Indeed it was!

Did you know, that the City of Langford, and the City of Victoria, have built the same supply of rental apartment density between 2016 and 2021, despite Langford having a population equal to 47% of Victoria's (44k vs. 94k), according to Citified’s data tracking, and the CRD's 2020 population estimate?

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Victoria council approves 42-unit Burdett Avenue rental project after six years of municipal wrangling
https://victoria.citified.ca/news/victoria-council-approves-42-unit-1120-burdett-avenue-rental-project-after-six-years-of-municipal-wrangling/

Just imagine if Langford ever starts building apartments at the same rate the CoV was building apartments a few decades ago.

Anyway, we already knew the total population of a municipality has no bearing on whether it builds lots of apartments. Saanich has been proving that every day for the past 70 years. Meanwhile, Esquimalt has a small total population and yet it's not too far off from CoV levels.

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The design is very commercial-like, particularly on the three lowest floors. It looks like an office building.

I think, no, I do like the original rendering better. This looks like an office building. I don't know if they're going for some faux art-deco look but it's not working for me.