Developer gets down to business on Victoria Ave.
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
We need your support!
Local journalism needs your support!
As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ever to bring you the latest local updates to keep you safe and informed.
Now, more than ever, we need your support.
Starting at $15.99 plus taxes every four weeks you can access your Brandon Sun online and full access to all content as it appears on our website.
Subscribe Nowor call circulation directly at (204) 727-0527.
Your pledge helps to ensure we provide the news that matters most to your community!
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Brandon Sun access to your Free Press subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $20.00 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.00 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 01/08/2013 (4579 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
By the summer of 2014, a new financial institution and professional medical centre should be open for business on a prime piece of land along Victoria Avenue.
Construction is slated to begin this fall on a major portion of the former Fleming School property (now called Sioux Valley High School), which is owned by local developer Kirk Brugger.
“My wife Robyn and I are very happy that we’re finally moving forward on this,” Brugger said. “I’m very happy that I’m working with Brandon University, I’m past alumni president so I’m very happy about working with them on getting their part of it done as well.”
Brugger’s commercial plan includes two separate, two-storey buildings. On the eastern side of the property at Victoria Avenue and 23rd Street will be a 15,000-square-foot financial institution.
On the western side near Victoria and 25th Street will be a roughly 30,000-square-foot medical centre.
“There will be a number of businesses in the professional centre, but the financial institution on the eastern half will be just one entity,” Brugger said.
The project has been a few years in the making. Back in 2011, Brugger’s attempt to rezone a parcel of the property into commercial land was rejected by the Brandon and Area Planning District board. At the time, many people in the neighbourhood spoke out against rezoning the green space into commercial property. Mayor Shari Decter Hirst was a vocal opponent, due to the “desperate need for affordable housing” in Brandon.
Later that year, Brandon City Council approved a proposal from Brugger to develop the land along Victoria Avenue for commercial use on the condition that the remaining available land be used for affordable housing projects.
Brugger continued on with his vision, which evolved to include an affordable housing portion for mature Brandon University students.
In 2012, the university signed a memorandum of understanding with Brugger and the City of Brandon to develop non-profit housing on 2.2 acres of the property.
» jaustin@brandonsun.com