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someone123
Oct 21, 2007, 6:27 PM
This project is being built along Gladstone Street. It consists of two twelve storey towers, a midrise building, and a row of houses.

The next phase includes a mixed commercial/residential building and townhouses.

HRM planning report rendering (Gladstone North) and full site plan:

http://www.pbase.com/halifaxphoto/image/84791085/original.jpg

Wishblade
Oct 22, 2007, 12:18 AM
http://www.halifaxhistory.ca/new-construction.html

This site has some interesting and newly taken pictures of Gladstone Ridge U/C :).

Jonovision
Oct 22, 2007, 4:10 PM
The crane is being taken down today. :(

Here's a pic I just took from my window.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/jonovision/001.jpg?t=1193069928

You can also see the new paint job on Queens Square in Dartmouth.

someone123
Oct 22, 2007, 5:21 PM
Queen's Square looks a lot better with the new paint job.

Gladstone Ridge is going to add a lot of housing units to that block when completed. I think it's something like 350-400 units in total, and it has progressed fairly quickly.

It would be nice to see similar developments around the Young/Robie area.

Wishblade
Oct 22, 2007, 7:34 PM
I think its kind of good to see the final crane coming down. It's a tell tale sign that the development is coming closer to being completed :)

worldlyhaligonian
Oct 22, 2007, 8:32 PM
Do you think that more proposals will be popping up after these major projects are complete (Armoury Square, Gladstone Ridge, South Street, etc)???

Jonovision
Oct 22, 2007, 8:54 PM
I would sure hope so. One would also hope that once HRM by Design is completed and clear, defined guidelines are provided developers will be more willing to invest in the city.

hfx_chris
Oct 22, 2007, 9:54 PM
Queen's Square looks a lot better with the new paint job.

Most definitely. I wasn't totally sure if I liked the green stripes, but it's grown on me. Really nice looking.

Amanita
Oct 23, 2007, 5:39 AM
I'll miss that crane..early monday morning, I was getting off work, and my dad and I drove over to see it. I know it sounds wierd, but that crane looked beautiful right then..When I worked at gladstone ridge doing security, I took lots of pics. I'll have to upload and post some.

Halifax Hillbilly
Oct 23, 2007, 8:18 PM
Do you think that more proposals will be popping up after these major projects are complete (Armoury Square, Gladstone Ridge, South Street, etc)???

Danny Chedrawe, who built Gladstone, is pretty bullish on residential on the peninsula. He's been talking about more projects in the area.

Amanita
Oct 23, 2007, 10:45 PM
I've met Danny Chadrawe. Nice guy, and if Gladstone ridge is any indication of his preferred building taste, I say bring them on! That is a beautiful project.
I just hope I can afford to live there one of these days:)

phrenic
Dec 19, 2007, 2:08 PM
The first of the 12flr towers has been completed for sometime now and people are moved in.

Not sure about the second one.

Keith P.
May 3, 2008, 8:37 PM
Some new photos taken today.

First, the senior citizen's building that is the third large building in the development:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll229/keith_p/BerkelyatGladstone.jpg

Next, the north condo tower, close to being finished:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll229/keith_p/GladstoneNorth.jpg

The south condo tower seems to be largely occupied:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll229/keith_p/DSCF0415.jpg

Here's the sign offering them for sale:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll229/keith_p/DSCF0416.jpg

Finally, a rear courtyard shot of some of the town houses:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll229/keith_p/Gladstone_town_rear.jpg

The rear of these is rather small (mostly driveway) and don't seem to have much privacy, but all in all this turned into a pretty good development.

Takeo
May 3, 2008, 9:45 PM
I don't believe the seniors building has anything to do with Gladstone. Separate development... and typical Halifax Fugly. Gladstone on other hand is great. I think the condo towers are very nice.

Spitfire75
May 3, 2008, 9:45 PM
Definitely one of my favorite recent developments. We need more of these.

I'm not sure about the green metal on the roof though, what's it for? Would look better without it I think.
And the townhouses aren't too inspiring either.

But other than that...very nice looking.

hfx_chris
May 3, 2008, 10:47 PM
Any shots of the fronts of those townhouses?

Dmajackson
May 4, 2008, 9:54 PM
I don't believe the seniors building has anything to do with Gladstone. Separate development... and typical Halifax Fugly. Gladstone on other hand is great. I think the condo towers are very nice.

