3468 Tillicum Rd
Building Info
18 storey building with 311 rental apartments and 104 hotel rooms
Commercial units at grade and underground parking
Developer
Developer Project Website
Architect
Context
Currently a small strip mall built in 1963
Across from under construction 3400 Tillicum Road
Saanich Development Tracker
Status
January 2026 - Initial proposal was rejected by Saanich, revised plans submitted by developer on January 27, 2026
Media and Images
January 2026 Submission
Image from January 27, 2026 proposal submission to Saanich - © MGBA
Following renders from DesignWorks Engineering Project Website - © MGBA
Previous January 2025 Submission
18 storey rental building - 407 apartments, no hotel units
Images © MGBA
Planning Deep Dive
Saanich Advisory Design Panel met virtually with the applicant on August 6, 2025. Full minutes are available here; highlights and direct quotes of the feedback are shown below:
The building is large, monolithic, slab-like, and top-heavy, with excessive floor plate and overall mass. Prior feedback on massing has not led to substantial changes.
The design does not clearly read as two separate towers, instead appearing as a single slab with overly uniform symmetry.
Suggestions for improvement include emphasizing a podium, articulating upper levels, creating varied heights, step-backs, rooftop terraces, sculptural forms, distinct corners, or considering a twotower or podium-and-tower configuration.
A comparison was made to View Street Towers in Victoria, noting that building was roughly 66 meters long and the proposed building was measured at 74 meters.
Overall pedestrian circulation remains weak and poorly integrated with the surrounding urban context.
The plaza reads more like a commercial forecourt rather than a true gathering space
Ground planes needs to be more vibrant, people-oriented, and integrated with the urban fabric. Weak public realm integration is a recurring, unresolved issue.
Amenity areas are too small, isolated, and not community friendly. Rooftop amenity with kitchen/lounge and outdoor space was strongly encouraged.
The renderings highlight amenities and events; their usability may be overstated. The plaza space will only succeed with considerable programming effort.
The following motion was approved 9-0 at the August 6, 2025 ADP meeting:
“That it be recommended that the design to construct an 18-storey mixed use purpose-built rental project with 407 rental units and 5 commercial units at grade over 2 levels of underground parking at 3468 Tillicum Road be denied.”
On January 27, 2026 revised plans were submitted by the developer; however, the issues raised by the ADP do not appear to have been adequately addressed. The design has been revised to look less like two towers and the building composition has changed from 407 apartments to 311 apartments, but also 104 hotel rooms.
