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Mixed use development eyed for city waterfront Kristen Douglas
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Police described Sunday night’s weather conditions as “horrible” with snow, wind, rain and freezing temperatures. Weather is believed to be a factor in two separate accidents that occurred five minutes apart on the Island Highway, just south of Stories Beach. A 32-year-old Campbell River woman was driving the white pickup that was heavily damaged after it went off the east side of the road and rolled into a wooded area. Then (pictured left), across the road, this Toyota car, driven by a 41-year-old Royston man, went into the west ditch. Both drivers escaped uninjured, according to Campbell River RCMP. Paul Rudan/The MiRRoR
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The city owns a prime piece of real estate waterfront property that if developed could fetch higher than average prices. That’s according to a consultant’s report, commissioned by the city, that looked at options for a 9.5 acre property between the ferry terminal and Discovery Harbour shopping centre. The area studied by the consultants includes three parcels of land – one owned by the city and two by a private landowner. The consultants found that the property would best be suited for mixed use. “Based on its review, Coriolis Consulting suggested that concepts for the subject site focus on multifamily residential, retail and service, or a mix of each,” according to the consultant’s report. “Given the size of the site and its overall development potential, there is clearly a market opportunity for a mix of uses at the site.” The consultants suggest a multifamily building of five storeys or less, enhanced by surrounding mixed-use buildings with retail services that offer good exposure, convenient parking, and easy vehicle access. The consultants compared their vision for the waterfront property to the multi-family, retail development mix seen in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour and False Creek, Steveston, Richmond and Malmo, Sweden – the site of this year’s World Junior Hockey
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Championships. Championships. Coriolis consultants consultants said said the the Coriolis waterfront location location of of Campbell Campbell waterfront River’s property property makes makes itit an anattracattracRiver’s tive site site for for multi-family multi-family developdeveloptive ment. ment. “Coriolis Consulting Consulting thinks thinks that that “Coriolis the subject subject site site could could capture capture aa sigsigthe nificant share share of of the the demand demand for for nificant new apartment apartment units units in in the the city, city,”” new the report report reads. reads. “Coriolis “CoriolisConsultConsultthe ing thinks thinks itit isis reasonable reasonable to toanticianticiing pate demand demand in in the the range range of of 20 20 to to pate 30 units units per per year year on on average average at at the the 30 subject site. site.”” subject As for for retail, retail, the the consultants consultants As found its its location location along along the the water water found and its its proximity proximity to to Discovery Discovery and Harbour shopping shopping centre centremake makethe the Harbour property an an ideal ideal spot spot for forretail retailand and property service development. development. service “In addition, addition, lease lease rates ratesfor fornewer newer “In retail space space in in downtown downtown are are high high retail enough to to make make retail retail and and develdevelenough opment financially financially attractive attractive for for opment private developers developers ($20 ($20 to to $25 $25 private per square square foot),” foot),” according according to to per the report. report. “The “The subject subject site site could could the accommodate over over 100,000 100,000 square square accommodate feet of of retail retail and and service service space. space.”” feet Coriolis consultants consultants studied studied the the Coriolis waterfront property property in in November. November. waterfront Consultants met met with with city city staff staff Consultants and members members of of the the community community and to engage engage in in aa community community charcharto rette day day and and gather gather input input from from rette residents as as part part of of the the consultaconsultaresidents tion tion process. process. Coriolis’ Coriolis’ report report was was in in front front of of council council to to consider consider at at Tuesday Tuesday evening’s evening’s council council meeting meeting after after the the Mirror Mirror went went to to press. press.
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