North Island development activity continues — new mixed-use, commercial, and redevelopment projects advance across key growth corridors.
3679 Shenton Rd, Nanaimo – Mixed-use development designed by Low Hammond Rowe Architects Inc
NANAIMO – 3679 Shenton Rd (mixed-use dev) Apartments – Commercial
Architect: Low Hammond Rowe Architects Inc – Victoria Ph: 250-472-8013 architects@lhra.ca
Developer: Windley Contracting Ltd – Nanaimo Ph: 250-758-3411 jeff@windleycontracting.com
Landscape Professional: Kinship Design – Nanaimo Ph: 250-753-8093 hello@kinshipdesign.ca
Environmental Consultant: Aquaparian Environmental Consulting – Nanaimo Ph: 250-714-8446 czamora@aquaparian.com
Environmental Consultant: Toth and Associates Environmental Services – Lantzville Ph: 250-390-7602 stoth@shaw.ca
Project: Plans outline a three-storey mixed-use development featuring 17 apartment units above one level of underground parking. The building design seamlessly blends ground-floor commercial space with upper residential units, integrating EV-ready stalls, bicycle parking, and a landscaped walkway that leads to a pavilion viewing structure and a rain garden adjacent to Diver Lake.
Stage: Development permit application was submitted in October 2025 and remains under municipal review.
COURTENAY – 2270 Cliffe Ave (mixed-use dev) Apartments – Commercial – Mansfield Centre Redevelopment
Architect: Raymond de Beeld Architect – Nanaimo Ph: 250-754-2108 raymond@rdbarchitect.ca
Developer: Mansfield Centre Inc – Courtenay
Landscape Professional: Kinship Design – Nanaimo Ph: 250-753-8093 hello@kinshipdesign.ca
Civil Engineer: McElhanney – Courtenay Ph: 250-338-5495 courtenay@mcelhanney.com
Geotechnical Consultant: Ryzuk Geotechnical – Victoria Ph: 250-475-3131 matt@ryzuk.com
Traffic Consultant: Watt Consulting Group – Victoria Ph: 250-388-9877 info@wattconsultinggroup.com
Project: The Mansfield Centre redevelopment envisions a six-storey transformation of the existing plaza, introducing 137 apartment units above 11 ground-floor commercial spaces totalling 12,500 sf. The project includes two underground parking levels with 166 stalls, 22 EV charging stations, a landscaped pedestrian frontage, and a second-floor amenity deck.
Stage: Rezoning received first, second, and third readings in September 2025, with a development permit application submitted in August 2023.
COMOX VALLEY RD – 2054 Endall Rd, Black Creek (commercial new) Multi-Unit Commercial Building
Architect: MacDonald Hagarty Architects (MHArchitects) – Comox Ph: 250-941-0223 maris@mharchitects.ca
Developer: Lacasse Construction Ltd – Courtenay Ph: 250-339-2818 info@lacasseconstruction.ca
Landscape Professional: Fiddlehead Gardening and Design – Courtenay Ph: 250-650-6970
Project: Designs call for a 6,164 sf commercial building providing 23 parking stalls. The layout divides the structure between a veterinary clinic and leasable commercial space with a shared service area.
Stage: Construction has started, following the issuance of a $1.9 million building permit in October 2025. The development permit was approved in August 2025.
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