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Originally Posted by isaidso
Retail at grade is great but has Halifax got the density right? I realize Halifax is a much smaller metro than Toronto but you still need enough of a residential population above to support the retail below. Are these condo buildings tall enough? Even 5-7 more floors might make the difference between viable retail at grade and commercial space at grade that sits empty. Not everything needs to be 30+ floors but 9 floors probably isn't enough.
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These also feed commercial for all the people who live south and west of the building too in single family/bording/apartments without ground floor retail. Also downtown is still a place that a lot of people from Bedford/Sackville/Dartmouth go to for eating out and other things so there is quite a large market beyond the few additional units.