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New downtown high-rise coming soon

FRIDAY, 28 JUNE 2013 18:00 STEVE MACNAULL

Ron Stensrud, left, and Brandon Dunning of Blue Max Environmental Drilling put a seismic pipe down at the Monaco highrise site in downtown Kelowna.
Thing are starting to happen at The Monaco highrise site in downtown Kelowna. Recently a
geotechnical team was on site at the corner of
St. Paul Street and Doyle Avenue, taking samples and running tests in preparation for construction start in October.
The Monaco, which will have 30- and 22-storey towers, has been getting a lot of attention in Kelowna.
It took Abbotsford-based developer Premier Pacific Group three tries to have the ambitious $100 million
project approved by Kelowna city council.
There was controversary over height and placement of the buildings. In the end, height was allowed with the
towers spaced farther apart.
The highrises will have 289 condominiums in the upper floors with street level stores and restaurants and additional commercial space and offices in the lower floors.
TheMonacoKelowna.com website is up and running, but doesn't have all the information about suite layout and prices yet.
"Our architects and engineers are moving fast to produce working drawings," said Premier vice-president Tyler Dueck.
"We are getting ready to start our reservation program for pre-sales. Our sales centre should start construction soon as well."
The Monaco should be complete by late 2015.

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