Excavation has begun for a long anticipated three storey medical office building at the corner of Tillicum Road and the Trans Canada Highway.

Developer King Lasik initially received development approvals for the high profile Saanich lot at 3645 Tillicum Road in 2002 but did not proceed on to construction. A decade later Alan Lowe Architect was secured to build on the earlier concept to better reflect the neighbourhood’s official community plan and the site’s prominent location at the gateway to both the Tillicum and “Saanich Core” neighbourhoods. Lowe's updated plans were approved in 2013.

The building will include two floors of office space available for lease and a King Lasik surgery clinic on the third floor. One level of underground parking will be built together with surface parking fronting onto Tillicum Road and Sims Avenue.

Construction will begin later this month with completion expected by mid 2016. C

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