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A proposal to redevelop the Victoria Plaza Hotel in downtown Victoria is envisioned a six-storey new-build wing fronting onto Pandora Avenue and the addition of two-storeys above the historic four-storey hotel fronting onto Government Street. A total of 100 residences were planned along with ground floor retail spaces.
Following a May 6, 2019 fire that destroyed the entire building, the development proposal was rescinded.
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I’ve put some details together here, coincidentally: https://victoria.citified.ca/news/holiday-inn-hotel-complex-proposed-elk-lake-drives-former-howard-johnson-property/
Will be good to get some new blood on Vic City council. Send Elvira Gultch and her flying monkeys packing.
Don’t forget Chard/UVic and the 135-room Hyatt, the near doubling of room capacity at an expanded Sandman Hotel on Douglas at Hillside, and the proposal to bring a hotel to the BC Power Commission Building opposite the Marriott.
I’ve put some details together here, coincidentally: https://victoria.citified.ca/news/holiday-inn-hotel-complex-proposed-elk-lake-drives-former-howard-johnson-property/
Good point, I forgot about Chard/UVic and Reliance! If all of these go through we might actually regain the 1000 hotel rooms lost. Lets hope the new council does something to reverse some of the bad decisions made over the last 8 years with regard to 24/7 camping, non enforcement of criminal laws, abandoning our downtown business's etc., so we actually get some tourists to occupy these new rooms.
It'll help, for sure, but it'll be a slow trickle over many years.
Imagine, that 30 years ago this city had way, way more hotel inventory than it does today. Gorge Road was littered with them, as was Douglas all the way to Saanich Road. James Bay lost three hotels over a short period of time (Queen Vic, Harbour Towers and Admirals Inn).
Upper downtown Douglas Street lost four (Paul's, City Centre, and the two at Princess).
New vision for fire-ravaged Victoria Plaza Hotel property to be unveiled later this year
The development team behind an earlier proposal for the property now plans to unveil a new design concept under the direction of Merrick Architecture.
Plans to redevelop historic Plaza Hotel complex into condos and storefronts cancelled after fire
A development applicaton to restore the 109-year-old hotel and convert it into residences has been nixed following a May 6th fire.
Fire ravages shuttered hotel complex eyed for redevelopment into condos and retail spaces
The former Victoria Plaza Hotel, planned for redevelopment into residences, has been heavily damaged by an early morning fire.
Former home of Monty's Showroom Pub the focus of a redevelopment effort
A redevelopment proposal for downtown Victoria's Plaza Hotel will include 100 condominium residences, a restored hotel frontage, and ground floor retail space.
Shuttered downtown Victoria hotel purchased by North Vancouver-based developer
One of Victoria's oldest hotel properties has been purchased by a Metro Vancouver development firm.
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