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Originally Posted by someone123
I don't really get the point of these medium density suburban developments in metro Halifax. I understand why people like urban neighbourhoods or quasi-village/town neighbourhoods, and I understand why people like quasi-rural large lot subdivisions where you have the privacy of forest. This is a bit like the worst of both worlds; lack of privacy and neighbours all around you but limited conveniences.
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Agreed. And I can't help but feel this is the direction that Halifax planners wanted to take them in. Ensuring enough "green space" and not too much density but giving enough, lack of height etc. I'm unsure of the discussions since it was approved so long ago but I feel that a lot of it was at the direction of HRM at the time.
IMO the other side of the highway, Larry Uteck Hemlock square, the older sections of oceanview is much more convenient and more cohesive in development.