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Losing the top 3 floors of the Dennis Building would have been really awful. Not sure if that was ever really on the table or if it was just miscommunicated (or was more of a possibility before the registration of the building). In a lot of cities, facadism wouldn't even be acceptable, let alone tearing down half of a facade on top of that. That upper cornice adds a lot of character to the area. Halifax has so many old buildings that look a bit weird because they are missing cornices.

I think the added storefronts and corner building on Barrington will make a big difference. The Dennis Building itself looks run-down and is empty these days too, and the Province House parking looks bad. The Province House and larger George Street area is one of those parts of the city that feels like it's 80% of the way to being great but has some prominent flaws. This is probably the most important vacant site in the city right now, while the Skye site is #2.