Micro-loft condos sold like hotcakes in downtown Victoria Saturday, with more than 80 per cent of the revamped Janion building’s 113 units on Store Street being snapped up.
Up to 100 people were standing in line at any one time, despite the rainy weather, after the Johnson Street sales office opened at noon. “It was a busy day, fantastic busy,” said Janion spokeswoman Kristen Bull.
The interest is another sign that downtown Victoria is changing since multiple condo towers have gone up, bringing new residents to the city centre.
“Historically, Victoria seemed to be a place that after 5 p.m., when the office workers left, it would really become a bit of a ghost town,” said Robert Jawl of Jawl Properties, developer of the Atrium office and commercial building at Yates, Blanshard and Johnson streets.
Downtown is “almost unrecognizable” compared with a decade ago, he said.
As more people move in, “that has not only brought people and activity to the downtown, but it has really supported an expansion of the retail amenities, the lively storefronts, that not only give the feeling of a safe downtown but also of a very vital, thriving downtown.”
New Hotel Condo Complex Planned for Regina in the Midst of a Building Boom | Capital Pointe
| Development Name: | Capital Pointe |
| Development Address : | Albert and Victoria |
| Development Type : | Highrise - Tower - Skyscraper |
| Number of Floors: | 19 Floors |
| Year Built | Proposed |
| Building Type | Residential and Hotel |
| Developer: | Westgate Developments |
| Architect : | |
| Rendering : If Available | |
| Location: | Regina Saskatchewan |
| Amenties |
Public documents filed with the City of Regina outline an out-of-province developer's intentions to demolish the existing hotel to make room for an eight-storey hotel and a 19-storey condominium tower complex. The development is the first to be conceived with consideration to the city's proposed new downtown neighbourhood plan.
Westgate Plaza would feature retail and patio space at street level, "green" roofs and a double row of trees along both Albert Street and Victoria Avenue. In a nod to heritage, the Plains Hotel weather tower would be incorporated. "It's going to be very different," said Mayor Pat Fiacco on Tuesday. "It's important to note that the developer liked the fact that Regina has a downtown neighbourhood plan. I think that speaks volumes. This is the very first one coming forward and I expect we're going to see more development. It's very exciting."
Westgate Plaza would feature retail and patio space at street level, "green" roofs and a double row of trees along both Albert Street and Victoria Avenue. In a nod to heritage, the Plains Hotel weather tower would be incorporated. "It's going to be very different," said Mayor Pat Fiacco on Tuesday. "It's important to note that the developer liked the fact that Regina has a downtown neighbourhood plan. I think that speaks volumes. This is the very first one coming forward and I expect we're going to see more development. It's very exciting."
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