Thank you again to Keira Anne for staying with us, and writing her story about The Hudson. It was a great experience working with such an influential writer in the social media world, and we were thrilled to hear she enjoyed her stay. Two of our commercial partners, Smoken’ Bones & 2% Jazz Espresso and Coffee House, provided some tasty treats and delights for her. They will be opening in December 2011, and are both places you will need to visit.

We’re also happy to announce that we have only seven suites left on floors 2 & 3, and our 4th floor suites are the hot commodity of the week already!

Happy Monday!

With the arrival of the warmer part of our spring, it’s a great time to take in some local events. Check out what’s happening in our very own backyard of downtown Victoria and the Old Town District:

1) Visit the Sunday Market in the Square, (formally Government Street Market) now every Sunday – May to Sept 25th in its new location in Centennial Square. This offers something for everyone, arts, crafts, and a farmers market of locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables plus live entertainment. 11 am to 4:30 p.m. It’s only about 5 minutes away from The Hudson!

2) This Victoria Day long weekend don’t miss the Victoria Day Parade, which will head downtown right past The Hudson on Douglas Street May 23rd. Marching bands, floats and clowns will all be part of the fun.

3) Take in another piece of Victoria’s history May 21 – 22 at the 148th annual Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival at Topaz Park. Not to be missed events include haggis hurling, sheep dog herding, highland dancing competitions and pipe band performances. Check out www.victoriahighlandgames.com for more info.

Keep an eye on our website, our Facebook and Twitter pages, and our signage for some new, fresh updates. We are so excited about the summer!

Take care and hope to see you soon.

The Hudson Sales Team

Here’s our fabulous Sales Administrator, Mailo, getting ready to deliver our Hudson Cookies!

Another way we plan on celebrating Spring is by getting festive for St Paddy’s day this week at the sales center. Drop by and check out our pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. You could win a $100 gift certificate to the Irish Times Pub,  just in time for one of our favourite holidays.

Hope to see you soon!

The Hudson Sales Team

If you thought a home at the Hudson was out of your reach, think again! Then check out the One Price Sales event.  A one bedroom home – your choice of size or location, while they last are ALL priced at $349,900. All of our beautiful double height two bedroom lofts, your choice under 1100 square feet are just $499,900. Including net HST and parking!  Drop by our sales center for more information on how this unique modern urban lifestyle could be yours today.

We had over 65 realtors come visit us on Thursday to hear about our event, and see what the price changes were. It was great to have so much fun energy in the room, excited about The Hudson’s new price list. Look out for the bright yellow signs, and come ask us what we have going on…and what we have left, if anything.

Our theme at The Hudson for the month of January is “Happy Healthy New Year”. We are offering healthy choice ideas, giveaways and prizes for the month of January to ensure a great start to the New Year for all of our Sales Centre visitors. Life at The Hudson provides easy access to downtown fitness facilities and Crystal Pool. There are 6 great fitness centers for you to choose from, all just a short walk away. More food for thought – The Hudson boasts a 14,000 square foot roof top deck. It’s a great place for a quiet am yoga or tai chi session, with great skyline, mountain and water views. Finish your workout and stretch out and relax on our beautiful chaise lounges. The Hudson’s downtown lifestyle provides the perfect blend of work life balance.

Stop by our Sales Center at 1803 Douglas Street and see for yourself or give me a call to set up an appointment: 1.250.388.0018

Wishing you a very happy healthy start to the New Year!

Tracy Menzies, Sales Manager at The Hudson

We’ve been told that you could once find Santa in the window of this historic Bay building. Toyland, on the 3^rd floor, filled many a dream for local kids. Throughout the building you’ll find reminders of yesteryear. This season, The Hudson will once again light up the neighbourhood.  We’re hearing from new residents in the building how much they love their new homes, and how much they love the downtown lifestyle. Here are a few of the downtown happenings to take in over the holidays:

Stop by Centennial Square to see the Square’s giant Sequoia Tree sparkle with more than 25,000 colourful LED lights.

The 19^th Annual Festival of Tree’s runs until January 4^th at the Fairmont Empress benefiting the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Gingerbread Houses on Display for Habitat, on until January 2 at the Inn at Laurel Point. These gingerbread creations are unique works of art by local chefs. Vote for your favourite and make a donation to Habitat for Humanity.

In the spirit of giving, help out Santa’s Anonymous, now celebrating 32 years of helping kids in Victoria.  At selected shops on Government Street stop by and choose a paper bear from the Santa’s Anonymous Tree. Printed on the back of the bear is the child’s name and a requested gift. Register your bear, and later return with the purchased gift. Help to make Christmas brighter for a child this season.

Victoria is a very special place, and we’re proud to be a part of this community.

Happy holidays from the all of us at The Hudson and see you in 2011.

Tracy Menzies
Sales Manager

Meet The Hudson

Enjoy these two news clips introducing The Hudson to Victoria, BC.

Vancouver Sun, Westcoast Homes
Saturday, October 16, 2010
By Suzanne Morphet

Hudson’s Bay store, abandoned after 80 years, now an address for 152 residences while incorporating ideas on recycling, sustainability.

Four years and $80 million later, the transformation from old Victoria department store to new condominium project is complete.

The Hudson’s Bay Store is now The Hudson. And what was once a four-storey, stateof- the-art shopper’s paradise is now a six-storey, 152-unit, modern residential building with enough retail space on its first floor to recall those vibrant retail years.

The road from retail to residential was about as rough as the weathered exterior on the Georgian-styled building when the Bay abandoned it after 82 years. Old buildings always have surprises — and this one was no exception — but the Vancouver developer who bought the property in 2006, Townline Group of Companies, wasn’t counting on enduring a recession halfway through the reconstruction.

Read the Full Article: Townline Completes Victoria Transformation [PDF 3.3MB]

Times Colonist, Business
Saturday, September 25, 2010
By Andrew A. Duffy

$80 million, 4 years later, downtown has new landmark

Bob Pearce had been waiting for a day like this for four years, and yesterday he beamed as he got to show off the end product of his company’s massive $80- million reinvention and reclamation of the historic Hudson’s Bay Company building.

The vice-president of development for the Townline Group, which bought the historic building in 2006, was clearly relishing the chance to show off the development.

“I get to see this every day, so there really is a sense of accomplishment and it’s quite rewarding to be able to show it off finally,” he said. “It’s especially rewarding when you think what a livable space it is, and what a great place it will be to live.”

The Hudson, a 152-unit residential project built within the 89 year-old walls of the Hudson’s Bay building on Douglas Street is near completion as workers put finishing touches on the units homeowners will take possession of over the next few weeks.

It’s taken four years, $80 million and plenty of patience to get to this point.

Read the Full Article: The Hudson set to open its doors [PDF 650kb]