Development permit approved for 24-storey Chapel St. high-rise Mar 19, 2019 4:37 PM

NANAIMO — A Vancouver-based developer is one permit away from being able to begin construction of a high-rise condo building in the heart of downtown Nanaimo.

By a unanimous vote Monday night, Council approved a development permit for a 24-storey, 110-unit residential condo building at 77 Chapel St., directly across from the courthouse.

“This is a remarkable and very important improvement for our downtown,” mayor Leonard Krog said ahead of the vote.

The approval means Wertman Development Corporation needs only a building permit to break ground on what would be Nanaimo’s second-tallest building.