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736 Princess Avenue is a proposal to build a six-storey, mixed-use complex for the John Howard Society, an organization that assists individuals transitioning back into the community following incarceration or criminality, along the 700-block of Princess Avenue in Victoria's Burnside-Gorge neighbourhood.
The project was initially proposed in 2017 as Hive, a six-storey, micro-unit workforce housing building. That concept was pulled in 2018.
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The building includes a street-level café on the ground floor, and space for services provided by the John Howard Society on levels two and three.
Unanimous support from council. It's moving to a public hearing.
I approve the idea of larger suites. My vision for the heart of Rock Bay is not microsuites for all buildings. Suite size should reflect the industrial nature of Rock Bay with high loft ceilings and relatively larger open floorplans and basic finishing. Leave the luxury and microsuites for Downtown.
The few remaining old buildings set the tone for the neighbourhood. I want it to retain its industrial feel. I want lots of young people, workers, active seniors, artists, craftsmen, prowling the streets.
you want large suites with high ceilings. and you also want these to somehow be in the "affordable" price range. you can't have all this.
Unanimous support from council. It's moving to a public hearing.
Approved at the public hearing last night
John Howard Society half-way house and support services planned for Princess Ave. north of downtown Victoria
A six-storey building for the John Howard Society revives a formerly failed proposal in industrial and commercial-zoned area of Burnside-Gorge.
'Work-live' micro-rentals pitched for surface parking lot north of downtown Victoria
75 fully-furnished rental suites sized between 210 and 320 square feet have been proposed for a site in Victoria's Burnside-Gorge neighbourhood.
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