North Island development expands through a mix of affordable housing, townhouse, and apartment projects — illustrating steady investment in multi-family and community-based growth across the region.
Rendering of The Landing, Courtenay — designed by MacDonald Hagarty Architects (MHArchitects) and delivered by Momentum Design Build.
NORTH COWICHAN – 3191 Sherman Rd (multi-family new) Affordable Housing – Apartments – Townhouses
Owner: Municipality of North Cowichan – Duncan Ph: 250-746-3100 barbara.thomas@northcowichan.ca
Partner: Community Land Trust Foundation of BC – Vancouver Ph: 604-343-2366 tduzita@cltrust.ca
Architect: Low Hammond Rowe Architects Inc – Victoria Ph: 250-472-8013 architects@lhra.ca
Operator: Cowichan Women Against Violence Society – Duncan Ph: 250-748-7000 exec.dir@cwav.org
Design Build: TL Housing Solutions – Victoria Ph: 604-868-0740 dylan.baird@tlhousingsolutions.com
Financing: BC Housing Management Commission – Burnaby Ph: 604-433-1711 purchasing@bchousing.org
Landscape Professional: MDI – Murdoch de Greeff Inc Landscape Architects – Victoria Ph: 250-412-2891 scott@mdidesign.ca
Structural Engineer: TLSE Engineering – Vancouver Ph: 604-873-1768 dmin@tlse.ca
Mech.Elec Engineers: Integral Group – Victoria Ph: 250-418-1288 acrosson@integralgroup.com
Project: The Sherman Road development combines 58 apartment units and 34 townhouses within a four-storey mixed housing community. The design features 19 accessible homes, comprising 14 units for women and families, as well as a variety of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts.
Stage: Building permits valued at $41.2 million were issued in October 2025 for the full build-out. Funding from BC Housing and municipal grants supports the project, with construction completion targeted for December 2027.
NANAIMO – 6060 Nelson Rd (multi-family new) Townhouses
Architect: Joyce Reid Troost Architecture – Nanaimo Ph: 250-714-8749 joyce@jrtarchitecture.com
Developer: Momentum Design Build Inc – Nanaimo Ph: 250-755-2027 estimating@momentumdesignbuild.ca
Project: Proposals feature a combination of a four-storey apartment building with 20–30 units and six three-storey townhouse buildings with four units each. The site design includes a landscaped courtyard amenity, an underground parkade, and a 2.2 m bike path along Nelson Road.
Stage: A revised rezoning application was submitted in October 2025, following an initial submission in July 2025.
COURTENAY – 1100 Beckensell Ave (multi-family new) Apartments – The Landing
Architect: MacDonald Hagarty Architects (MHArchitects) – Comox Ph: 250-941-0223 admin@mharchitects.ca
Developer: Pacific Swell Developments – Courtenay Ph: 250-338-7741 rickwbrowning@gmail.com
Design Build: Momentum Design Build Inc – Nanaimo Ph: 250-755-2027 estimating@momentumdesignbuild.ca
Landscape Professional: Biophilia Design Collective – Victoria Ph: 250-590-1156 info@biophiliacollective.ca
Structural Engineer: McElhanney – Courtenay Ph: 250-338-5495 courtenay@mcelhanney.com
Mechanical Engineer: Avalon Mechanical Consultants – Victoria Ph: 250-384-4128 bob@avalonmechanical.com
Civil Engineer: Herold Engineering Ltd – Nanaimo Ph: 250-751-8558 jkoster@heroldengineering.com
Envelope Consultant: Herold Engineering Ltd – Nanaimo Ph: 250-751-8558 jkoster@heroldengineering.com
Project: The Landing is a five-storey, 104-unit apartment development providing 49,410 sf of residential space and 99 parking stalls. The unit mix includes 40 studios, 32 larger studios, 24 one-bedroom units, and 8 two-bedroom units, with six units available at below-market rates.
Stage: Construction is set to begin in late November 2025, following demolition of a single-family dwelling and carriage house earlier in the year. Permitting and approvals were advanced through 2024–2025 to prepare the site for the commencement of building.
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