Recent progressive bylaw changes have been made by the City of Campbell River in an effort to revitalize the downtown core. These changes include: offering up to a five-year property tax holiday for owners; rezoning of three areas in the downtown core to allow higher density development for new real estate projects; and reduced development costs. [...]
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Vancouver Island Home Builder Wins National Award for West Coast House
Ucluelet’s Icon Developments won a national building award this weekend, for a stunning custom home built on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The company captured a SAM Award from the Canadian Home Builders Association for the best single-detached home between 2,500 and 4,000 square feet. The other Vancouver Island-based winner at the national award [...]
Construction Begins on New Residential Lots For Sale in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island
Work has started on residential building lots in Morrison Creek Commons, a development of 69 new home lots off Arden Road in Courtenay on Vancouver Island. The first phase of the new building lots will be fully serviced soon and construction of the first new homes could begin as early as March. The design includes [...]
Sustainable Campbell River Community Input Summarized Online
The City of Campbell River has made available more than 1,500 responses from stakeholder workshops, forums, surveys and outreach used to form the early development of Campbell River’s Sustainable Official Community Plan (SOCP). This comprehensive summary, the “What You Said!” document, is available on Sustainable Campbell River’s website. Key strategy areas include waste management and [...]
Mid-priced Condos Prove to be Popular Real Estate in Victoria
Victoria real estate buyers are eager to purchase entry to mid-level condominiums, running between $250,000 to $350,000, according to a report from real estate company Re/Max. They are also keen to buy single-family homes in Greater Victoria priced under $400,000, below the average and median prices in Greater Victoria, one of the country’s most expensive [...]
New Residential Real Estate Project Proposed for Victoria to Ease Affordable Housing Demand
A Victoria developer wants to build a 224-unit residential new townhouse complex across from Mayfair Shopping Centre on Vancouver Island, and designate nearly half as affordable housing to address the critical need for lower income workers and families in the region. Brian Martin’s plans include two new condominium buildings – eight and 14 storeys – [...]
Elkington Forest Project Has Realtors
The initial phases of the Elkington Forest Project, a new green housing development on 400 hectares, located 12 kilometres south of Shawnigan Lake will be sold by two Victoria real estate agents and another from Duncan. Linda Geddes, managing broker of Macdonald’s Realty in Victoria, and Scott Garman will join Cathie Jeffrey of Duncan’s Re/Max office [...]
Real Estate Development Approved – 85 New Homes for Courtenay
Plans for 85 new Vancouver Island townhouses around Piercy Creek in Courtenay have been given the green light by Courtenay council. The new Comox Valley real estate development on land between Cumberland Road and 20th Street will consist of a series of two- three- and four-unit buildings. Among the proposed public amenities are almost four [...]
Most Buyers in 2010 Were Locals: Victoria Real Estate Board
Seventy per cent of all real estate purchasers in the Greater Victoria in 2010 were from the region and 25 per cent of the total were first-time buyers according to an analysis of last year’s sales by the Greater Victoria Real Estate Board. “The majority of buyers are people moving up or down in the [...]
New Comox Valley Condominiums Proposed
Courtenay City council is considering an application for a 106-unit, six-building condominium project on a 9-acre site on Arden Road. The new real estate development on Vancouver Island is to be called Arden Woods, and will consist of three four-storey building, and three three-storey buildings. Prices are expected to range from $170,000-$230,000. The buildings are [...]
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