The Gateway cost $102 million to build, and in addition to its retail spaces, the building also provides residents with a kids play area, a gym, a 5,000 square foot rooftop amenity space that features a BBQ area, gas fire pits, and an outdoor sauna.
Council voted unanimously to move the project forward on Monday night following a public hearing on a rezoning application that changed the lot from a townhouse designation to allow for a mixed-use, mid-rise building.
The Township of Esquimalt is looking into recalibrating its official community plan (OCP) following 2023 provincial legislation requiring municipalities to update their OCPs by the end of 2025 to have sufficient land use capacity to meet 20-year housing t