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Originally Posted by someone123
Are these all HRM-owned sites?
- St. Pat's
- St. Pat's-Alexandra
- Bloomfield
It's hard to believe that these needed to sit empty for years given all of the development taking place around the city.
Of course we also have the TexPark redevelopment which was a disaster. And we still have a big parking lot on the former infirmary site behind the library.
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St. Pats is owned by HRM who have done nothing with it other than to grass it over. As I posted previously, Watts had all sorts of plans developed for the public to vote on and then it all just stopped.
St. Pats-Alexandra was the subject of a lawsuit by Joe Metlege after he won the bif for it and then the neighborhood activists threw a tantrum and HRM reneged. Joe sued and won so I understand he now owns it. Not sure what the plans are.
Bloomfield was the biggest debacle. Despite all the grand plans developed by Imagine Bloomfield, the NDP govt wanted it for Housing NS to develop so HRM let them buy it, then nothing was done. The Imagine Bloomfield folks rightfully got POed and walked away. When the govt changed provincially the Liberals kiboshed the grand plans which were way beyond the ability of Housing NS to accomplish reasonably. It is still owned by the province IIRC.