Aragon Properties has received a heritage alteration permit for the English Inn as part of its greater redevelopment proposal for the Lampson Street site.
Luke Ramsay, AragonB次元官网网址檚 development co-ordinator, told Esquimalt council at a recent meeting that the changes to the outside of the building, related to broader renovations inside, are the B次元官网网址渇irst phase of the English Inn development.B次元官网网址�
The Vancouver-based company plans to add a restaurant and bar to the 1906-built structure at 429 Lampson St. and undertake a complete hotel renovation. They also hope to construct a 180-unit condominium complex on the adjacent property.
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In AragonB次元官网网址檚 presentation to council on Oct. 2, Graham Fligg of Merrick Architecture said the team is proposing minor adjustments that B次元官网网址渞espect and celebrate the original languageB次元官网网址� of the building.
B次元官网网址淭here have been significant alterations to the building over the course of time,B次元官网网址� he said. Some of those changes were deemed violations by heritage experts at the time, but nonetheless became part of the InnB次元官网网址檚 heritage designation.
Ultimately, Fligg said, AragonB次元官网网址檚 goal is to marry the previous additions with their contemporary plans in order to adhere to those designations as much as possible.
Council gave unanimous approval to the heritage alteration permit.
