Hudson and Essencia Verde
Times Colonist 10k-right now!
May 1st
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Today is looking like it will be an absolutely steallar day to run 10k with 13 000 other people. Looking forward to seeing my run group this morning and also to participate in such an immense event. Can’t wait to cross the finish line!
If you know someone who’s running come on down ( by bike might be best as it will be pretty car unfriendly ) and cheer them on as they cross the finish line. Ya hear that kids-This is your father speaking!
Essencia Verde-Cook Street Village-Say what?
Dec 1st
This project, a few years back was stalled, and that’s putting it nicely, then it came back on the market and the prices very quickly proved to be more than the market could bear. Hence sales stopped and now it’s back on the market with a new sales team, new prices and the whole project is being sold at great prices as it’s in receivership. Many units have since sold. Lots of great units still available and the finishing is of a higher end than a lot of new construction-Check it out!
Tough to argue with location, it’s one of the best in the city, and is loved equally by hipsters, downsizers, young families and lots of folk who move here from elsewhere (read: where there is real winter) to take advantage of this dynamic neighbourhood. Destinations include The Beagle Pub, Pizzaria Prima Strata, Bubby’s Bakery, and of course the Dallas Road waterfront and Beacon Hill Park
Marijane Smith of Newport Realty marijanesmith@shaw.ca 250-385-2033 breaks it down for us in this episode of “Two Questions”. If you want to see this or any other new strata construction projects, contact me anytime, Fergus Kyne, Your Realtor in Victoria, fergus@telus.net or cell: 250 216 1217
I’m looking for a new strata, what’s important to ask at the sales centre?
Nov 15th
Many people who move into a strata are either first time buyers or are downsizing from a free standing home. What should you consider first, what questions do you need to ask at the sales centre, and what are some of the advantages of being in a brand new project.
I speak to Christina Carrick, realtor at the Hudson, a new project being presented in the former Hudson Bay store on Douglas.
Perhaps no other organization runs as deep throughout the history of Canada and our heritage quite like the Hudson’s Bay Company. The style and construction of their huge department store buildings often made them the landmark retail edifices in almost every major Canadian city.
The Hudson is looking better with every visit.
Nov 6th
Indeed, so what I’m finding is that you really need to visit a new strata project you might be considering for purchase SEVERAL times. Just in doing my research for you I’m seeing that my affinity, as an example, for the Hudson is really growing. You go back and you discover something you hadn’t thought of before. With the Hudson, I initially thought, “ok, who is going to be the customer for this?” But in going back, I’ve discovered that there is indeed a lot to be excited about here. With an additonal two towers coming there is no doubt that this is going to be a high density corridor, that is not quite downtown but rather just on the edge of the core; perhaps akin to what we saw occur in Vancouver’s Yaletown, which was at one time on the edge of an urban downtown but now is itself a centre of attraction and a destination in it’s own right. So, in buying here, you can be at the leading edge of an entirely “new” district, a neighbourhood to be, as it were.
I mention in my vlog that while it’s not yet established like it is in the Cook Street village for the Essencia Verde, commercial and retail installations and all types of ancilliary services are only a matter of time away. When there are grocery stores, cool retail outlets, restaurants and bars, this will be an area that will draw the masses and will develop it’s own cache. When you say Cook Steet Village, people know exactly what you are referring to as an area; perhaps in time we’ll be referring to and area known as “Hudson”. In fact when you think about it, this area probably has more potential to be a destination because there is no doubt that you’ll be seeing a higher density, and definately a greater concentration of commercial, ie, services that the mulitidudes who will call this home, will require.
Next up in this series, I’ll be speaking to the realtors representing the sellers of both these fine projects to see what they perceive as the most attractive elements of their respective stratas .
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