A massive development project that would bring 1,500 badly needed rental units to downtown Victoria got a tentative green light from city council this week, but a last-minute amendment that was narrowly approved is causing some controversy.
Councillors voted 5-4 to require the developer of the Harris Green Village project – which would be home to
Developer Starlight Investments, which will also own and operate the buildings if they are constructed, first proposed plans for Harris Green Village four years ago."We want to be ensuring that we are building a car-light city," he said. "We're densifying the city with people and with units, not with more cars.""The process for this particular application went on for a couple of years," said Councillor Chris Coleman.
Starlight wouldn't comment, other than to say it's reviewing council's decision and what it means for the viability of the project, but industry experts say the way the amendment was rolled out likely won't be well-received.
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