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City Gardens

City Gardens project gets the green light, construction to begin in spring 2022

Dec 14, 2021 | 4:25 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Kelson Group has officially received its development permit for the City Gardens project in downtown Kamloops.

Council approved the permit for what the City of Kamloops says is the largest residential permit in the municipality’s history. City Gardens is a 525-unit, multi-family development comprising two high-rise buildings (24 storeys and 20 storeys) and four mid-rise buildings (each six storeys).

The development site is located on Battle Street and Nicola Street between Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue. A Nicola Street house was already moved as part of salvaging the downtown homes prior to construction.

The development will contain a mix of one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom units, some of which will be sold as market strata units and others being operated as rental units, with commercial space planned for the ground floor of the two high-rise towers. An underground parking structure will contain over 800 spaces, including space for bicycle parking, scooter parking, and electric charging stations.

The site’s outdoor space will contain playground equipment and a dog park among green space and pedestrian walkways.

Eric Beach, Kamloops’ planning and development supervisor, states the development is anticipated to be over $200 million.

Kelson Group first introduced the concept of City Gardens in September 2020.

Construction is set to begin in spring 2022 with a phased approach and is anticipated to be complete in 2028. Kelson Group President Jason Fawcett says they anticipate launching sales in early spring 2022 and start constructing the parkade in March 2022.