Victoria council has moved ahead the second part of a seniors housing undertaking close to Royal Jubilee Hospital
Victoria council has moved ahead the second part of a seniors housing undertaking close to Royal Jubilee Hospital by rezoning 5 single-family heaps to permit for a seven-storey seniors rental constructing.
Council voted unanimously to approve the rezoning, saying it was an opportunity to revitalize the neighbourhood and set up a sister constructing to a five-storey, 167-unit assisted-living and memory-care facility presently beneath building at 1900 Richmond Rd.
“That is changing into a health-care district,” stated Coun. Matt Dell, noting the hospital sits simply throughout the road from Section 1. “And I feel it’s vital that one of these constructing, with people who’re form of getting older in place right here, have shut entry to the hospital. In order that’s the primary factor I like about it.”
Dell stated he additionally preferred the very fact the 88-unit housing undertaking comes with a $1-million neighborhood amenity contribution, $700,000 of which is to be directed to the native facilities fund and the remainder to the Victoria Housing Reserve Fund.
“It’ll add badly wanted seniors housing right into a district that’s densifying,” added Coun. Jeremy Caradonna. “I feel it’ll pair actually properly with the Section 1 a part of this improvement. I feel it’s going to assist to create a brand new city village.”
Coun. Marg Gardiner stated she has heard the issues of some neighbours who don’t like the dimensions and scope of the undertaking, however she famous the “gray tsunami” the province was warned about years in the past is beginning to flip white.
Gardiner stated the influence on the neighbourhood could possibly be mitigated by the dimensions of the backyard area, which shall be publicly accessible.
The undertaking — Section 2 of a two-building undertaking from Vancouver-based Milliken Developments — envisions a seven-storey rental constructing on Ashgrove Road for seniors to be constructed straight behind the Section 1 Amica Jubilee Home. Presently, the websites for the second part are single-family properties at 1921, 1929 and 1935 Ashgrove St., in addition to a duplex conversion at 1931/1933 Ashgrove St.
Milliken Developments, which is behind each initiatives, doesn’t but personal the properties on Ashgrove Road, however council was assured the gross sales had been imminent and contingent on the rezoning going ahead.
As a result of the event firm doesn’t but personal the properties, it has been unable to strategy present tenants to seek the advice of on rehousing plans. The corporate has informed town it intends to achieve out to tenants inside every week of buying the properties.
The 2 improvement initiatives shall be consolidated and the 2 buildings shall be linked by a hall, in addition to an underground parking storage.
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