45 Buildings From The Malahat To Port Hardy To Be Celebrated At May 7 Virtual Event
NANAIMO – Despite the COVID 19 pandemic, a near record 45 buildings have been named Finalists for the 14th Annual Vancouver Island Real Estate Board Commercial Building Awards, which will be announced May 7. For the second straight year, the event will be virtual through a Zoom presentation.
Commercial, industrial and revenue-producing projects, including renovations, from the Malahat to Port Hardy are up for these awards, and must have been completed between January 1 and December 31, 2020.
“We are very pleasantly surprised and absolutely thrilled by the number of nominations and finalists this year,” says Mark MacDonald of Business Examiner, which coordinates the event. “We knew construction continued at a very strong pace last year, but didn’t think we’d get more than the 43 we had the previous year.”
Nomination deadline was March 31.
Finalists are, by community:
Campbell River (7) – Campbell River Airport, BC Transit, Crestview Townhomes, Campbell River Golf Club, Linda’s Place, NEO Apartment Residences and Southpoint.
Chemainus (2) – The Cottages, Vancouver Island Regional Library.
Courtenay (4) – Cubes, Enclave Residences, JRP Solutions, Parkside.
Cowichan Valley (1) – BC Transit
Duncan (1) – The Aria
Ladysmith (1) – Ladysmith Thrift Store
Nanaimo (20) – Nanaimo Association for Community Living, Nanaimo Airport, Aspengrove School, Caledonian Clinic, Dodd’s Furniture, Minute Men Storage, Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society at 77 Mill Street, Nanaimo Innovation Academy Classroom, North Grove Apartments, Oakwood, Quality Inn, Riverstone Place, SPCA Barn, The Met, The Virage, VI Granite & Quartz, Village Centre, Village on Third Phase 2, VIMHS Rosehill, Wendy’s
Nanoose (1) – Fairwinds Landing
Parksville (3) – CRU Building, Gateway Apartments, Sandscapes Apartments
Port Alberni (1) – CHIMS Guest House
Port Hardy (1) – Port Hardy Airport
Qualicum Beach (1) – Qualicum Beach Airport
Tofino (2) – Hotel Zed, Surf Grove Campground
There will also be a Judges’ Choice Award for the best overall entry. Last year’s winner were the Tourism Tofino buildings in Tofino. The event was held in September last year due to the pandemic, with winners announced via Zoom.
A select team of independent judges from the real estate industry have adjudicated the 2020 entries.
Gold Sponsors of the Award are Coastal Community Credit Union. Category sponsors are NAI Commercial, RE/MAX Commercial, Herold Engineering, MNP LLP and Yellow Sheet Review. Black Press is a Platinum Media Sponsor.
For information, please contact Sue Lessard of VIREB at 250-390-4212 or visit www.vireb.com.