Village on Third Phase II of Nanaimo was named the Judges’ Choice
NANAIMO – Village on Third Phase II of Nanaimo was named the Judges’ Choice, best overall entry in the 14th Annual Vancouver Island Real Estate Board Commercial Building Awards, announced Friday, May 7 virtually on a Zoom presentation.
Village on Third Phase, built by Westmark Construction and designed by D-Architecture, also won the Award of Excellence in the Mixed Use category. A near record 45 finalists, comprised of commercial, industrial and revenue-producing projects, including renovations, from the Malahat to Port Hardy, completed between January 1 and December 31, 2020. A select team of independent judges from the real estate industry adjudicated the entries.
Gold Sponsors of the Awards 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.
Award of Excellence Winners by category are:
Affordable Housing: Nanaimo Association for Community Living. Builder: Knappett Projects.
Community Institutional: Nanaimo Airport of Cassidy. Builder: Durwest Construction.
Hospitality: Hotel Zed of Tofino. Builder: Farmer Construction.
Industrial: Oakwood Business Park of Nanaimo. Builder: Windley Contracting.
Multi-Family Apartments: NEO Apartment Residences of Campbell River. Builder: Crowne Pacific.
Multi-Family Condominium: The Met of Nanaimo. Builder: Windley Contracting.
Multi-Family Townhouse: The Aria of Duncan. Builder: Blueprint Custom Homes.
Office: JRP Solutions Ltd. of Courtenay. Builder: Avril Homes.
Retail Renovation: Ladysmith Thrift Store of Ladysmith. Builder: MKM Projects.
Retail: VI Granite & Quartz of Nanaimo. Builder: Island Westcoast Developments (IWCD).
Awards of Merit, for runners-up in a category, went to:
Affordable Housing: The Virage of Nanaimo and VIMHS Rosehill of Nanaimo, built by Saywell Contracting Ltd.
Community Institutional: Port Hardy Airport built by Kinetic Construction; Nanaimo Innovation Academy Classroom built by Saywell Contracting Ltd.; SPCA Barn of Nanaimo by Island Westcoast Developments (IWCD).
Multi-Family Apartments: Cubes of Courtenay built by AFC Construction; Sandscapes Apartments of Parksville built by WestUrban Developments.
Retail: CRU Building of Parksville built by Windley Contracting.
The link to view the video of the awards is: https://youtu.be/w_qqY7VgM9M
The official Souvenir Book for the awards, featuring photos and descriptions of each Finalist, can be viewed at: https://issuu.com/businessexaminer/docs/2021_vireb_book
For further information about the awards, visit www.vireb.com or www.businessexaminer.ca