2659 Douglas St

Building Info

The Scott

• 3 storey heritage restoration with an additional floor (46 rental units), plus a new 6 storey rental building (45 units) for a total of 91

• Restoration and seismic upgrading of the Scott building, a brick-clad building with a hybrid timber and steel structure, completed in 1912

• The building will also have commercial spaces at ground level. The centre of the upper two storeys of the building will be removed to create a ‘U’ configuration allowing daylight to new apartments and wrapping an elevated courtyard at Level 2. 

• A new fourth level, mostly concealed behind the parapet of the existing building, will be added to provide additional rental apartments

• In addition a new 6 storey apartment will be built on the parking lot to the east of the Scott building

Developer

• District Group

• Developer Project Website

• Rental Information

Architect

• MGA

• Architect Project Website

Context

• Designed by architect Lord Wilfrid Hargreaves (1880-1966) who also designed nearby Leland Building at 2512 Douglas St and Kings' Printer at 565 Superior Street.  Further heritage info on 2659 Douglas. 

City of Victoria Development Tracker 

• Project Folder

Status

• January 2026: New building began renting in 2025; the heritage Scott building is still under construction with possible completion in Spring 2026

Media and Images

• February 23, 2021 Times Colonist story on project approval

• November 30, 2017 Times Colonist story