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Nanaimo developments
The south Nanaimo area has two major developments on the plans. They are Sandstone and Oceanview Golf Resort and Spa formerly know as Cable bay.
This is the Sandstone project. https://sandstonenanaimo.ca/ http://nwproperties.ca/properties/sandstone/ https://www.nanaimo.ca/docs/property...an-sept-09.pdf This is the Oceanview project. http://oceanviewgolfresort.com/ https://youtu.be/mCbwKYagjtU https://www.nanaimo.ca/docs/property...terrevised.pdf |
As a former long time resident of Nanaimo I have doubts that the area will allow such developments. Nanaimo doesn't seem to wanna support big projects like these. Just my opinion though
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^I'm not sure why you'd say that since the two tallest buildings on Vancouver Island are both in Nanaimo in spite of having a fraction of the population of Victoria
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$40-million residential complex planned for Nanaimo
Carla Wilson / Times Colonist APRIL 18, 2018 http://images.glaciermedia.ca/polopo...anaimo-jpg.jpg A preliminary rendering of Molnar Group's proposal for a residential project in Nanaimo. April 2018 Photograph By MOLNAR GROUP Vancouver’s Molnar Group is planning a $40-million apartment and townhouse project in Nanaimo as it continues to roll out development plans around Vancouver Island. “We are big believers in the Vancouver Island market. We came over there long before major developers were coming there like they are now,” said Dak Molnar, managing director of the Vancouver-based Molnar Group. ... http://www.timescolonist.com/news/lo...imo-1.23271264 |
Thanks for posting the above post SpongeG with regards to the Molnar group.
I have a bit of an update about the Sandstone project. It has been put up for sale by Northwest Properties. I did e-mail them last year and they did respond in a positive manner. It is now listed with Colliers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEqp5iK9aTI https://www.collierscanada.com/23912#.Wt0ehMgvyUk Some good details about the site in the video and brochure. |
Development permit issued for Amrikko’s property at Departure Bay
Nanaimo city council votes 7-1 in favour of issuing a development permit for 1400 Wingrove St. GREG SAKAKIMay. 10, 2018 https://1fdj2e2egv3mhacyt2xo9f01-wpe...os-plans_1.jpg The redevelopment plan for 1400 Wingrove St. is for a three-storey mixed-use building with a restaurant, other commercial space and 12 rental units. IAN NIAMATH image A key property to the Departure Bay neighbourhood has received council’s permission to go ahead with a rebuild. Nanaimo city council, at its meeting Monday at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre, voted 7-1 in favour of issuing a development permit for 1400 Wingrove St., the Amrikko’s site along Departure Bay Road. The restaurant closed and never reopened after a fire in 2013. Redevelopment plans have changed since then and the permit approved this week is for a three-storey, mixed-use building with a restaurant, other commercial space and 12 rental units. The developer was granted six variances, most notably a reduction in required parking from 54 spaces to 13. “This project represents a whole new rejuvenation and revitalization of the area and just for that alone, we should allow [it]…” said Ian Niamath, architect. “This project is way too important for it to be pinned on a few car spaces.” ... https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news...departure-bay/ |
Marcielo Nanaimo
107 unit boutique condo and townhouse development featuring luxury, concierge living with fabulous ocean views http://marcielo.ca/wp-content/upload...ndering2-0.jpg http://marcielo.ca/wp-content/upload...rendering3.jpg http://marcielo.ca/wp-content/upload...-rendering.jpg http://marcielo.ca/ |
Wow, it would be great to see this happen, as it stands now the lot is a 2-3 level parkade
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Proposed 24-storey Nanaimo tower wins praise from council
