Mr. Peter Daniel

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  Published on: 3/29/2008    Last Visited: 3/30/2008  

  "Homebuyers are asking us more questions about environmental sustainability," says Woodburn Management's Peter Daniel, developer of Aquattro.
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  "It sounds extremely simple, and in many ways it is," Daniel says.

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  Published on: 3/2/2007    Last Visited: 3/2/2007  

  Victoria developer Peter Daniel expects final zoning for the 20-hectare, 563-unit waterfront residential condominium development to be given at the regular March 19 council meeting.
  
  The delay was requested because the company hasn't completed its final documents, Daniel said.When zoning bylaws reach final reading, council approval is considered a formality.
  
  Once final approval has gone through, the current property owners, Ridley Bros. Development Corp., get paid for the land, said Daniel, president of Woodburn Management Ltd., which will co-own the site with Winnipeg-based property company United Equities Group.He would not disclose the purchase price.
  
  "We won't buy the land until final reading," he said, noting that his company is giving a 13-acre waterfront section to Colwood as parkland, complete with two kilometres of rebuilt salmon streams.
  
  Daniel has a sample display unit and sales team ready to get on the site.He expects construction to begin by late June.
  
  The pace of the construction will depend on sales, said Daniel, noting the first phase starts with framing four-storey buildings with 22 units each.
  
  When completed the development will have three 12-storey towers on the property's western edge, 13 townhouse buildings, and 12 low-rise condos.
  
  Current zoning allows for a maximum of 360 single-family houses.
  
  Daniel said the natural site conditions have been an important part of this project from the very beginning, including an interpretive centre and extensive pathway network designed to give everybody an appreciation for the lagoon ecosystem.
  
  The project is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) project, meaning it is expected to include environmental innovations such as geothermal heating and cooling, solar lighting, permeable pavements and greenway connections linking to Royal Roads University and the adjacent community.
  
  Daniel said his traffic studies found that the Lagoon Estates development would generate 28 percent less traffic during peak travel times than the previous single-family zoning.
  
  "This reduction in traffic volumes is largely because residents are expected to be empty nesters and retirees, not families with commuters and children needing school trips, sports trips," he said.

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  Published on: 10/3/2007    Last Visited: 10/4/2007  

  Developer Peter Daniel isn't pursuing LEED certification, but says the 28 buildings of Aquattro will have comparable environmental standards.
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  While none of the planned 28 structures on site will be LEED certified, the community can expect to see comparable standards, said developer Peter Daniel of Woodburn Management.
  
  When questioned why certification was not pursued, Daniel explained that the process would increase costs to the consumer for paperwork, when environmental initiatives are already being incorporated.

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  Published on: 6/16/2007    Last Visited: 10/8/2007  

  "I've always loved the natural beauty of this area," says developer Woodburn Management's Peter Daniel, "so we worked with the city on a plan to keep approximately 40 per cent of the land as open green space for use as a park, with covenants to ensure that its use and maintenance are consistent with its existing natural values."
  
  Daniel says most condominiums and townhomes lack the space and storage people want, while Aquattro will offer layouts comparable to many single-family homes, ranging from spacious one-bedroom-plus-den homes to up to more than 2,500 square feet in three-bedroom-and-den plans.
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  "Aquattro will truly be a community," Daniel explains.

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  Published on: 10/10/2003    Last Visited: 10/10/2003  

  No formal application was ever made to Sidney Town Council regarding the potential development of land near the entrance to Sidney, but Peter Daniel of Woodburn Management wanted his proposal put into the public record anyway.
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  Daniel stated that in his in-camera [a meeting closed to both the public and the media] proposal to council in April of this year, he was advised by council, "that the project had merit."The project that Daniel spoke of is a shopping centre and townhouse development which was planned at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Oakville Avenue.The complex proposal involved several property owners and levels of government.The area that the development would cover included several residential properties, property owned by the Memorial Park Society [MPS], the federal government, which is leased to the Victoria Airport Authority [VAA], and in turn sub-leased to the Memorial Park Society, as well as land owned by the Town of Sidney.The project included the removal and relocation of the Town's skateboard park.Daniel outlined the proposal that was made to the Memorial Park Society as reflecting all of the requirements that were directed by the Memorial Park Society's Building Committee.
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  "It is important that the terms of this proposal to the Memorial Park Society be a matter of public record," said Daniel.He then stated, "the proposal was rejected by the Society.""The [MPS] Board extensively reviewed Mr. Daniel's development proposal and determined that, not withstanding some positive aspects to the proposal, overall it did not meet the long term needs of the Society and the interest of its beneficiaries.
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  In his address to council Daniel added, "well-intended boards and committees govern most Societies and Associations.
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  "We are making this presentation tonight and putting the proposal that we made to the Society public so that any financial support that the Town offers now or in the future to the Society may be viewed in light of the generous financial terms rejected by the Society," said Daniel."We are disappointed that Mr. Daniel has chosen to suggest that the contribution to the operational funding of the Mary Winspear Centre at Sanscha from the Municipalities should be linked in any way to the success of his private endeavors," said Bell.

