One of downtown Victoria’s largest rental developments is getting underway at View and Vancouver streets on the site of a former recycling and bottle depot.

 

 

‘View & Vancouver,’ a six-storey, 162-unit complex at 1124 Vancouver Street and 941-953 View Street will include a mix of studio, one, two and three-bedroom suites, cycling storage and 30 parking spots for residents with a further 14 stalls available to visitors.

 

The project, from Vancouver-based developer J Gordon Enterprises, received approval in early 2022 following a planning process stemming back to 2019. At the time of approvals, the developer committed to one-fifth of all homes renting for under $1,500.

 

An amenity component will deliver 12,500 square feet of outdoor community space in the form of a communal rooftop and courtyard, plus a 400 square foot shared kitchen and lounge. The suites will be pet-friendly with a dog was station on-site.

 

The woodframed build will rise opposite Starlight Developments’ Harris Green Village development, which, if approved, will add approximately 1,500-units of rental housing to two city blocks between Yates and View streets in towers as tall as 32-storeys. View & Vancouver’s completion, meanwhile, is expected in 2024.

 

By the numbers, the J Gordon’s project will be the fourth largest rental block constructed in downtown Victoria in recent years, behind only the 16-storey Hudson Walk One with 178-units, the 15-storey Yello on Yates with 209-homes, and the 23-storey Hudson Place Two, with 245-units. The two former towers completed in 2016 and 2018, respectively, while the latter will achieve occupancy in early 2023.

 

In addition to View & Vancouver and Hudson Place Two, developers are also constructing five other rental projects that will deliver nearly 500-units on top of the latter two’s 407, collectively adding some 900-units to the city centre’s housing stock by 2025. C

 

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