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Originally Posted by vicdevelopments
I agree that a taller slender tower at 30 stories would be much better than another fatscraper. I was really surprised that their first tower is so short at twelve stories. I really hope that after council meetings that the city will not chop and cut back the height. They have down this to so many projects in the past. Buildings like the Falls and Aria and The Sussex office tower and a few more. The Bay parkade is an ideal location for a taller signature tower. I don't think that it will stick out like a sore thumb as to what I have heard the 30 stories here will be. There is the approved 15 story office tower Gateway Green which is approved across the street from this proposed 30 story tower and Town line has their other tower approved at 17 stories which will be on the same block. I think that at 30 stories it will look awesome once these buildings are completed.
As far as Nanaimo has some tall buildings for the size of the city. I'm surprised there is no new developments for the city. I wonder if there is a housing crunch there like there is here in Victoria. I was disappointed the public voted to scrap the new arena downtown. I remember probably around 20 years ago I had a friend who lived in Victoria who had never been upisland. I drove her to Nanaimo and when we drove in to town she was like is Nanaimo bigger than Victoria. She saw the highrises which made her ask me. I said no Victoria is much larger than Nanaimo. I also had a friend who lived in Richmond who had never been to Victoria. When I picked her up and drover us into town she said where is Victoria. I was on Blanshard and Pandora across from the Capital 6. I said this is Victoria she said but where is the city. I drove her to the Parliament buildings and the Empress but she couldn't figure out that, that was Victoria at the time. I really do hope that Townline gets 30 stories approved. I am also just as hopeful that David Chard gets his twin 20 story towers. It's cool he's proposing to have a public parking with this development also.
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That's so weird about your friend from Richmond reacting the way she did. Are you sure she wasn't being obnoxious? Victoria is as urban as it can be, at least for a city that celebrates its heritage as a colonial city.Tall buildings just don't mix too well in the old part of town. Maybe across the blue bridge, the municipality can create a new modern downtown, but the heritage zone is awesome, and I love it there.
I suggest you do the same to your friend from Richmond next time you go visit her there. "Where is Richmond's downtown?" "Is that it?"