703-525 Nicola Street | Nicola Towers Concrete Condo

The Building

Concrete construction. So you actually hear the quiet.

Almost every newer apartment going up in Kamloops is wood frame. You hear your neighbour's TV. You hear the dog upstairs. You hear the door close down the hall.

This is not that. Nicola Towers is a poured-concrete building, which means walls and floors that absorb sound instead of carry it. Your unit feels like your unit.

Step Outside

You can leave the car parked.

This block of downtown is about as walkable as Kamloops gets. The Saturday farmers market is a short walk. Riverside Park and the beach are right there. Coffee, restaurants, breweries, and the Rivers Trail are all within a few minutes.

And right out the back door is Peterson Creek Park. 94 hectares of walking and hiking trails with lookouts over the city, the river valley, and the hills.

If you like having the city's energy outside your door without giving up a quiet place to come home to, this is the trade-off most people are looking for.

Virtually staged balcony with patio chairs and side table looking out at the mountains

After Hours

The Sandman Centre is a walk, not a drive.

Sandman Centre is a handful of blocks from the door. If you go to Blazers games or concerts, you already know parking is the worst part. Living here, you walk over, you walk back. No lot, no traffic.

In the opposite direction is the Sagebrush Theatre. Symphony, touring shows, and live theatre on the other side of the downtown radius.

Sandman Centre sits right beside Riverside Park too, so the same walk lands you at the bandshell for music in the park all summer.

Aerial view of Nicola Towers in downtown South Kamloops

The View

Peterson Creek bridge. The mountains. The city.

The 7th floor opens up over downtown and out toward the hills. Peterson Creek bridge tucked into the view, the mountains rolling up behind it, and the lights of the city below.

Mornings are city light. Evenings are the hills going pink. The balcony gets used.

Bedroom window framing the mountains and balcony view

View of Peterson Creek bridge and the hills from the balcony

Downtown Kamloops cityscape from the unit

Within Walking Distance or a Short Drive

The short list.

Riverside Park beach with the Thompson River and hills behind

Riverside Park & Beach Swimming, the bandshell, summer concerts, the trail.

Inside the Sandman Centre during a Kamloops Blazers game

Sandman Centre Blazers hockey, concerts, big-ticket events.

Sagebrush Theatre exterior with cherry blossoms in spring

Sagebrush Theatre Live theatre, Symphony Kamloops, touring shows.

Saturday Farmers Market May through October on Victoria Street.

Downtown Kamloops skyline with the Thompson River and surrounding hills

Downtown Restaurants Brownstone, The Noble Pig, Red Beard, Hello Toast.

Royal Inland Hospital Handy if you work there or need to be close.

TCC & Interior Savings Centre Shopping, gyms, more events.

Prince Charles Park Quiet neighbourhood park with playground, tennis courts and green space.

Transit on Columbia Direct routes to TRU and across the city.

Virtually staged bedroom with bed, nightstands and a mountain view through the window

The Unit

Two bedrooms, one bathroom, 809 sq ft on the 7th floor.

South-facing, which means natural light all day and views out over downtown, Peterson Creek bridge, and the hills beyond. The kind of unit where you open the blinds in the morning and remember why you live here.

Two real bedrooms, not a den dressed up as one. The kitchen and living space flow together, the balcony catches the city below, and the layout works for one person, two people, or anyone working from home with a setup in the second bedroom.

2 bed / 1 bath, 809 sq ft
South-facing on the 7th floor — light all day, sweeping views
Balcony overlooking the city, Peterson Creek bridge and the hills
Concrete construction (Nicola Towers, 1982)
Strata fee $388/month — includes heat and hot water
Radiant baseboard heat from a building hot water boiler
One parking stall

Heat & Hot Water

Radiant baseboard heat. Included in your strata.

The whole building runs off a central hot water boiler. Your baseboards are radiant heat from that system, and your domestic hot water comes from it too. Both are covered in your $388 strata fee, so the only utility you'll pay separately is electricity.

Quiet, Even Warmth

No furnace cycling on and off, no fans, no whoosh of forced air. Radiant heat just sits in the room and stays there. Consistent temperature wall-to-wall.

Cleaner Air

Forced-air systems push dust, pet dander and allergens around the unit. Radiant doesn't. Same reason it doesn't dry the air out the way a furnace does in winter.

Predictable Bills

Heat and hot water are baked into your strata, not your monthly utility bill. No surprises in January when everyone else's gas bill spikes.

Who This Works For

You probably already know if this is you.

The Downsizer

You're done with the yard work and the stairs. You want walking distance to everything, no car dependency, and a building that won't rattle every time the wind blows.

The First-Time Buyer

You want into the market in a part of town that doesn't lose value. Downtown, concrete, walking distance to work and life, under $350K.

The Student or Investor

Six-minute drive up the hill to Thompson Rivers University. Perfect spot to live while you finish your degree, or to rent to a TRU student. Downtown, concrete, easy to rent, holds value.

The Tour