A PLACE FOR CREATIVITY, CULTURE AND COMMERCE.
IN EVERY GREAT CITY, THERE IS A NEWSPAPER THAT EXPRESSES THE SOUL OF A PLACE—ITS ARTS, BUSINESS, PEOPLE AND LEGENDS. IN VICTORIA, A HUNDRED YEARS OF HISTORY ARE PRINTED DAILY IN BLACK INK BY THE VAST PRESSES WITHIN THE TIMES COLONIST BUILDING. AS THE NEWSPAPER 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.
In 2019, a new era of business, creativity, social life and prosperity begins. THE REVITALIZED VICTORIA PRESS BUILDING WILL MAKE HEADLINES, and will define this Midtown neighbourhood for the inspiring years ahead, as it has for a hundred years before.
A NEW MIDTOWN HUB
LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE URBAN CORE, MIDTOWN OFFERS EASY DOWNTOWN ACCESS WITH AMPLE PARKING AND ON-SITE AMENITIES.
OFFICE, RETAIL, SOCIAL SPACE ON THREE FLOORS
120,000 SQFT
Ample space and flexibility for office, retail, services, food and manufacturing.
PRINT REEL ROOM AND ENTERTAINMENT SPACE
8,600 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.
STREET-FRONT GARDEN RETAIL
3,000 – 6,000+ SQFT
Retail storefronts with direct Douglas Street access, dedicated signage and outdoor space take full advantage of the 20,000 cars-per-day traffic count.
THE BONEYARD
6,450 SQFT
Loft space suitable for improved office, manufacturing or event space. Includes a dedicated high-capacity freight elevator, above-standard power, and expansion opportunity to 22,640 square feet of contiguous area.
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 CITY APARTMENTS
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.
EXPANSIVE CHARACTER SPACES FOR EVERY PURPOSE
25,000 SQUARE FEET OF CONTIGUOUS SPACE NOW AVAILABLE FOR LEASE
FIRST FLOOR
Retail 1 - 6,080 rentable sfRetail 2 - 3,360 rentable sfOffice 1 - 11,600 rentable sfOffice 2 - 5,650 rentable sf
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
Office 1 - 16,190 rentable sfOffice 2 - 11,390 rentable sfBoneyard - 6,450 rentable sf
PRINT REEL ROOM / Brewery-Distillery-Entertainment
8,600 rentable sf (with available 6,450 sf mezzanine).
MIDTOWN IS VICTORIA’S EMERGING DESTINATION FOR COMMERCE, CULTURE AND CREATIVITY. WITH LARGE, FLEXIBLE FLOOR PLATES IN A URBAN CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT, AMPLE CAR AND BIKE PARKING, AND ON-SITE TRANSIT, THE FULLY RENOVATED VICTORIA PRESS BUILDING OFFERS A SUPERIOR ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVE TO VICTORIA’S DOWNTOWN AND SAANICH’S UPTOWN.
01 PRIME LOCATION
Midtown is the point of connection between the city’s main routes, where Blanshard, Douglas, Bay and Hillside Streets meet. It’s just 10 minutes by car to Camosun College and 12 minutes to the University of Victoria.
02 GALLOPING GOOSE TRAIL
Commute, jog or stroll along this scenic 55-kilometre walking/biking trail that connects into a network of additional trails, just steps away.
03 MAYFAIR SHOPPING CENTRE
Victoria’s leading fashion mall is a 15-minute walk or 5-minute bike ride away, offering an abundance of shops, restaurants and services.
04 UPTOWN
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.
05 ROCK BAY AREA
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.
06 SAVE ON FOODS MEMORIAL ARENA
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.
07 DOWNTOWN
Bike downtown in just 6 minutes (or walk in 17 min.) to enjoy Victoria’s thriving city life.
08 DOUGLAS STREET TRANSIT
Access this major transit hub in minutes, connecting downtown with locations all over Victoria and Uptown – a commuter’s dream.
09 LOCAL BREWERIES
Some of Victoria’s finest craft breweries are within a 5 to 10 minute walk, including:
A Driftwood Brewery
B Hoyne Brewery
C Vancouver Island Brewery
D Phillips Brewing & Malting
10 GLO RESTAURANT + LOUNGE
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.
11 SELKIRK WATERWAY
Walk 5 minutes to the waterfront at the Selkirk Waterway to take in the pleasures of west coast living.
12 QUADRA VILLAGE
A 6-minute walk brings you to Quadra Village, with multicultural shops and restaurants from places around the world.
MERCHANT HOUSE CAPITAL INC.
MERCHANT HOUSE CAPITAL CONTACT INFORMATION
DAVID FULLBROOK | VICTORIA, BC
PAUL SILK | VANCOUVER, BC
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR LEASING
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
TRISTAN SPARK | VICTORIA, BC
GRAHAM SMITH | VICTORIA, BC
2621 DOUGLAS STREET, VICTORIA BC
IT’S A BRAND-NEW STORY FOR A HISTORIC CITY LANDMARK. CALL TODAY FOR A TOUR OF THE VICTORIA PRESS BUILDING.