YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: FEBRUARY 26, 2024

February 26, 2025

NANAIMO – 66 Prideaux Street (multi‑family new) Supportive Housing – Trackside

Architect: Low Hammond Rowe Architects Inc – Victoria • Ph: 250‑472‑8013 • architects@lhra.ca
Developer: Ballenas Housing Society – Nanaimo • Ph: 250‑755‑1158 • info@ballenas.ca
Landscape Professional: Kinship Design – Nanaimo • Ph: 250‑753‑8093 • hello@kinshipdesign.ca

Project: A supportive housing initiative that blends new construction with existing units. The development features a 6‑storey building providing 96 affordable units on the west side of Prideaux Street and a 5‑storey building delivering 44 new units on the east side, complementing 62 pre‑existing units.

Stage: Development Permit Application – new submission February 2025.

 

STRATHCONA RD – 965 Beasley Rd, Cortes Island (multi‑family new) Affordable Housing – Rainbow Ridge

Owner: Cortes Island Housing Society (CHS) – Ph: 250‑935‑6676 • info@cortescommunityhousing.org
Architect: Iredale Architecture – Victoria • Ph: 250‑381‑5582 • david@iredale.ca
Construction Manager: Mark Lombard – CRD – Gulf Islands • Ph: 250‑202‑1509 • misterlombard@gmail.com
Consultant: Ian Scott Planning Services – Victoria • Ph: 250‑884‑6202 • ianscottconsulting@gmail.com

Project: An affordable housing development comprising eight two‑storey buildings offering 24 units, including 12 one‑bedroom, eight two‑bedroom, and four three‑bedroom configurations. The clustered housing arrangement incorporates duplexes, triplexes, a community garden, and a trail, with surface parking and two flex units designated for non‑profit rental housing serving island residents with low‑to‑moderate incomes.

Stage: Site clearing and preparation are underway, with construction on the utility building and the first seven homes scheduled to begin in spring 2025.

 

TOFINO – 356 Peterson Dr (multi‑family new) Townhouses

Owner: Tofino Housing Corporation – Tofino • Ph: 250‑725‑3229 • execdirec@tofinohousingcorp.ca
Designer: Nectar Design and Build – Tofino • info@nectardesign.ca
Surveyor: McElhanney – Nanaimo • Ph: 250‑716‑3336 • nanaimo@mcelhanney.com

Project: A townhouse development on a .14‑acre site featuring 2‑storey homes. The project offers eight townhouse units and two fourplexes with two‑bedroom, 800‑square‑foot units supported by eight dedicated parking stalls.

Stage: The Rezoning Application has been approved as of February 2025.o3-mini-high

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