High-Rise Condos For Sale in Songhees
About Songhees's High-Rise Condos For Sale
A great neighbourhood in Victoria, you will find 4 High-Rise condo buildings within Songhees with condos for sale. Last year, 41 High-Rise condo units sold in Songhees. High-Rise condo buildings in Songhees had an average sale price of $913,766 in 2020 and spent an average of 47 days on market. 83 Saghalie Rd had the highest Dork Rating, 21, for a High-Rise condo building in Songhees in 2020.
A symbol of modern living, the High-Rise building has actually been used throughout history. There is evidence that High-Rise buildings were present 2000 years ago in ancient Rome, though made of mud and sticks and not particularly safe. They were also seen in circular structures in China 700 years ago. Some buildings used 500 years ago in Yemen can still be seen today. At the turn of the last century, High-Rise buildings began to solidify their place in urban centres, as you can see with the development of High-Rise condos for sale in Victoria. Especially in the downtown core. The industrial revolution created the need to bring more workers closer to work and elevators and concrete made them functional. Public housing then pushed the volume of High-Rise condos for sale in and around cities all over the globe. The original reinforced concrete and steel buildings of the mid-century are slowly being replaced by glass condo towers in city centres and megacities. Units are shrinking but public and shared use spaces are increasing by way of amenities like community meeting space, party rooms, fitness centres and even theatres. This, along with the more thoughtful use of the areas that surround these buildings is meant to create livable communities. These living communities will have access to daily needs and services and connected to the larger communities that surround them. Today's best High-Rise condos for sale offer choices for unit style and design, extra amenities to increase community involvement, green space that is cared for by maintenance fees and ground-floor businesses. High-Rise life is best enjoyed in walkable communities with plenty of business and services that connect to the larger city.
Songhees's most active High-Rise condo building last year was 83 Saghalie Rd with 21 units sold. 83 Saghalie Rd had the highest average price per sqft in 2020 for High-Rise condo buildings in Songhees with an average price per sqft of $876.
High-Rise condos for sale today can be designed as soft lofts, have multiple floors and have the opportunity for a luxury of options when purchased in the development or preconstruction phase. Building to building, units have a huge range for layout, upgrades, amenities, ceiling heights and storage space. A buyer or renter will need to know what's on their priority list or they risk being overwhelmed by the choices. One commonality will probably be floor to ceiling windows. Growing in popularity is also an open plan for the main living area, something easily found in high-rises today. Anything over eight stories, or a height that firefighters would have difficulty reaching, qualifies as High-Rise. New High-Rise condos for sale in some cities will follow neighbourhood design and sightlines, with some areas upholding height guidelines. Other cities are in a race for the sky and 50 floors wouldn't be out of the ordinary. This is especially true for the glass towers that have so much more flexibility. The record holders and breakers are pushing high rise living ever further with 100+ floor residential towers. Some aiming to push past a full kilometre into the sky.
Victoria West and Downtown Victoria are nearby neighbourhoods with High-Rise condo buildings. This neighbourhood is Very Walkable with a walk score of 74. Good Transit is available in Songhees. This neighbourhood is Very Bikeable with a bike score of 82.
Songhees Condos For Sale
Established as one of Victoria's condo hubs, Songhees, has a total of 15 condo buildings. Condo development in this neighbourhood has been thriving with 4 High-Rise, 1 Pre-Construction, 9 Luxury, 7 Mid-Rise, and 4 Low-Rise. Songhees is home to some of Victoria's coolest condos for sale! The average days on market for condos for sale in Songhees is 52 days. Songhees had 113 condos sold within it in 2020, an increase of 131% compared to the year before. Condos for sale in Songhees had an average sale price of $$934,646 last year, an decrease of -25% from the prior year. Songhees is Very Walkable with a walk score of 74. This neighbourhood is Very Bikeable with a bike score of 82. Good Transit is available in Songhees. You can find the neighbourhoods of Victoria West and Oldtown nearby.
Songhees offers a lifestyle full of green space for outdoor lovers, parks include Songhees Hilltop Dog Park, Park, and Lime Bay Park. If you're a health and fitness fanatic, hopefully you are living in a condo building with a great gym. If not Prestige Fitness is a super popular fitness center with locals. The school in Songhees is Make A Wonderful Day.
