[Dartmouth] 112-114 Wyse Road | 69 m | 20 fl | Proposed
I was going to post the rendering but Tumblr doesn't like me right now. :(
New proposal from Dunphy Wyse Road Developments for the former bank on the northeast corner of Wyse Road and Nantucket Avenue. Case #22487 - 112-114 Wyse Road |
Looks like this area is getting the Young/Robie treatment of some much-needed density and investment.
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I really like this one..
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I really hope someone opens an eatery called Right Ssäm Good. :D
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Good luck with that having apparently zero parking in that location.
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104 spots in the interior of the building. |
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The parking to the east belongs to HRM and is part of the Dartmouth Common and the parking revenue goes to the Sportsplex.
The lot is just 92 feet wide and is narrower at Wyse. This design appears to show the building footprint as filling the 2 lots. The land to the west belongs to HRM as part of the roadway and sidewalk. What was the Scotiabank sign marked the edge of the commercial property. In the Centre Plan the sidewalk and the grassy area is zoned C and I have pointed out to staff that their map incorrectly zones a portion. This map shows the public space may be retained but the proponent has talked with HRM re purchasing or leasing the space for patios or streetscaping. : https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default...4_Redacted.pdf Registered Office for the company 112 Wyse Road Partnership is a duplex on Walter Havill Drive and the partnership comprises the two Preszler brothers from Toronto and a related company is headed by Alex Dunphy at the Walter Havill Drive home. Parking underground : 104 spaces |
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I'm a fan. Has sort of an International Place (proposal) and Horizon III proposal by Micmac. I'd forgotten the Scotiabank closed so this was a bit of a surprise.
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Overall I like the look for that corner. That once-vibrant area of Dartmouth has been a little too empty lot-ish in the last number of years - it definitely needs an upgrade. |
104 parking spots in 3 underground parking levels
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In the application the architect quotes outdated legislation. I wrote to him to detail the accurate parts of the legislation passed by the Dexter government. https://www.halifax.ca/business/plan...e-rd-dartmouth The letter from the architect is here : https://www.halifax.ca/business/plan...e-rd-dartmouth note page 3 has the outdated/inaccurate reference to the Dartmouth Common legislation. The Dartmouth Common Master Plan envisaged this corner returning to public ownership. The plan was 'adopted in principle' but HRM staff interpret the phrase to mean whatever they want it to mean. In 1960 a planning consultant recommended that all land from Dartmouth High to Windmill Road be retained as green space. |
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Normally, I would be all for the commons being used as public land, and if the planning consultant had been able to gain traction with council in 1960, then it could have been converted and used as such. In its current configuration, however, it is quite cut off from public lands and thus a park would seem silly and out of place on that corner lot. A building such as this proposal is actually the best use that I can imagine for this land, and could possible set the tone for more such developments on other vacant lots in the area. Here are some pics from the Municipal Archives showing how the area appeared in the 1960s - 1980s: http://gencat1.eloquent-systems.com/...81rn71rjnr.jpg http://gencat1.eloquent-systems.com/...1g1uju9pb1.jpg http://gencat1.eloquent-systems.com/...ltfi8hiiq1.jpg |
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