MAKING HEADLINES IN MIDTOWN 2621 D O U GL AS ST RE E T, V I C TORI A B C
A PLACE FOR CREATIVITY, CULTURE AND COMMERCE IN E VERY GRE AT CIT Y, THERE IS A NE WSPAPER THAT EXPRESSES THE SOUL OF A PL ACE—ITS ARTS, BUSINESS, PEOPLE AND LEGENDS. IN VICTORIA , A HUNDRED YE ARS OF HISTORY ARE PRINTED DAILY IN BL ACK INK BY THE VAST PRESSES WITHIN THE TIMES COLONIST BUILDING. AS THE NE WSPAPER INDUSTRY CHANGES, SO MUST THE BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT TO TELL THOSE STORIES.
The Victoria Press Building is transforming Midtown— creating a new vision for the stories of daily life in Victoria. No longer only a newspaper building, it is now a cultural and commercial hub of media, arts, entertainment, technology and education, all intersecting in a single thriving location where people will work, play and live.
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In 2018, a new era of business, creativity, social life and prosperity begins. THE RE VITALIZED VICTORIA PRESS BUILDING WILL MAKE HE ADLINES , and will define this midtown neighbourhood for the inspiring years ahead, as it has for a hundred years before.
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A NEW MIDTOWN HUB
LO CATED ON THE NORTHERN ED GE OF THE URBAN CORE , MIDTOWN OFFERS E ASY D OWNTOWN ACCESS WITH AMPLE PARKING AND ON-SITE AMENITIES. OFFICE, RE TAIL, SOCIAL SPACE ON THREE FLOORS
120,000 SQFT
STREE T-FRONT GARDEN RE TAIL
4,000+ SQFT
Ample space and flexibility for office, retail, services, food and manufacturing.
Retail storefronts with direct Douglas Street access, dedicated signage and outdoor space take full advantage of the 20,000 cars-per-day traffic count.
PRINT REEL ROOM ENTER TANMENT SPACE
THE BONEYARD
14,000 SQFT
9,000 SQFT The renovated Print Reel Room will feature a dynamic new entry on Kings Road and elevator access to the 1-acre rooftop common area. With its 50-foot ceiling height, dedicated loading dock, reinforced concrete floors and freight elevator, this historic space is being rezoned for a distillery/brewery and tasting room, complementing other food, beverage and retail services. ROOFTOP COMMON SPACE AND RESTAURANT
43,500+ SQFT An entire acre engineered to support a fully curated green space with panoramic views of Greater Victoria, the inner harbour and Olympic Peninsula. Elevator access to the top floor of the Print Reel Room delivers you to an unprecedented restaurant/café and outdoor seating experience.
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Loft space suitable for improved office, manufacturing or event space. Includes a dedicated high-capacity freight elevator, above-standard power, and expansion opportunity to 25,000 square feet of contiguous area. AVAIL ABLE IMMEDIATELY. THE PRESS HALL
KINGS ROAD A new modern façade on Kings Road offers a dramatic entry and building circulation adjacent to the Print Reel Room and on-site parking. MODERN CIT Y APAR TMENTS
Currently under zoning application, a modern tower of urban living spaces connects to the roof-top garden to create a community-driven, work-live-play urban ecosystem. Throughout the site, culinary destinations, cafés and craft brewers will serve up fresh new concepts in a neighbourhood thirsty for change.
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EXPANSIVE CHARACTER SPACES FOR EVERY PURPOSE
TRANSFORMING NOW…
25,000 SQUARE FEET OF CONTIGUOUS SPACE NOW AVAILABLE FOR LEASE *Target for completion of the remainder of the building is spring/summer 2018.
FLOOR BY FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
Retail 1 - 4,800 rentable sf Retail 2 - 5,100 rentable sf Office 1 - 17,200 rentable sf Office 2 - 5,300 rentable sf
Office 1 - 19,300 rentable sf Office 2 - 12,200 rentable sf
SECOND FLOOR
PRINT REEL ROOM 9,500 rentable sf (with additional mezzanine to suit)
Office 1 - 22,000 rentable sf Office 2 - 12,200 rentable sf
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MIDTOWN I S V ICTORIA’S E ME RG ING D EST INAT ION FOR C OMMERC E , C ULT U R E A ND C RE AT I V I T Y. W ITH L ARGE , FL E XIBLE F LO OR PL AT ES IN AN URBAN C AMP US ENV I RO NM ENT, AMPLE CAR AND BIKE PARKING, AND ON-SITE TRANSIT, THE FULLY RENOVATED VIC TORIA PRESS BUILDING OFFERS A SUPERIOR ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVE TO VICTORIA’S DOWNTOWN AND SAANICH’S UPTOWN.
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Midtown is the point of connection between the city’s main routes, where Blanchard, Douglas, Bay and Hillside Streets meet.
Bike downtown in just 6 minutes (or walk in 17 min.) to enjoy Victoria’s thriving city life.
It’s just 10 minutes by car to Camosun College and 12 minutes to the University of Victoria. 02 GALLOPING GOOSE TRAIL
08 DOUGLAS STREE T TR ANSIT
Access this major transit hub in minutes, connecting downtown with locations all over Victoria and Uptown – a commuter’s dream.
Commute, jog or stroll along this scenic 55-kilometre walking/biking trail that connects into a network of additional trails, just steps away.
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Some of Victoria’s finest craft breweries are within a 5- to 10-minute walk, including:
Victoria’s leading fashion mall is a 15-minute walk or 5-minute bike ride away, offering an abundance of shops, restaurants and services.
Driftwood Brewery B Hoyne Brewery C Vancouver Island Brewery D Phillips Brewing & Malting
04 UPTOWN
10 GLO RESTAURANT + LOUNGE
This premier shopping centre is 12 minutes by bike or bus. Uptown is also a major transit hub for Victoria’s present and future transit plans.
Three minutes by car or 15 on foot brings you to the best view of Victoria’s inner harbor through floor-to-ceiling windows or from the patio of this culinary hot-spot.
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11 SELKIRK WATER WAY
For a taste of contemporary urban life complete with coffee shops, breweries and boutique eateries, walk 7 minutes or bike for 3 to the happening Rock Bay area.
Walk 5 minutes to the waterfront at the Selkirk Waterway to take in the pleasures of west coast living.
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A 6-minute walk brings you to Quadra Village, with multicultural shops and restaurants from places around the world.
Victoria’s main venue for large events, this 7,400-seat arena is home to concerts, sports and special events, just a 12-minute walk or 5-minute bike ride away.
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