, that we aren't sucking on Britain's boob any more, and that wee innocent little 'olde Victoria' is fast growing up. Frankly they could use a little shock treatment. To those people I say welcome to the third decade of the 21st century.....

Their attitude seems to have come as a shock to the Times Colonist letter writer.

I think normally pro development council was caught off guard by the amount of opposition to the project

Esquimalt had set a limit of 12-storeys, which is what this proposal is from the Esquimalt Road side. The developers are not reaching, they’re doing what they believed the community had agreed upon.

I think normally pro development council was caught off guard by the amount of opposition to the project

A large part of the opposition came from residents of Wollaston Street, directly below the development, and around Highrock Park where they don’t want to see this rising into their sight lines.