The senior's building is a Berkley. They have locations in the South-end and Beford waterfront.

Haliguy
May 4, 2008, 10:28 PM
Best development Halifax has seen in years in my opinion.

hfx_chris
May 5, 2008, 4:08 AM
The senior's building is a Berkley. They have locations in the South-end and Beford waterfront.

And Dartmouth out by Russel Lake, I believe...

Dmajackson
May 20, 2008, 9:07 PM
Today (all by me):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/2508898861_fd99fb1090_b.jpg
Gladstone Street Houses.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2009/2508899627_2ae5c9383a_b.jpg
North Condo Building.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2508902419_0f0321c79a_b.jpg
The Berkley and North Condo building.

Dmajackson
Oct 3, 2008, 3:51 AM
Anyone feel like listing this as complete. All aspects of this project are complete.

Jonovision
Oct 3, 2008, 4:14 PM
Sounds good to me.

sdm
Feb 10, 2009, 1:05 PM
March 4, 2009 Public Information Meeting

Bloomfield Centre (multi-purpose room)

2786 Agricola Street, Halifax - 7:00 p.m.

Alternate date in case of inclement weather: March 11, 2009

Case 01240 - Application by Westwood Developments Ltd. to amend the Halifax MPS, LUB and the Gladstone Ridge development agreement to allow a mixed use development on Gladstone Street, Halifax.

Dmajackson
Feb 10, 2009, 8:46 PM
This was mentioned in the Development Rumors thread. Someone dug up this image of the site plan;

Its the building featured on the left of Gladstone Ridge in this picture posted by Someone123. I'm excited about it, will really help finish the whole development off nicely. Currently there are two ugly buildings on the site.

http://www.pbase.com/halifaxphoto/image/84791085/original.jpg

There are more details about it in the report linked on the Gladstone Ridge page.

Dmajackson
Feb 13, 2009, 5:40 PM
March 4, 2009 Public Information Meeting

Bloomfield Centre (multi-purpose room)

2786 Agricola Street, Halifax - 7:00 p.m.

Alternate date in case of inclement weather: March 11, 2009

Case 01240 - Application by Westwood Developments Ltd. to amend the Halifax MPS, LUB and the Gladstone Ridge development agreement to allow a mixed use development on Gladstone Street, Halifax.

They have some more information out (mind you not more then we already know);

Case 01240 (http://halifax.ca/planning/documents/Case01240FactSheetPIM.pdf)

Dmajackson
Sep 9, 2009, 8:34 PM
This is continuing;

10.1.1 Case 01240: Halifax MPS & LUB Amendment - Gladstone Ridge, Halifax (Notice of Motion and to schedule Joint Public Hearing with Regional Council) (http://www.halifax.ca/Commcoun/pcc/documents/PCCSept141011.pdf)

Jonovision
Sep 10, 2009, 1:04 PM
From the drawings in that it looks like the design will be a copy of the seniors apartments built on the other end of the property.

Dmajackson
Sep 10, 2009, 10:07 PM
From the drawings in that it looks like the design will be a copy of the seniors apartments built on the other end of the property.

Maybe but of course one major difference in looks for it will be the ground floor retail and its adjancanty to the road

Dmajackson
Oct 19, 2009, 8:25 PM
So if anybody is still interested in this it goes for the public hearing tomorrow night. :tup:

It'll be nice to finally see that last little section complete.

Dmajackson
Oct 20, 2009, 9:38 PM
So to no surprise the LUB Ammendments were approved tonight and according to the developer this will be approved ASAP (November PCC meeting most likely) and construction will begin later this Fall with the major work wrapping up by the summer.

I got to wonder though what is in the plans for the CNIB building now that Westwood owns it.

Keith P.
Oct 20, 2009, 10:57 PM
I got to wonder though what is in the plans for the CNIB building now that Westwood owns it.

The CNIB has a sign out front saying that they are moving early in November.

Jonovision
Oct 21, 2009, 1:31 PM
Gladstone development gets approval
Council gives go-ahead to start final piece of Halifax neighbourhood
By MICHAEL LIGHTSTONE City Hall Reporter
Wed. Oct 21 - 4:46 AM
The last piece of a relatively new residential development between Gladstone and Clifton streets in Halifax got the thumbs-up from regional council Tuesday.

Councillors approved a plan to use the remaining spot of vacant land in the Gladstone Ridge neighbourhood for a five-storey apartment building and two semi-detached homes.

