Judges’ Choice winner for best overall project, 1025 Johnson Street, an integrated building that includes the City of Victoria’s Fire Department Headquarters and 130 affordable rental homes and Class A office space. From left: CJ Rupp, Peter Jawl, Brock Vaughan, Carolina Ibarra and Adam Fawkes. Dalmatian Developments Ltd. is the owner/developer, HCMA Victoria the Architect/Designer, and Campbell Construction the General Contractor.
VICTORIA – The new building at 1021-1025 Johnson Street won the Judges’ Choice, Best Overall Entry in the annual Capital Region Commercial Building Awards November 23 at the Delta Ocean Pointe Resort.
There were 45 finalists in the gala event to honour the best in commercial, industrial and revenue-producing properties in Greater Victoria, from Sooke to Sidney, completed in 2022.
Architect of the Year was HCMA, Safety Company of the Year was Knappett Projects Inc. and Construction Company of the Year was GableCraft Homes / Royal Bay.
Gold Sponsors were Freedom Capital, MNP LLP and Coastal Community Credit Union, and category sponsors were NAI Commercial Victoria, Island EHS, Landlord BC, Proline Property Management, Viking Properties, IWCD, TD, Knappett Projects Inc. and Sidney Courier and Hendra Moving. Media Sponsor is the Yellow Sheet Construction Data + Analytics, and the event was coordinated by the Business Examiner News Group.
Stacy Ross of CHEK TV was the Master of Ceremonies for the event.
1021-1025 Johnson Street was also the Award of Excellence winner in the Mixed Use category, as it is an integrated building that includes the City of Victoria’s Fire Department Headquarters and 130 affordable rental homes and Class A office space. Dalmatian Developments Ltd. is the owner/developer, HCMA Victoria the Architect/Designer, and Campbell Construction the General Contractor.
Category winners (Award of Excellence) were:
Affordable Housing: Salish Sea Housing of Central Saanich. Owner/Developer: Salish Sea Trust Fund; Architect/Designer: Finlayson Bonet Architecture; General Contractor: Knappett Projects Inc.
Community Institutional: Victoria Scottish Community Hall (Craigflower Hall) of View Royal. Owner/Developer: Victoria Highland Games Association; Architect/Designer: D’Ambrosio Architecture; General Contractor: Knappett Projects Inc.
Green & Sustainability: Power To Be of Saanich. Architect/Designer: Christine Lintott Architects Inc.; General Contractor: Campbell Construction Ltd.
Industrial: DVV2 Amazon Distribution Facility of Sidney. Owner/Developer: Looking Up Developments Ltd. (a division of York Realty Inc.); Architect/Designer: Place Architecture; General Contractor: Eagle Builders LP.
Mixed Use: 1021-1025 Johnston Street of Victoria.
Multi-Family Condominium: Pacific Trilogy 3 of Langford. Owner/Developer: Pacific Viking Group Properties Inc.; Architect/Designer: Alan Lowe Architect Inc.; General Contractor: Viking Properties.
Multi-Family Town Home: The Cove Apartments Michigan Street Development of Victoria. Owner/Developer: Starlight Developments; Architect/Designer: BHA Architecture; General Contractor: Knappett Projects Inc.
Office: Victoria Press Building of Victoria. Owner/Developer: Merchant House Capital Inc.; Architect/Designer: dHKarchitects; General Contractor: Farmer Construction Ltd.
Purpose Built Rental: Arthur Scroggs House of Victoria. Owner/Developer: Harbinger Properties Inc.; Architect/Designer: Christine Lintott Architects Inc.; General Contractor: Black Horse Contracting Ltd.
Retail, Hospitality & Tourism: Quality Foods Royal Bay of Colwood. Owner: Quality Foods; Architect/Designer: D-Architecture; General Contractor: IWCD (Island West Coast Developments Ltd.)
Renovations & Tenant Improvements: Camosun College Dental Building Restoration of Victoria. Owner/Developer: Camosun College; Architect/Designer: Zeidler Architecture; General Contractor: Heatherbrae Builders Co. Ltd.
Runners-up (Award of Merit) were:
Community Institutional: Star Cinema Theatre of Sidney. Owner/Developer/General Contractor: Casman Projects BC; Architect/Designer: Finlayson Bonet Architecture.
Green & Sustainability: May Street Passive House Four-Plex of Victoria. Owner/Developer: Breia Holding; Architect/Designer: Cascadia Architects Inc.; General Contractor: Cosgrave Construction.
Mixed Use: Beacon on Beacon of Sidney. Owner/Developer: Mamic Development; Architect/Designer: Finlayson Bonet Architecture; General Contractor: Wakefield Construction.
Multi-Family Condominium: Belmont Reunion of Langford. Owner/Developer: Belmont Reunion LLP (Ledcor Properties); Architect/Designer: RLA Architects Inc.; General Contractor: Knappett Projects Inc.
Multi-Family Town Home: The Coral of Colwood. Owner/Developer/General Contractor: GableCraft Homes; Architect/Designer: Integra Architecture Inc.
Purpose Built Rental: Oslo On Fifth of Sidney. Owner/Developer: Primex Investments; Architect/Designer: Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership; General Contractor: Summit Brooke Construction.
Retail, Hospitality & Tourism: Commons At Royal Bay of Colwood. Owner/Developer: PCRE Group; Architect/Designer: Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership (MCM); General Contractor: IWCD (Island West Coast Developments Ltd.)
Renovations & Tenant Improvements: Gabriel Ross of Victoria. Owner/Developer: Fawcett Taylor Investments; Architect/Designer: Hillel Architecture/Gabriel Ross; General Contractor: Brenric Construction.
The souvenir book of the event, which includes profiles of all the finalists, can be viewed here.