Address:
This project profile is enhanced with Citified Plus to provide you with additional project data. Learn more about Citified Plus.
New townhouses viewed from Lampson St, Sep 16 2025
There is still good demand for traditional townhouses although some of what is being built these days are just condos that look like townhouses. Not sure about this project.
Computers aren’t for everybody – some people prefer working with tools, or with knives and fire. People like Andrea Alridge.
“I cannot sit in front of a computer all day,” said Alridge, who studied computer science and graphic design for a few months after high school before deciding to pivot into cooking full time.
Now, keyboards and code are likely the furthest thing from her mind. Alridge is the executive chef at Janevca, a gorgeous and intricate new restaurant located in the soon-to-be-fully open Rosemead House in Esquimalt.
Leading the kitchen is the latest in a long line of culinary achievements for Alridge. She's worked in renowned Vancouver restaurants past and present, including Raincity Grill and CinCin. In 2021, she competed on Top Chef Canada. While she’s come a long way from her early days at a Vancouver Cactus Club, her earliest memories of food remain among her biggest influences.
“I think a lot of my upbringing with my grandmothers on both sides is what really pushed me into following my love for cooking,” said Alridge, who spent a great deal of time bonding over food with her family in Jamaica and the Philippines.
In Jamaica, Sunday meals were the biggest event — but in a country without supermarkets, preparing those meals was a bit more involved.
“You kind of lived off the land and got to know the farmers and everything like that,” she said. “We would go to a farm, pick out a goat or find chickens, bring them home, and she would teach us how to butcher them.”
This got my attention: if she worked at CinCin and now is the boss at this new place here we'll definitely have a go; CinCin was a very long time favorite of just about anyone who lived in Vancouver and who loved Italian food. We went there often when I lived in the city. It was never less than amazing. And RainCity Grill, which was bought out and shut down several years ago, was also excellent in the seafood niche.
Hopefully she has infused lessons learned from both, especially CinCin, into this new establishment in Esquimalt.
$1,661,560
504 427 Lampson St
Esquimalt, British Columbia V9A0K5
Modern luxury meets old world charm in this stunning 3-bdrm penthouse at Oakwoods by Aragon. Soaring ceilings are highlighted by gorgeous William Morris wallcoverings & elegant wainscoting throughout. A folding glass window wall opens your main living area to an inviting terrace over a European-style courtyard. Chef-inspired kitchen features polished tile backsplash, Italian ash cabinetry incl. floor-to-ceiling pantry, a premier GE Monogram appliance package with 48” fridge, 36” 5-burner gas cooktop & under-counter wine reserve. Mornings are made better with your built-in Fulgor Milano espresso maker & a geothermal heat pump offers year-round comfort. A highlight of this exquisite home is the 525 sq ft west-facing upper terrace overlooking historic Rosemead House with ocean & mtn views beyond. Oakwoods residents will enjoy exclusive resort-style living with a well-equipped fitness centre, easy access to Janevca Kitchen & Lounge and the Salt and Ivy Spa. Move in now!
https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/29197179/504-427-lampson-st-esquimalt-saxe-point
Veil lifted on Esquimalt's 'masterpiece' housing community on former Old English Inn lands
Many years in the making, the transformation of the Old English Inn lands is complete, elevating Esquimalt's housing market to a new level.
Esquimalt's and Victoria's Esquimalt Road corridor will see 900 new homes by 2027
Esquimalt Road is undergoing a historic transformation as the corridor moves down a rapid densification path.
Victoria condo buyers turn to emerging neighbourhoods amid COVID's market reset
Urban condominium offerings outside of Victoria's downtown core are tapping into demand for city living in up-and-coming high density nodes.