[Halifax] The Dillon (Market Lofts) | 28 m | 8 fl | Completed
Since this is a great looking proposal, I wanted to start a thread for it.
Quotes are from Sept 19 - Sept 21, 2013 in the Development Rumours Thread Quote:
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This has been chopped down to eight floors presumably to fit into the HbD height limits. It will house 37 apartments (bach, 1-bed, and 2-bed) and three commercial units. As seen on the renderings the Night Magic Fashions building will be retained and the new building will be modern.
Design Review Committee - November 14th, 2013 - Preliminary Presentation - 8 Storey Building - Corner of Market and Sackville Streets - 5362 and 5268 Sackville St. |
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This is my one problem with HRMxD. Its drafters caved far too much to the heritage / STV people, whose influence, IMHO, has increasingly and happily waned. 11 Stories, to me, seems actually pretty short for that area. The fact that 8 is the height that is possible is ridiculous. |
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But wasn't there a bunch of discussion about the height earlier? I suspected it'd get chopped down, but I also thought there'd be a big fight over it that would delay the project--too bad to lose some units, but good to see it going ahead with minimal fuss. |
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The Maritime Centre is already "in the way". Are we trying to protect the view of it, now? Halifax acts as though it has so much downtown density to spare.... fuck. Unbelievably stupid. |
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Anyway, I'm inclined not to worry about it. I know that's an unpopular point of view 'round here, but HRMxD, whatever its faults, had to negotiate between a lot of competing interests. It's what we're working with now, and overall it's a really good document, even if it reaches a little less for the sky than some would like. Eight storeys, 11 storeys...meh. |
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This height-phobia bullshit isn't limited to subjective preferences in skylines; it has real, deep, longstanding economic impacts of what downtown Halifax will be capable of commercially, and even in terms of public transit prospects for the entire HRM. I look forward to the day when HRMbyDesign is challenged in this regard (and by something less of a parody than Skye Halifax). *If only* this site could be considered as part of the Nova Centre site. Then we'd get our relatively sane height allowance. |
I think it looks a bit retro but it'll be good for the street. The changes along this stretch are going to be pretty dramatic over the next few years.
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Though, at the same time, I appreciate what HRMxD has done in the near term for downtown development: it really has brought certainty, and a lot more action. At least things have now turned around. once we get a certain level of density and infill, hopefully, down the road, there will be greater pressure for height and more efficient use of downtown land. That'll mean some of this generation of buildings (built under these height limits) will be toppled for bigger and better yet. I guess we can see it as the organic development of the city... |
Wrong thread. Edit.
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Did it gain two storeys when we weren't looking? |
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Really?... Well, maybe if we look away again the developer will be given permission to build as tall as the new hotels and apartment buildings on Brunswick...or even the Nova Centre across the street. It's the least we can do in appreciation for the restoration of this building's old façade. |
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http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/michael...b_2828854.html |
True, esp. if its a quote from a person.
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Here is a link giving a few more proposal details - http://mosaikproperties.ca/. The link gives a colour rendering (below) and notice of a public meeting (I don't see a date and time for the public meeting, just a deadline for public submissions of Feb 17, 20014). It also gives this pdf document link - http://mosaikproperties.ca/images/up...etStreet_2.pdf
http://mosaikproperties.ca/images/up...t-Street01.jpg |
It looks good. I'm slightly worried about how the gray podium will turn out but it is definitely a worthwhile addition to the street.
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