At eight storeys, a planned condominium development will be the tallest residential building in Whitehorse – in fact, in the territory.

The mixed-use condo development – Mah’s Point 2 – will be built on the large vacant lot lining Second Avenue at the south side of Strickland Street.

The site was being prepped today for a showroom to be put in place as efforts begin to pre-sell the units.

On Tuesday, fencing was placed around the property, which had become a place to park in the downtown area.

The framing and supports for the sign that will advertise the new condominium development was also set up.

It sits almost across the street from the original Mah’s Point building at Second Avenue and Jarvis Street, also developed several years ago by Tippy Mah, who is heading up the latest project.

Realtor Marilyn Mah of Coldwell Banker Redwood Realty said in an interview this morning the goal is for construction to be finished by the fall of 2019, though that will depend on how pre-sales for the units go. Mah also headed up sales on the original Mah’s Point development.

An effort for those pre-sales is getting underway, with a website detailing the project set to go live “any day.”

Sales incentives with options for flights to Calgary or Vancouver, smart home technology or a package for closet organizers will be available for the first 10 people to pre-purchase a condo.

Like Mah’s Point, it will be a concrete and steel build, with commercial units on the main floor and 40 condo homes above.

With the exception of the four penthouse units, each floor will feature six, two-bedroom/two-bathroom homes each being an average of 1,000 square feet.

The top floor will have four larger penthouse units of two or three bedrooms and two bathrooms, with the largest being 1,349 square feet.

Mah said three of the penthouse units have “already been spoken for.”

The final one up for grabs is a 1,236-square-foot, three-bedroom home.

Prices for the condo units will start at $369,500, she said.

Speaking to the decision of developers to build to eight storeys, Mah pointed out the city relaxed zoning restrictions in the mixed use commercial zone a few years ago.

That decision allows for more height in certain areas, including this one.

It makes sense to use the space, Mah added.

Under the city’s zoning bylaw, there are varying height limits for mixed use commercial zones in the downtown sector, depending on the specific area.

Second Avenue/Strickland Street is in an area that has a maximum height limit of 25 metres.

The area allowing for the 25-m height limit stretches from Quartz Road (between Chilkoot Way and Industrial Road) to Jarvis Street.

The area is also bordered by Second Avenue, Waterfront Place and Quartz Road to Fourth Avenue in some parts and Seventh Avenue in other sections.

The new development will feature some underground parking along with surface-level spaces.

Mah’s Point has been a success, with home owners there pleased with their units and the location, which allows many to walk to work and to errand destinations.

Mah, however, described this project as “a little notch higher” from the first development.

The new building will involve higher-end finishings and a different type of elevator that will allow for a smoother rides. A generator will also be included in the new tower.

Mah also highlighted the city-scape tenants will have as a benefit.

“They’ll all have spectacular views,” she said.

Given the current high demand for housing in the growing city, Mah commented, “the timing is right” for this project to go ahead.

The lot for the new project formerly hosted the historic Krautschneider House, which was moved to another location many years ago, and the former site of the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

That building, which became a fitness gym after the Legion moved to Alexander Street premises in the early 1980s, was eventually destroyed by fire.