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University Heights, building A is proposal for a six-storey mixed-use rental and retail complex at Cedar Hill Road and McKenzie Avenue in Saanich. The building is part of a redevelopment of the southern half of University Heights Shopping Centre bordered by McKenzie Avenue, Cedar Hill Road and Shelbourne Street.
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How is this so much farther along than the Telus building DT? i used to walk by the telus site daily until March and shocked to just see the crane just going up now....
How is this so much farther along than the Telus building DT?....
Much less excavation, relatively little underground parking and wood frame buildings means the UH project will go up much faster than the Telus development.
Speaking of fast construction, this is the scene just a little under two weeks since my last post:
I also managed to catch them putting up a third crane. This one is the new tallest out of the three:
I don't think I've seen this many cranes all at once in a while here since Uptown :banana:
Did UVic use two or three for the prisons?
Did UVic use two or three for the prisons?
I believe they used two as I remember seeing only two of them up at one point.

American firm acquires University Heights Shopping Centre ahead of 590-unit rental and retail redevelopment effort
South Carolina-based Greystar has acquired soon to be replaced Saanich shopping plaza ahead of construction start.

Expanded Saanich Home Depot now part of 600 rental unit University Heights redevelopment
Wedbild Holdings' five-building project pursuing public hearing to transform mall property on McKenzie Avenue at Shelbourne Street.

400-unit rental complex proposed for McKenzie Avenue at Shelbourne Street
Six-storey proposal is envisioned for the site of McKenzie Professional Centre immediately south of University Heights Shopping Centre.

Saanich's J.J. Morgan Restaurant to close after decades in business as University Heights redev nears
A staple of Victoria's dining industry on Cedar Hill Road at McKenzie Avenue will close April 30th.

Massive redevelopment of University Heights Shopping Centre put on hold
A large-scale mixed-use modernization of a Saanich shopping plaza on McKenzie Avenue at Shelbourne Street is on the back burner.

University Heights redevelopment plans to go before Saanich design panel (with renderings)
Over 350 residences and some 180,000 square feet of commercial space are planned to modernize the aging Saanich shopping complex.

Exclusive: University Heights Shopping Centre poised for major makeover
Over 350 residences and nearly 200,000 square feet of commercial space will transform a significant portion of the Saanich mall.