The Phoenix has Started to Rise

It has been another beautiful day with lots of sun .. I took a short walk down Victoria Street and noticed with the Knox Plaza build it was really starting to rise up. here is the blip I did on May 12, 2014. In the bottom right corner shot you can see the difference from the shot I took on Monday of this week.

I thought I would do a collage of the different stages of this build and to show you the building that was on this site before. It may give you a better idea on how the building is progressing. One stage is supposed to open in October this year.. they may make it if they keep this work up.


Information on the Knox Plaza build at 148 Victoria Street. It is the first to register to achieve BASE (Building A Sustainable Environment) certification. It will complement the adjoining Knox Presbyterian church, with a single storied ‘transparent’ building at the front, so that there is a good view of the church. The main building starts behind Knox Church - in order to give this iconic building its own space on the corner.

The building will boast features including high performance glass, comprehensive recycling facilities, heat recovery and extensive use of natural light - features that cost a slight premium to developers in the building process, but deliver significant financial and social benefits in just a few years.

Building owner John Ryder says planning and developing the building along BASE guidelines was a simple decision.

“We had an exciting chance to build something innovative and remarkable, and we grabbed it,” he says. “We’re very pleased to have so easily come up with something that is sensitive to the needs of the city and our obligations to the environment, as well as provide something operationally efficient for the tenant.’
For more info on Knox Plaza