2659 Douglas St

Building Info - map

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

• Heritage Info

• Walk score 96, bike score 91, transit 85

City of Victoria Development Tracker 

• Project Folder

Status

• December 2025 Status: New building renting as of October 1, 2025 with the heritage building nearing completion

Media and Images

• February 23, 2021 Times Colonist story on project approval