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Rezoning Application — 306 Hillcrest Avenue / 525 Third Street / 305, 311 & 321 Watfield Avenue, Nanaimo

Source: City of Nanaimo — Planning, building, demolition and subdivision records

To rezone the subject properties from Single Dwelling Residential (R1) and Duplex Residential (R4) to Mixed Use Corridor (COR2) in order to permit a mixed use development, which has 3 components: 1. Mixed Use Buildings - along Third Street (60 units and 1616 sq.m commercial floor area) 2. Townhouses - along Hillcrest Avenue and Watfield Avenue (18 units) 3. Student Housing - in the site interior (135 units) The development also involves a road closure application to close the unnamed lane parallel to Watfield Avenue (unbuilt lane), and a portion of road right-of-way known as Lambert Avenue (unbuilt road).

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2026-11-13
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306 Hillcrest Avenue / 525 Third Street / 305, 311 & 321 Watfield Avenue
Application number
RA000348
Source-reported status
DENIED
Application date
2015-03-27

Application status does not establish construction activity or completion.

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Rezoning Application · RA000348

To rezone the subject properties from Single Dwelling Residential (R1) and Duplex Residential (R4) to Mixed Use Corridor (COR2) in order to permit a mixed use development, which has 3 components: 1. Mixed Use Buildings - along Third Street (60 units and 1616 sq.m commercial floor area) 2. Townhouses - along Hillcrest Avenue and Watfield Avenue (18 units) 3. Student Housing - in the site interior (135 units) The development also involves a road closure application to close the unnamed lane parallel to Watfield Avenue (unbuilt lane), and a portion of road right-of-way known as Lambert Avenue (unbuilt road).

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306 Hillcrest Avenue / 525 Third Street / 305, 311 & 321 Watfield Avenue
Source-reported status
DENIED
Application submitted
Source final date

Source: City of Nanaimo — Planning, building, demolition and subdivision records.

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Rezoning Application · RA000348
To rezone the subject properties from Single Dwelling Residential (R1) and Duplex Residential (R4) to Mixed Use Corridor (COR2) in order to permit a mixed use development, which has 3 components: 1. Mixed Use Buildings - along Third Street (60 units and 1616 sq.m commercial floor area) 2. Townhouses - along Hillcrest Avenue and Watfield Avenue (18 units) 3. Student Housing - in the site interior (135 units) The development also involves a road closure application to close the unnamed lane parallel to Watfield Avenue (unbuilt lane), and a portion of road right-of-way known as Lambert Avenue (unbuilt road).
Source-reported status: DENIED. Application status does not establish construction activity or completion.
Application date: 2015-03-27.
Source final date: 2015-08-10.
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