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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.

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 . . .

“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 Development is in discussions with several groups around what is needed in that part of town, he said. The p...

The Globe and Mail Nancy Lanthier Published April 27, 2021 Handout With a temperate ocean climate, gardens and heritage architecture, Victoria is often considered one of the most appealing cities in Canada. But it is also one of the most expensive places for businesses to lease workspace. Victoria’s 0.7-per-cent vacancy rate for industrial space is the lowest in North America, and its lease rates are the highest in Canada, according to the latest data from CBRE, a leading commercial real estate services firm. Entrepreneurs who do manage to find scarce industrial space will pay rent that ...