Carla Wilson / Times Colonist AUGUST 16, 2018 A 24-storey downtown condo tower is heading to public hearing in Nanaimo as its developer also rolls out plans for a four-storey condo project near Vancouver Island University. Wertman Development Corp. of Vancouver won praise around Nanaimo’s council table for its proposal which would be located in an area designated for high-rise development. Council voted to send the plan to public hearing Sept. 6, 7 p.m., in the Shaw Auditorium in the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. Coun. Diane Brennan welcomed the project. “It is an area of town that has been waiting for this kind of development.” Nanaimo has a goal of increasing the number of people making downtown their home and helping to boost vitality in the city’s core. Coun. Jim Thorpe is also a fan. “I really like this proposal. It is going to be real benefit to our downtown. I have no problem with the high-rise.” The Marcielo tower would stand 78.5 metres. It would not be the tallest downtown building in Nanaimo. The Beacon, built more than 20 years ago, is 27 storeys and 84 metres tall. The Pacifica, with 445 residential units, has18 storeys and is 63 metres high. Wertman is offering to contribute $38,000 in public art at the site. It would also give $72,200 to the city’s housing legacy reserve fund and $72,200 to improve Maffeo Sutton Park. Coun. Jerry Hong said he would rather see the public art contribution go into the housing fund because of the shortage of affordable housing in Nanaimo. ... https://www.timescolonist.com/real-e...cil-1.23403725 |
Council votes to proceed with highrise rezoning after public hearing
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Development permit approved for 24-storey Chapel St. high-rise
NANAIMO — A Vancouver-based developer is one permit away from being able to begin construction of a high-rise condo building in the heart of downtown Nanaimo. By a unanimous vote Monday night, Council approved a development permit for a 24-storey, 110-unit residential condo building at 77 Chapel St., directly across from the courthouse. "This is a remarkable and very important improvement for our downtown," mayor Leonard Krog said ahead of the vote. The approval means Wertman Development Corporation needs only a building permit to break ground on what would be Nanaimo's second-tallest building. ... https://nanaimonewsnow.com/article/6...l-st-high-rise |
Have they broken ground on this building yet? I just saw this thread today. It’s a really nice looking proposal. I hope it gets built.
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drove through Nanaimo the other day. saw that the project on the right side here is well under construction :cool:
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On June 9 the Parksville Qualicum Beach News said that there is 2 20 story condo towers proposed for North Nanaimo with almost 500 units. I don’t know how to copy and paste links on my cell phone.
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Are they going to be at the Shape owned North Nanaimo Town Centre mall?
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The article says the address is 6340 McRobb Ave. The height of the two towers is 60 meters.
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Thank you for the link. 😀
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Developer of downtown Nanaimo hotel hopes to begin construction by November
PEG Development says construction could take 12-20 months NICHOLAS PESCODSep. 13, 2019 https://1fdj2e2egv3mhacyt2xo9f01-wpe...don-Street.jpg An artist’s rendering of a nine-storey Courtyard by Marriott hotel at 100 Gordon St. (PEG DEVELOPMENTS image) The developers behind a proposed downtown Nanaimo hotel are hoping to get shovels in the ground before year’s end. Utah-based PEG Development has plans to build a $23-million 172-room, nine-storey Courtyard by Marriott hotel at 100 Gordon St. across from the Vancouver Island Conference Centre downtown. Despite councillors approving a 10-year municipal tax exemption for the project and receiving building permits from the city in February, PEG Development has yet to begin construction. ... https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news...n-by-november/ |
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Mixed-use, five-storey development pitched close to downtown Nanaimo
https://1fdj2e2egv3mhacyt2xo9f01-wpe...opment-002.jpg An artist rendering of a proposed 91-unit multi-family development on neighbouring properties located at 155 Fry and 150 Esplanade. (D-Architecture) A vacant patch of land near downtown could become the home of two new condo buildings and a public square. A 91-unit multi-family development on neighbouring properties located at 155 Fry and 150 Esplanade is going to a public hearing tonight, Nov. 7. Submitted by D-Architecture on behalf of a numbered B.C. company, the proposed development consists of two five-storey buildings. One building will have 55 units of residential and 287 square metres of ground floor commercial space, while the other building is designed to include 36 residential units and no commercial space. https://1fdj2e2egv3mhacyt2xo9f01-wpe...opment-001.jpg ... https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news...ntown-nanaimo/ |
That is just awful.