Two years in the making, the development will join two towers on the property, a row of single-family houses fronting Gladstone Street and a low-rise seniors residence.

The site is behind the Sobeys outlet at Windsor and North streets.

Construction is to start this fall, council heard.

The project was backed by Halifax regional council after a public hearing that attracted one speaker — the developer.

Danny Chedrawe, president of Westwood Developments Ltd., said the 40-unit building and two dwellings will cap a successful business venture.

He said part of the development will include a final section of sidewalk in front of the property.

"It’s been a very positive thing for the neighbourhood," Mr. Chedrawe said of Gladstone Ridge. "And demand for housing in that area is very strong."

Excavators begin working on the property in late 2005. Peninsula community council had approved a development agreement for the land in July 2004, said a municipal staff report.

The remaining parcel of land to be developed is behind the Canadian National Institute for the Blind building on the corner of Almon and Gladstone streets.

The area around Gladstone Ridge is home to middle-class households and small businesses and is within walking distance of downtown Halifax, the Halifax Commons and the Quinpool Road strip.

Coun. Jennifer Watts (Connaught-Quinpool) said this type of urban development is exactly what Halifax needs — a residential neighbourhood close to amenities and within a manageable walk to schools, worksites and other places.

"I think this low-rise density offers a very important model," she told council.

In other business, council is appealing a court decision that upheld a labour arbitrator’s ruling in favour of the union representing the municipality’s inside workers.

The politicians made the move during a closed-door session and rubber-stamped it in public at Tuesday night’s council meeting.

The court judgment, released late last month, dealt with about 25 call centre workers who had filed a grievance against the city. They alleged management’s recording of work-related phone conversations violated their contract.

An arbitrator had ruled in favour of Local 13 of the Nova Scotia Union of Public and Private Employees, but the municipality sought a judicial review of the arbitrator’s decision.

That review criticized the arbitrator, lawyer Milton Veniot, but said the city hall case "does not warrant judicial intervention in the overall result" that backed the union’s claim. The city will now take the matter to the Nova Scotia Appeal Court.

Dmajackson
Feb 3, 2010, 4:00 AM
^That article was a bit misleading.

The hearing in the Fall was for the MPS/LUB ammendments and not the development agreement.

To get fully approved the developer has to discharge the Glastone Ridge DA and get a new one approved with the proposed buildings added into it. This can apparently be done without a public hearing since it is on the agenda for PCC next week.

Case 01240 (http://www.halifax.ca/commcoun/pcc/documents/feb81012.pdf)

Hopefully this gets started as soon as possible. I drive down the street a few times a week and it is a mess around these properties with potholes, and no sidewalks.

To be honest though I'm more excited about the redevelopment of the CNIB building which is now abandoned.

Dmajackson
Feb 27, 2010, 4:59 AM
There is now a small excavator on site so presumab demolition will begin next week.

alps
Mar 3, 2010, 4:31 AM
Earlier today:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4402506431_042972cf05_b.jpg

Dmajackson
Mar 13, 2010, 3:33 AM
The CNIB building is gone now.

I really wish I knew what is going to happen to the lot since the development agreement does not include it.

Jonovision
Mar 16, 2010, 1:22 PM
In todays Herald.

http://halifaxchronicle.can.newsmemory.com/newsmemvol1/canada/halifaxchronicle/20100316/ch_pe_03-16-10_a08.pdf.0/img/Image_2.jpg

Dmajackson
Mar 16, 2010, 11:47 PM
From today;

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4438821157_01ec3a5607_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4438823475_d2f00dac6b_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4439602398_4308c34d50_b.jpg

Dmajackson
Apr 10, 2010, 2:24 PM
Developer promises tenants a rooftop garden
By CHRIS LAMBIE Business Editor
Sat. Apr 10 - 4:53 AM

Tenants for a new $18-million apartment building about to go up in north-end Halifax might want to bring their own garden trowel.

The former Canadian National Institute for the Blind building on the corner of Almon and Gladstone streets has come down to make way for a project that will house 93 apartments and 20,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space.

"We want to have the first working rooftop garden in the city," Danny Chedrawe, president of Westwood Developments Ltd., said in a recent interview.

"If there’s one thing that we’ve heard from our tenants in the past is . . . they miss having a backyard and they miss having a place to grow things."

