Although I have doubts that this proposal will even get before HRM Council to be voted on, I found the following article/blog by Rick Howe:
by Rick Howe on July 22, 2011 in Halifax News Net - http://www.halifaxnewsnet.ca/Blog-Article/b/20353/Ricks-Rants-Friday-July-22nd2011
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I took a bit of a beating on my radio talk show on News 95.7 yesterday while discussing developer Navid Saberi's proposed new downtown Halifax project. Saberi plans on scrapping his Twisted Sisters development on the old Tex Park site, replacing it with something he calls Skye Halifax, two 48 storey towers. I made it clear on air my opposition to the proposal, suggesting it wasn't a good fit with the downtown but a majority of callers during an hour long discussion disagreed. The consensus seemed to be if it creates jobs and brings in increased tax revenue, then bring it on and so what if the high rises dwarf the downtown skyrise. Sigh.
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It is good to see the support for something different in Halifax by the majority of callers, as reported by Rick Howe. Hopefully many of the supporters won't have to move away (the HRM needs more progressively thinking people).
I seem to agree with many of Rick Howe's opinions. Even for a skyscraper enthusiast such as myself, this proposal seems to be too high.
What are the opinions of others on a compromise proposal? Say 35 stories and ~110m which would make it the new tallest building in the HRM (however, the design would have to be better than the one for the twin 48 storey towers). Or even just go back to the height that was granted before; fair is fair, HRM_by_Design reduced this height
without specific agreement by Council or the HRM public, whereas Saberi had an agreement with Council, which seemed to be supported by the majority of the public, for twin 27 storey towers.