At a Glance
- located at Speed & Frances
- 12-storey & 6-storey woodframe buildings
- Victoria’s first-to-market mass-timber condominium highrise
- 231 condominiums & 14 townhomes
- steps from Mayfair Shoppping Centre
- short walk to Burnside Gorge Community Centre
- near Topaz Park sports fields
- close to Galloping Goose Regional Trail
- 5-minute walk to bus stop servicing multiple transit routes
Welcome to a Worthy Investment
Mike Geric Construction and Aryze developments are bringing an exciting new development to Victoria’s Burnside Gorge neighbourhood. Designed by D’AMBROSIO architecture + urbanism, Tresah will feature two contemporary residential buildings over one level of underground parking with a shared architectural expression, characterized by richly-coloured brick-clad bases and luminous warm white facades. The site frontage on Speed Avenue retains the beautiful London Plane trees that form the character of this neighbourhood street.
Tresah East will be a 6-storey, light woodframe building with 66 homes featuring ground-level townhomes and an affordable home ownership component. Tresah West is an 12-storey mass-timber residential highrise offering 179 residences, including ground-oriented double-height work/live spaces. It will feature exposed wood ceilings and beams as part of the interior aesthetic. This innovative wood construction offers better affordability, a lighter environmental footprint, and helps support the local forest industry.
Welcome to a sustainable future. Welcome to a worthy investment. Welcome to Tresah.
Floor Plans for Tresah
A total of 245 homes are contained in two buildings fronting Speed Avenue, separated by a through-block lane that connects Speed and Frances avenues.
Tresah West
A 12-storey mass-timber highrise with ground floor double-height work/live townhouses and condominiums in the following unit mix:
- 55 x studios
- 103 x 1-bedroom
- 21 x 2-bedroom
Tresah East
A 6-storey light woodframe mid-rise with ground floor townhouses and condominiums aimed at first-time home buyers in the following unit mix:
- 41 x studios
- 22 x 1-bedroom
- 5 x 2-bedroom
A portion of Tresah East units will provide affordable homes to future residents who qualify under the BC Housing Affordable Homeownership program.
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Amenities at Tresah
A common roof deck on Tresah West will be available for shared use by residents. At the northwest corner of the building at grade is a grass dog walk area. Tresah East occupants can enjoy a communal green space at southern side of the building that includes a timber pavilion and seating. A lane separating the two buildings functions as an informal local street, complete with sidewalks, boulevard landscaping, and entrances to the ground-oriented residential units.
Parking and Storage
A one-level underground parkade will provide 211 bicycle spaces and 127 vehicle stalls, of which 3 are accessible. A further 54 surface vehicle stalls of dispersed mews parking are located between the two buildings and include 12 visitor, 2 accessible, and 2 carshare spaces. A bike room on Level 1 of Tresah East will accommodate 75 bicycles. Racks located at each of the building entrances will provide spaces for 26 bicycles.
In order to better meet the needs of people who choose not to own a vehicle, buyers are given the option to purchase their home with parking. A right of first refusal will initially be offered to 2- and 1-bedroom home purchasers, followed by studio buyers. Two parking spaces in the development will also be allocated to a Modo carshare program. Tresah will become a program partner member with free memberships available to residents without a parking spot.
Maintenance Fees at Tresah
TBA.
Developer Team for Tresah
The Geric family has been building quality homes in Victoria and Saanich for over 50 years. With a strong reputation as a trusted local developer, Mike Geric Construction uses a hands-on approach to develop projects that contribute to their communities.
Aryze is a Victoria-based urban infill developer trying to shape the city through social entrepreneurship and high-quality infill development. Mike Geric Construction and Aryze are aligned in an underlying goal of building better communities: thoughtful and responsible planning and design, as well as innovative and sustainable construction practices.
D’AMBROSIO architecture + urbanism is an award-winning practice in architecture, research, planning, and urban design. Since 1991, DAU has provided professional services in Victoria and Vancouver Island and beyond. Their work uses proven design principles, as well as original design thinking to build for both public and private clients. DAU strives to make architecture and urban projects that are beautiful, meaningful and long-lasting, emphasizing long-term fit of the designs within their purpose, place, ecology, and cultural context. Other DAU projects profiled here include The Pearl Residences and Esquimalt Town Square.
Expected Completion for Tresah
2022.