Latest Site Updates
Latest Site Updates
Yep, there's a lot going on in this website.
For a current summary on new additions and site updates check out the overview below. I also look forward to reading your questions, suggestions and corrections, but please hold off on your confessions.
A lot of these updates will be additions of construction photos and videos so for a quick visual overview don't forget to check out the Victoria Developments Photo Album on Flickr and the Victoria Construction Updates Playlist on YouTube.
Contact me at mappingvictoria@gmail.com or meet me at the corner of View and Douglas between 11:00 - 11:30 p.m. every Saturday - weather permitting.
23 - Updatd 767 Douglas Street - Telus Ocean office tower with new construction photos
23 - Updated 315 Edward Street (Vic West townhouses, parking not included) with status update/prices for units and new rendering of courtyard
23 - Updated Victoria Photo Map with new photos
19 - Moved 611 Speed Ave to Completed as TC reports occupancy permit was granted (although negotations underway for purchase by a non-profit
19 - Added new revised renderings to 202 Harbour Road (Porsche Dealership in Vic West)
18 - Added new construction photos to 1132 Johnson St , 1708 Quadra St (Estoya) and 611 Chatham St (Spencer Block)
17 - Added news story to Tresah West at 611 Speed Avenue regarding City Council approval of funding to support co-op purchase
16 - Added to 837 Broughton Street an April 16, 2026 a Victoria News story on the official ground breaking
15 - Added new photos to 2536 Shelbourne St (15 townhouses) and moved project to Completed Listing
15 - Added April 15, 2026 CHEK TV news story video on potential co-op purchase to Tresah West at 611 Speed Ave project page
14 - Added to April 2026 Breaking News a MV story on the last new development proposal in Victoria
13 - Updated April 2026 Breaking News on the potential purchase of Tresah West at 611 Speed Ave by a new non-profit housing society
13 - Updated Crosstown at 584 Burnside Rd (completed in 2025) with link to news story on the evolution of the building's usage
12 - Updated 617 Broughton (currently Broughton Square Parkade) with photos showing the current structure in relation to the church
11 - Updated April 2026 Breaking News with City Council votes on three Victoria projects.
7 - Updated 767 Douglas Street with new construction photo from April 2026 and one from 2023
7 - Updated 780 Fort (Montrose Wintergarden Hotel - a cancelled project) with news of court-ordered sale of property, listed at 9.8 million
7 - Added construction photos to Tallinn at 2002 Richmond Rd (former Ian's Cafe location)
5 - Added CFB Esquimalt housing story to April 2026 Breaking News
5 - Updated 1337 Saunders Street in Esquimalt with rendering of revised plans for the 21 storey rental building
3 - Added new Aryze Developments Instagram video to 480 Esquimalt Rd
3 - Updated 511 Rithet St with new construction photo
3 - Updated 450 Dallas Road with new construction photos
2 - Added BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit March 2026 time lapse video to Belleville Terminal project page
1 - Added RG Excavating Instagram video to 2002 Richmond Road
1 - Added new construction photos to 736 Princess Ave
1- Added new construction photos to 611 Speed Ave
31 - Added new photo showing existing lot to 1101 Yates Street
31 - Added new photo to 1050 Yates Street
31 - Updated 1132 Johnson St with new construction photos
31 - Updated 930 Pandora Ave with new construction photos
30 - Updated March 2026 Breaking News to include story on potential start of residential tower at Uptown
29 - Added new photos to 825 Fort Street
28 - Added new post to Urbanism and Architecture Page featuring CHEK TV's new story on cars and their usage in Victoria
28 - Updated March 2026 breaking news with Downtown Funk re: negative design changes to Chard's 3 tower project at 1961 Douglas St
28 - Added construction update video from Don Mann Excavating to Royal Bay Masterplan page
27 - Added Camosun College Lansdowne Campus Student Housing project page
26- Updated March 2026 Breaking News to include the Times Colonist's March 26, 2026 story on the Uptown-Douglas Plan
26 - Updated 934 Balmoral First Met project to include more info on architect and their past projects
25 - Added new photo to Esther Marjorie Hill's architect page
24 - Added new construction video on projects at Yates and Cook St intersection to the Video page and to 1045 Yates
24 - Added new constructiion photo to Belleville Terminal Project
23 - Added new construction photo to 1708 Quadra Street
23 - Added update to 934 Balmoral (First Met Church) to include info on March 12 2026 revised plans
22 - Added new story to March Breaking News on new student housing at Camosun College
20 - Added new Instagram post by RG Excavating to 480 Esquimalt Road
20 - Added new construction photos to 1045 Yates Street - Starlight's Harris Green Village
19 - Updated Victoria Photo Map with new photos (shown by orange camera icon on the map)
17 - Added new photo perspective of completed project at 1211 Gladstone Ave in Fernwood
17 - Added new construction photos to 324 Cook Street in Fairfield
15 - Added new revised rendering to 235 Russell Street in Vic West
13 - Added a biography page for architect Esther Marjorie Hill, also linked from the main page of Victoria Architects
13 - Updated March 2026 Breaking News with link to TC News Story on Oak Bay Lodge potential development
12 - Updated March 2026 Breaking News with news/analysis of City Council vote to reject 1520 Blanshard Street
9 - Updated March 2026 Breaking News to include CHEK TV story about 1520 Blanshard Street and noting error in their reporting
9 - Updated March 2026 Breaking News with story on the Bank Street School and Sundance Elementary development fate
9 - Updated 1885 Government Street (Victoria Transmission site) with site context photos
8 - Updated 135 Gorge Road E with new construction photos
7- Updated March 2026 Breaking News with story on City Planners recommendation to reject Victoria's potential tallest building
7 - Added a biography page for architect PL James under the main page of Victoria Architects
6 - Updated 1101 Yates Street and March 2026 Breaking News to include approval of the project by City Council
5 - Updated 837 Broughton Street with new construction photos and changed status from proposal to under construction
4 - Updated 450 Dallas Road with Instagram photos from Don Mann Excavating showing extensive drainage required for wind storms
3- Added new Instagram video reel by RG Excavating from March 2, 2026 showing construction progress at 2300 Douglas
1 - Added pics of three homes slated for demolition at site of 1703 Fernwood Rd development
1- Updated 1516 Camosun with revised rendering and added photos of the three homes on site which will be demolished