EXCLUSIVE: TELUS is seeking to consolidate its Capital City operations into a modern business hub in downtown Victoria, Citified has learned.

 

The Vancouver-based communications and healthcare technology giant has approached several development firms to assess near-term expansion opportunities in the city centre, a move that would see TELUS relocate some or all of its operations from an existing facility spanning the 800-blocks of Yates and Johnson streets.

 

Described to Citified by several sources as a significant development prospect, the new TELUS offices could encompass as much as 60,000 square feet and would (ideally) be sited at a high-profile location.

 

Townline, the developer of downtown Victoria’s Hudson District, has confirmed that TELUS eyed the podium of its upcoming Hudson Place 2 residential tower on Blanshard Street between Herald and Fisgard streets. Although the opportunity fell through, the company’s proposal to TELUS included an ultra-modern podium design and a unique interior layout that could still be revived by several parties currently in discussions with Townline.

 

 

In recent years TELUS has invested heavily into increasing its real-estate presence in key markets across western Canada, a monumental corporate strategy that includes the newly-completed 24-storey TELUS Garden in downtown Vancouver and TELUS Sky, a 58-storey skyscraper currently under construction in downtown Calgary. C