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You guys are right
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a 1970s revival, just in time! :cool:
- - - here's a project tucked away on 591 Bradley St. 3 storeys at the front facing the street, 6 storeys at the back overlooking the river valley. Raymond de Beeld Architect - https://rdbarchitect.ca/591-bradley-st https://i.imgur.com/ESMkET1.jpg |
Long-awaited Nanaimo hotel to finally begin construction
Andrew Garland CTV Vancouver Island Published Monday, December 30, 2019 6:03PM PST Last Updated Monday, December 30, 2019 6:06PM PST NANAIMO -- After over a decade of planning and two failed attempts to start development, the Vancouver Island Conference Centre hotel in downtown Nanaimo will finally begin construction of its new building. Fencing has gone up and an excavator is on-site clearing the area in preparation for construction of a hotel that was first conceived of 11 years ago. The city of Nanaimo says the project, the Courtyard by Marriot Hotel, is overseen by Utah-based developer, PEG Companies. The building is set to become a nine-storey, 172 room hotel and cost over $21-million to build. “We are very excited to get this project underway,” says Bill Corsan, director of community development for the City of Nanaimo. “It’s been over a decade trying to get the hotel project going in Nanaimo.” The hotel was originally supposed to be built in 2008 by the same developer that built the Vancouver Island Conference Centre, which opened that year. However, the developer went bankrupt after the markets crashed 11 years ago. After the first failed attempt at construction, Chinese developer SSS Manhoa planned to build a highrise hotel on the property in 2013. However, the city says that development never came to fruition. Four years later, PEG Companies, in June 2017, was selected by council to develop the property. Construction is now set to begin in early January and will take approximately 18 months to complete. The Courtyard by Marriot is expected to open in the summer of 2021. https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/l...tion-1.4748189 Isn't the Coast Bastion Hotel already attached to the conference center? |
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On the check 6 website they said that they are developing a 9 story hotel at the conference centre location
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https://www.cheknews.ca/prominent-ho...ground-633922/
Nanaimo's downtown is really coming along nicely, all within about a 500 foot radius exists the Coast Bastion Hotel, The Conference Center, The Best Western Dorchester Hotel, the Casino, the Port Theater and soon, the Courtyard Marriott hotel |
It’s too bad that it is only going to be 9 stories.
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Nanaimo Airport had nearly 500k passengers in 2019.
Nanaimo Airport unveils $14M addition to terminal T-C February 25, 2020 https://www.timescolonist.com/news/l...nal-1.24083345 Quote:
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Check 6 news said that Nanaimo broke a record last year for the most building permits. Sorry I don’t know how to post links.
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https://www.cheknews.ca/city-of-nana...n-2019-652542/ Holy Shit! Nanaimo's previous building permit record was $240 million in 2017, last year they approved almost double that of $445 million in building permits |
Here's a rendering I found as part of the Harbourview development. Apparently the buildings towards the right side of the image are already under construction or in sales.
https://www.parkshore.ca/building_de...ospect-Nanaimo https://i.imgur.com/tE77MVA.jpg |
Love this. This project should help rejuvenate Nanaimo's downtown.
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That's a pretty cool development proposal for Nanaimo.
What ever happened to this Hilton Hotel plan? https://www.timescolonist.com/news/l...aimo-1.1023672 |
That Hilton Hotel project died years ago, instead Nanaimo's getting a 9 story hotel across from the conference center which should be well on it's way to being built: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/c...gins-1.4842887
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Telus, Omicron bid to join Nanaimo rental-building boom
Telus and partner Omicron, both based in Vancouver, are proposing a $70-million project with 197 rental units in Nanaimo’s Old City Quarter as public and private sector investment indicates the city’s construction sector is already shaping up to have another strong year. “We are seeing a trend this year toward public investment,” Jeremy Holm, Nanaimo’s director of development approvals, said Tuesday. Despite the pandemic, Holm anticipates this year’s building permit value will be similar to 2020 which reached $243 million. Of that, $203.8 million went to residential construction. Up to 65 per cent of new housing is being built as rental to respond to demand, Holm said. Interest in investing in Nanaimo is coming from off-Island developers, including Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario, he said. Construction continues at 100 Gordon St. in downtown Nanaimo where Utah-based PEG Development is building a nine-storey hotel on what had been city land. It will add 172 hotel rooms to the core. Public monies are being invested in a new $157-million Nanaimo Correctional Centre. An intensive care unit at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital has a construction value $21.3 million. A $10 million building permit has been taken out for the city’s new fire hall and school upgrades