Residents will be able to plant their own flowers and vegetables on the rooftop terrace, he said.

"It’s not passive where people go up to sit and look at the little flowers and shrubs. We’ll have soil so residents can actually plant things and take care of them," said Chedrawe, noting the garden will come equipped with a greenhouse.

That means tenants will be able to grow their own carrots on the roof, and then take them downstairs to cook, he said.

"No chickens of course because they changed the bylaw," Chedrawe joked, referring to the city’s decision to ban urban chickens.

He’s hoping construction will start this summer. The project should take about 18 months to build.

Rents will range from $1,000 to $1,500. Chedrawe’s going to start marketing the project next month.

"After our first two phases there on Gladstone Ridge, people are really looking to live in the area and we don’t have enough apartments to supply them," he said.

"People are changing the way the way they want to live. They want to live more in central Halifax, where they can drive less, use public transportation and walk, and this site serves their needs perfectly. . . . People want to live back in neighbourhoods. They don’t want to live in suburban sprawl."

The area seems to be making a come back, he said.

"People want to live, I think, more so in the north end than in the south end these days. Demand in the north end is higher than it is in the south end," he said. "There’s more of a community feeling, it’s quieter, there’s good transportation and it’s cheaper. The rents in the south end are becoming unreachable to the average citizen."

The new project will have one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. There will be five pent-house units at $2,000 a month.

"They will be 1,800 to 2,000 square feet and they’ll have garden terraces."

The building will be heated by natural gas.

Chedrawe’s also looking at tapping into geothermal energy.

( clambie@herald.ca )

fenwick16
Apr 10, 2010, 2:52 PM
From today;

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4438821157_01ec3a5607_b.jpg

This is an old post from Bedford_DJ. It is good to see concrete buildings like this being torn down. This Gladstone development looks great.

hfx_chris
Apr 10, 2010, 2:54 PM
It is good to see concrete buildings like this being torn down.
I thought the exact opposite. Hah, it's all about what we like I guess :)

Keith P.
Apr 10, 2010, 3:58 PM
This is an old post from Bedford_DJ. It is good to see concrete buildings like this being torn down. This Gladstone development looks great.


It's a shame that ugly L-shaped cookie-cutter apartment building behind the CNIB was approved. I'm surprised the new building will be rentals -- Gladstone sold out pretty quickly and I would think condos there would do the same.

fenwick16
Apr 10, 2010, 4:05 PM
It's a shame that ugly L-shaped cookie-cutter apartment building behind the CNIB was approved. I'm surprised the new building will be rentals -- Gladstone sold out pretty quickly and I would think condos there would do the same.
I actually like the L-shaded building. I think that it goes well with the Gladstone towers.

Now that the North End is moving forward, more has to be done to get people living in the downtown core (A few thousand more people living in the downtown core would do wonders for revitalizing the area). Hopefully the anti-development forces will realize this and allow more highrises.

someone123
Apr 10, 2010, 8:52 PM
Funny thing is I vaguely remember a Herald article from back when the L-shaped building was proposed about ten years ago. It had the standard complaints about height, wind, shadows, and increased traffic. As far as I can recall, nobody was too caught up about how ugly the thing is.

Something else I should mention is that $2000 for an 1,800-2,000 sq. foot penthouse with rooftop garden is kind of depressing for me. I pay almost that much for a much smaller main floor of an average sized house in Vancouver (Kitsilano).

fenwick16
Apr 10, 2010, 9:54 PM
Something else I should mention is that $2000 for an 1,800-2,000 sq. foot penthouse with rooftop garden is kind of depressing for me. I pay almost that much for a much smaller main floor of an average sized house in Vancouver (Kitsilano).

An average detached home (bungalow) in the Vancouver area is now close to $1,000,000 (if condos are included in the average then it comes down to about $650 K) - source http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Metro+Vancouver+posts+steepest+housing+price+gains/2781998/story.html . There is a boom in real estate prices in the Toronto area also.

House prices in the Halifax area are a bargain, however the Halifax area is also seeing healthy real estate increases and strong housing growth (http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1176201.html). Regarding the North End of the peninsula is the following quote from this Chronicle Herald story:

Agents have complained buyers can’t find homes for sale in areas where they want to live, he said.

"In terms of just appeal and what seems to be getting a lot of buzz, it’s the north end of the peninsula," Honsberger said.

Things are looking good for North End Halifax.