Bowker – Abstract Development – 2285 Bowker Avenue, Victoria BC

The subject will be a 5-storey concrete and wood frame mixed us development.  Due to the parkade and commercial level the base of the building will be concrete whereas the upper residential floors will be wood frame construction.  The layout can be viewed as two “wings” due to the Cadboro Bay Road frontage and Bowker Avenue frontage.  Combined the property will be home to 49 strata units of which 43 will be residential and 6 will be commercial retail units along the ground floor.  The building will have an irregular footprints fit the shape and topography of the site.  All units will include additional outdoor space such as balconies, patios on the ground floor and /or rooftop terraces on some of the top floor units.  The development will feature a garden/courtyard, which interior units will front upon and will be common property.  Main parking will be in a single level underground parkade with a total of 59 stalls of which 6 will be for commercial units.  The gross building area will be 78,491 s.f.