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4080 Gordon Head Road is a proposal to build a four-storey condominium complex (with a single ground level retail unit) alongside six clusters of townhomes along the 4000-block of Gordon Head Road at Feltham Road in the Gordon Head neighbourhood of Saanich within Victoria's urban core.
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A single retail unit is planned for the intersection at Gordon Head and Feltham roads.
Five years after the project started life with a land purchase, a controversial housing complex in the heart of Gordon Head will get a chance to spread its wings.
Following a two-day public hearing spread out over two weeks, Saanich council voted 7-2 Tuesday night in favour of moving forward with a 93-unit complex proposed by Abstract Developments for the corner of Gordon Head and Feltham roads.
In coming to its decision, council weighed the need for new and varied housing types in what has traditionally been a single-family home neighbourhood with concerns over the size of the project and the impact on traffic.
Coun. Teale Phelps Bondaroff suggested there may have been some development fatigue growing in the area, which has seen a number of new projects approved in recent years.
“I wanted to let folks know that I feel you. I live down the street. We’re getting a tonne of new projects in the neighbourhood, and that can be very frustrating,” he said. “But it’s also a sign that we are currently tackling the housing crisis. When you’re tackling the housing crisis, that means you’re building housing, and that can be somewhat disruptive.”
“Traffic nightmare” one person says. Give me a break.
“I wanted to let folks know that I feel you. I live down the street. We’re getting a tonne of new projects in the neighbourhood, and that can be very frustrating,” he said. “But it’s also a sign that we are currently tackling the housing crisis. When you’re tackling the housing crisis, that means you’re building housing, and that can be somewhat disruptive.”
The people living in the neighbourhood don't really care about you tackling the housing (population) crisis, go tackle it somewhere else where you won't disturb existing residents.
The people living in the neighbourhood don't really care about you tackling the housing (population) crisis, go tackle it somewhere else where you won't disturb existing residents.
And simultaneously it had better not destroy any green space!
Mix of condos, townhomes and a retail space envisioned for Gordon Head Road at Feltham Road
Nearly 100 residences have been proposed for a parcel situated at busy Gordon Head intersection.