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Originally Posted by Nick
I grew up in the CR area. With the hunt for an ocean view, the city has always stretched along the water to capture the ocean and mountain views. Downtown has always had lots of space, so there wasn't any need to build up, plus there was a long-standing limit of 4 stories on buildings (with a couple exceptions). If more retirees move there I'd expect to see more mid-rise condos along the water, but they'd be built south of downtown along the bluff to preserve views of houses behind it. So from the Old Island Highway you'd see just a 2 story building, but it would stretch down to the shore and be about 10 stories.
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It is the same for most island cities which is not a good thing. The sprawl is pretty bad for most cities. The island does not have cities that are large enough to really expand upward. Victoria and Nanaimo are the only places large enough to create some density.
Retirees prefer to live close to decent regional hospitals.
That said I love the area especially Strathcona park.