This is an old article from 2008:
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Originally Posted by sdm
Developer willing to change plans
Armour Group: We’ll trade 2 storeys for a tax break
By AMY PUGSLEY FRASER City Hall Reporter
Wed. Oct 1, 2008 - 5:42 AM
Faced with the prospect of losing city hall’s vote on his latest development proposal, a veteran Halifax developer is offering to change the plans for his building at the 11th hour — in exchange for a tax break.
In a letter to council dated last Friday, Ben McCrea of the Armour Group said he could take up to two storeys off his six-storey Waterside Centre redevelopment and change its mirrored facade to brick exterior cladding.
That would keep the design more in line with his Founders Square project on Hollis Street, which has won awards for its heritage redevelopment.
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If only this compromise would have been considered back in 2008. The project would likely be built by now and the city would be no further behind in terms of tax revenue (considering that it might not be complete for a few years to come).