Residential construction suddenly hot in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO — After years of heavy residential construction elsewhere in the city, developers are now turning their attention to downtown Nanaimo.
The City reports a sharp turnaround in downtown residential construction, with 161 multiple family units currently being built. In comparison, 203 multi-family units had been constructed in the Harbour City’s downtown core over the past 10 years.
Lainya Rowett, the City’s manager of current planning and subdivision, said this level of downtown residential activity is “new and exciting” and expects more active construction sites downtown in 2018.
She said they are pleased to see a wide range of housing projects being built in areas all over downtown, roughly bordered by Comox Rd. and Pine St.