Victoria – Douglas Street Redevelopment

Rendering of Victoria Douglas Street Redevelopment with two towers, food market, office space, and landscaped public areas.

Artist rendering of the future Douglas Street Redevelopment.


Located on the site of the former Capital City Centre Hotel at 1961 Douglas St. and 710 Caledonia Ave., construction is now underway on a new development that will provide 505 rental homes across three concrete highrise towers. The rental homes will be a mix of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units providing a mix of market rental, near-market rental, and below-market rates.

The development will also have 60,000 sq. ft. of retail, a restaurant, co-working office, and other commercial spaces including a Thrifty Foods grocery store.

Capital City Centre Hotel

During the pandemic, the Province purchased the Capital City Centre Hotel at 1961 Douglas Street to provide temporary housing for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. As of July 2025, all residents of the hotel were moved to other housing in the community to prepare for site demolition. The building has now been demolished so that redevelopment can proceed.

Rezoning and Community Engagement

BC Housing partnered with Chard Development Ltd. (doing business as Caledonia and Douglas Street Limited Partnership), a local developer with experience in redevelopment projects. Together, we applied to the City of Victoria to rezone the 1961 Douglas Street property. We began community engagement in early 2022 and have followed the City of Victoria’s prescribed rezoning process. The rezoning was approved by the City in March 2024.

Questions & Feedback:

Your feedback and comments are important to us. We welcome questions and comments by email to communityrelations@bchousing.org.

Alternatively, questions specific to construction activities on-site can be sent to Matthew Bianchini, Development Manager, at mbianchini@charddevelopment.com.

Artist rendering of the future Douglas Street Redevelopment.


Located on the site of the former Capital City Centre Hotel at 1961 Douglas St. and 710 Caledonia Ave., construction is now underway on a new development that will provide 505 rental homes across three concrete highrise towers. The rental homes will be a mix of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units providing a mix of market rental, near-market rental, and below-market rates.

The development will also have 60,000 sq. ft. of retail, a restaurant, co-working office, and other commercial spaces including a Thrifty Foods grocery store.

Capital City Centre Hotel

During the pandemic, the Province purchased the Capital City Centre Hotel at 1961 Douglas Street to provide temporary housing for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. As of July 2025, all residents of the hotel were moved to other housing in the community to prepare for site demolition. The building has now been demolished so that redevelopment can proceed.

Rezoning and Community Engagement

BC Housing partnered with Chard Development Ltd. (doing business as Caledonia and Douglas Street Limited Partnership), a local developer with experience in redevelopment projects. Together, we applied to the City of Victoria to rezone the 1961 Douglas Street property. We began community engagement in early 2022 and have followed the City of Victoria’s prescribed rezoning process. The rezoning was approved by the City in March 2024.

Questions & Feedback:

Your feedback and comments are important to us. We welcome questions and comments by email to communityrelations@bchousing.org.

Alternatively, questions specific to construction activities on-site can be sent to Matthew Bianchini, Development Manager, at mbianchini@charddevelopment.com.

The consultation period for this project has ended.

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