January 2020

20-storey hotel plan for Blanshard St. pitched as downtown landmark

Posted on Jan 30, 2020


















A hotel project that could transform a corner of the downtown core was unveiled Wednesday night.
Merchant House Capital, which bought the west side of the 1100 block of Blanshard

It’s the first step toward the company’s Montrose Wintergarden project that also includes renovation of the historic 1912 Montrose Building, which occupies half of the block...

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Rentals pitched for Douglas St, not aligned with Victoria's vision for the area

Posted on Jan 21, 2020



A parcel formerly eyed for redevelopment into a luxury automotive dealership with affordable rental apartments above has been cancelled and the land listed for sale.

2300 Douglas Street, a 16,000 square foot corner lot at the northwest corner of the Queens Avenue intersection in Victoria’s Burnside-Gorge neighbourhood is on the market for $3.9 milli...

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