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Jervis Street

The City’s first surveyor L.A. Hamilton took the name for this street from Jervis Inlet, which was named in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver after Rear-Admiral Sir John Jervis (1735 - 1823), Earl of St. Vincent.

Jervis, who never set eyes on the BC coast, was a strict disciplinarian who once threatened to sink one of the ships of his fleet if its captain didn’t hang a mutineer.

Jervis served throughout the latter half of the 18th century and into the 19th, and was an active commander during the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence, French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for his victory at the 1797 Battle of Cape Saint Vincent, from which he earned his title, and as a patron of Horatio Nelson.

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NAME:  The Jervis

DESCRIPTION: Pet-friendly freehold strata.  Some of the owners are already renting out suites so you too can live in a two-bedroom home in the sky for $8,000 CAD a month.

PRINCIPALS: Developer Intracorp Projects Ltd. Architect NSDA Architecture and Richard Henry Architect. Interior design is by Trepp Design Inc.

HISTORY & CONTROVERSIES: There was a kerfuffle over the “Poor Door” policy - i.e., separate entrances and playgrounds for those living in Social Housing and those living in much more expensive strata.  The speed with which this tower project was pushed through the developmental process was also notable - 12 weeks without public consultation.

SPECS: Height 195 ft / 59.5m / 19 stories. Market Rental None. Social Housing 27 units on the three lower floors. Strata 58 units. Parking Three levels underground. Completion Fall/Winter 2018

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