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A Victoria hotel that has been providing temporary housing for the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic may soon be redeveloped, BC Housing announced this week.

An additional three levels could rise above the heritage facade of the Hartney Chambers building at 343 West Pender Street in Vancouver.

A pair of 21-storey towers could be rising from what is now a parking lot in the 800 block of Yates and Johnson streets. Provided the required development permit is approved by Victoria city . . .

Downtown residents who lost pedestrian access to a mid-block pathway connecting Yates and Johnson streets two years ago must wait another two months to find out if they’ll regain access. On . . .

Residents of a recent development on Yates Street who want a walkway connecting Yates and Johnson streets closed to the public are at odds with their neighbours in a nearby building who say it’s an. . .

1940 Vic High grad’s estate donates $126,000 for bursary The Victoria High School Alumni Association has received a $126,000 donation from the estate of a woman who graduated from the Fernwood . . .

“We see it as an opportunity to continue our investments in downtown Victoria,” Chard said. “It would be our intent to redevelop it and create a diversity of housing and employment opportunities.” The official community plan includes a target for a “quite a large plaza for the site, which we are looking to incorporate into our design,” Chard said. He envisions a mixture of employment from retail to offices and other opportunities, but is not being more specific. Chard Developme...

VICTORIA -- Construction is now complete on a new 20-storey condo tower in downtown Victoria. The Vivid at the Yates building, located at 845 Johnson St., was constructed with a $53-million low-interest loan from the province to developer Chard Development. The building will provide 135 units of below-market housing, with an average household income of just over $60,000, the province said Monday. "Affordable housing for middle-income British Columbians is a priority for our government, and...

Photograph By Joshua Lawrence. A new boutique condominium development in Victoria is incorporating lessons learned during this past year into its design. NEST by Chard offers brand-new one, two and three bedroom condos located at the corner of Cook and Yates. “These homes were designed with livability in mind, with ample outdoor space and air conditioning,” Chard Development’s president and CEO, Byron Chard says. “Our goal was to ensure that whether you’re worki...