816 Cloverdale Ave. and 3311 Oak St. – Two residential towers for 467 units with retail at grade and two levels of underground parking
Building A 264 – market rental units and Building B – 203 market condos
Public online meeting is expected to be announced soon.
notes on Sept 8th, 2025 update meeting
The only major change is to the commercial space proposal for Tower A (which fronts onto Blanchard St and has a northern section that is three stories in height.) The draft proposal is to change the main floor from live/work unit design – to: two separate parts at ground level with a breeze way between the parts. The south section to remain commercial and the north section to be a space approx. 5000 sq. ft. in size. It is to function as an affordable public amenity, as well as an amenity for the residents of both towers. Space to be designated ‘institutional’ for community / public benefit uses.
The basic public area could be finished to the specifications needed after the tenant arrangement is made. Possibilities for tenants include non-profit run child care, Saanich facility, private sports use facility, etc. The use is somewhat limited by the parking space that can be made available. prepared by Carol Hamill
Project package information received on April 2025, from Saanich Planning — link — MVCCA submitted our initial comments in May 2025.
This will be the second major project to have frontage on Oak Street. As with the 760 Tolmie Ave towers, the owners plan for extensive resident’s amenities. The Uptown tower and the Tolmie towers projects will result in a combined increase if 873 units of new individuals/families living in an the area.
Our concern is with the cumulative effect of rental housing projects on neighbourhood resources, because these projects are not subject to community amenity contributions (CACs). Developers pay a fee for the new or expanded infrastructure needs (such as water and sewage) but this does not include amenities that are: ‘improvements to the public realm near the development site’.
In the case of this project, building B, (21 storey market condo tower) will be subject to CACs but building A will not. The Saanich policy can be found at: Community Amenity Contributions and Inclusionary Housing Policy — link. —
MVCCA would like all of this project’s CAC contribution (condo units) to be applied in the immediate area.
