Rental housing & related issues discussion

[Mike K.]

Glad you liked it, Np

[Sparky]

Here is something for the apartment hunter. The map shows various apartments for rent with information from Craigslist and Kijiji. Change the price range on the right or the parameters in the pull down boxes and the map changes.

It's not entirely accurate with respect to floor level, but it could help with your search.

This link is for Victoria, but the host site has links to most major Canadian markets.

http://www.newpad.ca/shared/search.p...ictoria&mode=1

[G-Man]

Just noting that the wraps are off on the south side of Tara Place and it certainly looks a lot better than it did!

[Nparker]

Originally Posted by G-Man

Just noting that the wraps are off on the south side of Tara Place and it certainly looks a lot better than it did!

Still too pink for my taste, but I agree it is much improved.

[Holden West]

Originally Posted by G-Man

Just noting that the wraps are off on the south side of Tara Place and it certainly looks a lot better than it did!

Like the Executive House Hotel, this is another vintage high-rise that has been rescued and given a new lease on life. I'm impressed with the overall look, especially considering how fugly it was before. It's incredibly important to preserve as much inexpensive non-subsidized rentals as possible in the core. Hats of to new owners CAPREIT for investing in it. They just finished exterior work on Queen's Manor which had looked like it turning into a flophouse.

EDIT: Sorry, it's Graham House, not Queen's Manor.

Which reminds me: there should be a Victoria Apartment Rule of Thumb. The more royalty in the name (Queen, Royal, Princess) the less likely actual royalty would actually be found there. I was going to link to a Google StreetView of the cinderblock Royal Armada at Cook and Burdett but it's obscured by lush trees and actually looks nice.

[Dylan Leblanc]

funny thing about the Royal Armada on Cook St. is there is another apartment building of nearly identical design on the corner of Vancouver and Richardson St.