are on the agenda. B.C. and Nanaimo announced in mid-2020 that they are partnering to bring more than 300 affordable rental homes for individuals, seniors and families, as well as new permanent, purpose-built supportive housing for those without homes. Nanaimo’s Mid-Town Gateway Project to ease traffic congestion and improve safety at Bowen and Northfield roads is sparking investment. The city agreed to sell surplus lands to Island West Coast Developments which is planning a $75 million project with a 175-unit housing development, grocery store, and retail and office space. “That’s pretty significant. It is quite an addition to that area and a big transportation network improvement,” Holm said. “We can see it triggering off quite a bit of development in that area.” It will be the first significant commercial and multi-use project in recent times in that part of the city, he said. Holm expects a rezoning application will be submitted to the city shortly. Residential projects already underway or in the application and planning stages include social housing and seniors units, rental and condominiums in multi-family buildings, and single-family homes, often with secondary suites. “We’re are hopeful that there is a balanced investment in projects that will support all the housing needs across the continuum,” Holm said. The Telus Living Nanaimo proposal would be one of the city’s largest rental project, Holm said. Up to 500 residents would live at 400 Fitzwilliam St. This proposal would see 1.75 acres subdivided off Telus’ existing 2.75-acre property, where it has its Nanaimo office. Development permit and subdivision approvals are needed. Units would rent at market rates, not yet set, said Pablo Yuste, architect and principal at Omicron, which is providing development management, design, engineering, and construction management. “This project is strategically focused at the middle rental market as this is the area that is currently underserved,” he said in an email. The proposed two six-storey buildings, covering 164,000 square feet, would be connected through landscaping. Features include accessible and adaptable units allowing tenants to age in place. It would also have chargers for electric vehicles and infrastructure for future installation. Construction cost is pegged at $50 million, with the remaining $20 million going to other project-related costs, Yuste said. Nanaimo would receive $2 million in development fees and the project is expected to create between 650 to 700 jobs. Omicron is hoping for development permit approval this spring. Construction would take approximately 24 to 30 months, he said. Other housing projects include a two-building, 79-unit development on Haliburton Street on the city’s south end by Parkshore Projects Ltd. Approved in January 2021, it follows a similar project next door by the same developer. A private 149-unit seniors housing project is also planned, subject to development permit approval, in the old city area. https://www.westerninvestor.com/news...om-1.24273668? |
Two five-storey residential buildings approved for Haliburton Street
A new 79-unit residential complex has been approved for Nanaimo’s south end. Nanaimo city council, at a meeting Monday, unanimously approved issuing a development permit for two five-storey buildings on the northeast corner of Haliburton and Milton streets. The buildings, situated over six existing lots and connected by underground parking, qualify for density bonusing and will come in close to the maximum density allowed under zoning. Both buildings will include a mix of two-bedroom, one-bedroom and studio suites for a total of 45 one-bedroom units, 21 two-bedroom units and 13 studios. A city staff report notes that “the site design takes advantage of its location by orienting the buildings along Haliburton Street and providing views toward the ocean.” Staff says the building design “meets the intent” of the South End Neighbourhood Plan’s design guidelines, with brick, metal cladding and reclaimed wood utilized. “The vertical massing is broken up with articulation above the third storey on each building and prominent rooflines,” the report notes, adding that the fourth and fifth floors are set back “to reduce the vertical presence.” Coun. Tyler Brown, who sits on the city’s design advisory panel, told councillors that the project came to that table twice as the panel requested “significant” changes. “I think the applicant responded to them very well, in particular the step back after the third storey to better reflect the community design guidelines in the [neighbourhood] plan,” Brown said. https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news...burton-street/ |
Developer ready to get started on apartments on Uplands in north Nanaimo
A vacant lot in north Nanaimo is about to start its transformation into an apartment building with more than 100 units. A press release from Denciti Development Corp. and Nicola Wealth Real Estate noted that a site work permit will allow for the start of construction on a 108-unit project at 6117 Uplands Dr. close to McRobb Avenue. Nanaimo city council voted in April to unanimously issue a development permit with a 1.85-metre height variance. “We are transforming a vacant lot in a prime location into over 100 homes for Nanaimo residents that are looking for rental options,” said Garry Fawley, Denciti CEO, in the release. “We are happy to be moving ahead with this much-needed project. Not only will these units help ease the city’s rental housing shortage, but it will offer renters a desirable place to live close to shopping, schools, medical facilities, and parks.” RELATED: Council approves permit for 100-unit residential building in north Nanaimo The release notes that Nanaimo is an economic hub on the Island and is attracting new residents “at a population growth rate that outpaces the regional district, the Island and the province,” but added that the rental vacancy rate of two per cent makes it difficult to find rental accommodations. Alex Messina, director of acquisitions at Nicola Wealth Real Estate, said the building will provide new construction close to lifestyle amenities. “We see great opportunity in projects of this kind not only in Nanaimo but across the country,” Messina said. “There has been a 30-year lull in the building of purpose-built rental housing and as a result, renters have had few options.” Construction is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2020, noted the release. https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news...north-nanaimo/ |
City reviewing plans for huge Sandstone project in south Nanaimo
A plan to build 3,000 homes and new commercial and industrial districts has the potential to change south Nanaimo. A new master plan for the Sandstone development in the Chase River-Cinnabar Valley-Cedar area is being reviewed by the City of Nanaimo and is also in the midst of a public engagement phase. The new master plan for Sandstone resembles one created more than 10 years ago, with residential neighbourhoods in Cinnabar Valley and Cedar, a higher-density town centre between the Trans-Canada Highway and Cedar Road, and an employment and business precinct close to the Duke Point Highway. Seacliff Properties bought the Sandstone lands, totalling 294 hectares, in 2018. “We see incredible employment and investment opportunities within Nanaimo’s south end…” said Ian Porter, director of real estate with Seacliff, in an e-mail. “When we finish this development, we hope that Chase River will not just be where people leave in the morning and come home to in the evening, but a place where people [who] choose to live in the south end will have the ability to work, live, shop and recreate within a more compact and well-connected area.” Jeremy Holm, the City of Nanaimo’s director of development approvals, said the municipal processes underway are for a master plan amendment and rezoning. He said the plans are being reviewed by city departments and have also been referred to various outside agencies and stakeholders. At the same time, Sandstone’s prospective neighbours are being asked for their feedback. Seacliff Properties is holding a virtual open house on the master plan, and before that, held other meetings and information sessions. Mike Parker, chairperson for the Chase River Community Association, said the developer has been up-front with residents and has listened to concerns. He said the area needs more development. “People are tired of driving 20 minutes or half an hour, depending on the time of day, to the north end, so I think most people have made it pretty clear they’re excited…” he said. “Of course, we don’t know what stores are actually going to come with the Sandstone project, but that’s the only way we’re going to get those other stores.” Sandstone’s master plan estimates property tax revenues would reach $17.6 million annually by full build-out and development cost charges would be $2.7 million a year for 20 years. Sandstone projects 1,200 jobs per year during the construction phase and 5,500 on-site jobs at full build-out. https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news...south-nanaimo/ https://sandstonenanaimo.ca/ http://seacliffgroup.com/properties/sandstone/ https://www.nanaimo.ca/WhatsBuilding...020-APR-07.pdf |
The crane has been up for a week at the site of the Marriott hotel project in downtown Nanaimo. The 9-story 172 room hotel is adjacent to the Vancouver Island Convention Centre.
What I found interesting is the crane isn't bolted to an underground foundation like most, but sitting at street level with cement slabs keeping it in place. https://www.nanaimo.ca/images/100-go...f8c62540f5.jpg https://www.nanaimo.ca/images/your-g...y/picture1.png |
^ ohh super neat to see the constuction details like that, thanks hired_goons! :tup:
here's a nice shot of the city from a penthouse condo for sale in the Pacifica building more here: https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/2...naimo-old-city https://i.imgur.com/Qz3Qdzo.jpg |
So is there no underground parking for the hotel? Can't believe there isn't even a slab poured and they're already up 8 floors on the core. Never seen that before. I wonder why they're going about it that way?
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I saw these photos of Nanaimo tonight on Flickr. Photos taken by John Anderson...
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1c8d4318_b.jpgNanaimo Harbour at dawn by John Anderson, on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...02373348_b.jpgDrone view by John Anderson, on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f767577d_b.jpgNanaimo Nightscape by John Anderson, on Flickr |
I saw this new Nanaimo development on Check 6 the other day...
https://www.cheknews.ca/large-develo...anaimo-869145/ https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...92418a39_b.jpgNanaimo development by thegreatscaper, on Flickr |
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yeah, that's a dumpy run down lot next to the river so this will be a massive improvement, even the priest running that church on part of the lot that will be evicted if it goes ahead is all for it. The city still needs a decent arena though
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