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  Published on: 6/16/2006    Last Visited: 6/16/2006  

  Property developer Peter Daniel, with Woodburn Management, said the 50 acres is destined to be developed.Like Saunders, he said the choice is between higher density living and creating a 13-acre park, or low density that would draw more traffic, with very little preserved greenspace.
  
  "It is better to save 40 per cent of the property and stop urban sprawl.To afford to do that, we need higher density," Daniel said."Change is always concerning, but we want the best change and the best tradeoffs."
  
  Lagoon Estates is being marketed to "empty nesters" and wealthy retirees who Daniel says won't produce the same rush-hour traffic patterns as a typical suburban area.He said a traffic study estimates 27 per cent fewer vehicles with Lagoon Estates, over a development with single family homes.
  
  Daniel said he has spent the last six months talking with residents and environmental groups, at open houses or individually, and has changed the layout of the development four times to integrate neighbourhood input.
  
  The prime sentiment from residents is not to block views, he said.
  
  The current plan calls for two 15-storey and one 14-storey highrise on the west portion of the property, with low-slung townhouses and apartments rolling toward the water.
  
  "The latest plan is a haircut and density at the top," he said.
  
  Colwood expects to reap about $1 million in new tax revenue from Lagoon Estates, and is charging the developer $500 for each attached unit toward the affordable housing fund, and $2,500 for each attached unit and $1,500 for each apartment unit to an amenity fund.
  
  Colwood can expect to take ownership of the 13-acre park, which covers the bottom third of the property leading to the lagoon.Daniel said the The Land Conservancy would be offered stewardship rights over the park and the revitalized Selleck Creek corridor, and the sales building as an interpretive centre.
  
  "Selleck Creek has the potential to be a salmon-producing stream again," Daniel said.

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  Published on: 12/13/2006    Last Visited: 12/14/2006  

  Peter Daniel, president of Woodburn Management, says project will be leading edge, with geothermal heating, energy efficient buildings, rooftop gardens and bioswales to control water runoff.He plans to have the project LEED certified at a level yet to be determined.
  
  The plan also has Selleck Creek rehabilitated as a fish-bearing stream, with a new secondary channel split off from the main watercourse.The park includes an interpretive centre and the regrowth of a long-gone apple orchard.
  
  Daniel noted the DP application is all-inclusive, meaning details for all 28 buildings, infrastructure upgrades, landscaping and the park are upfront for public scrutiny.He said what the public sees is what the public will get.
  
  "We are securing the DP as a whole so the city knows what is happening start to finish.This takes a lot longer and is more costly, but everyone will know exactly what is going to happen," Daniel said."This is a big project and it needs scrutiny."
  
  The project could take seven years and has four phases, if and when council gives the green light.
  
  The first phase includes upgrades to Heatherbell and Seafield roads, with sewer and water lines, and underground electrical cabling.Lagoon Road too will have improvements and sidewalks, and Daniel said three traffic calming islands will be installed on Ocean Boulevard.
  
  Further, the park and stream repair will be completed, along with clusters of low-rise apartments and townhouses.Following phases have more road upgrades at Lagoon and Goldfinch, and more apartment construction.The final phase is two of the three 12-storey towers.
  
  Daniel said a traffic light at Metchosin and Lagoon Road is planned for the final phase, but council may push to include that installation earlier.
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  Daniel said Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations will be involved in monitoring, and construction crews will be trained on identifying potential aboriginal artifacts.

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  Published on: 7/14/2006    Last Visited: 7/14/2006  

  Woodburn president Peter Daniel went before council saying the petition questionnaire was misleading and had factual errors.

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  Published on: 9/27/2006    Last Visited: 9/28/2006  

  Peter Daniel, president of Woodburn Management, the company developing Lagoon Estates, said differences in tax laws south of the border are spurring a wild market cycle in the U.S.
  
  American homeowners can borrow heavily against their real estate, but they have a higher risk of defaulting when interest rates are hiked, Daniel said.
  
  "It's why the market is softening.People are finding themselves with huge mortgages," Daniel said."It makes for a more volatile marketplace."
  
  Low unemployment in BC, a full-tilt economy and moneyed baby boomers seeking a retirement home have created a stable housing market in Victoria, Daniel said.

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  Published on: 7/12/2006    Last Visited: 7/12/2006  

  Peter Daniel, president of Woodburn Management, said the city would receive the stream's riparian area and parkland as a $14 million gift, an Esquimalt Lagoon interpretive centre, $1.5 million in road upgrades, amenity charges and about $3 million annually in taxes.

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