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From the Herald:

43-unit apartment building proposed for Primrose Street in Dartmouth
June 11, 2012 - 7:25pm By REMO ZACCAGNA Business Reporter

A new four-storey apartment building is being proposed in Dartmouth.

An application to consolidate 72 and 74 Primrose St., which are currently vacant lots at the Crystal Drive intersection near Albro Lake, and build a 43-unit building has been submitted to the city.

The building would feature primarily one-bedroom apartments, with five appliances, larger balconies and larger windows than currently exist in the area, said K.J. Gandhi, of Innovation Architects, who worked on the project.

“We are trying to put up a much better quality building than what is available in that area, with larger units, better facilities, and better finishes,” Gandhi said in a telephone interview Monday afternoon, hours before a scheduled public information meeting at the Dartmouth North Community Centre.

While designs aren’t available, he said three floors of the building’s exterior would be clad with brick, with the remaining floor featuring cement siding. There will be a sloping roof with shingles and 31 underground parking spots.

The plan is to set it back from Primrose Street, adjacent to an existing apartment building.

“We will try to retain the vegetation as much as possible that is in that area; that’s why we are setting the building behind because there are beautiful trees in the front,” Gandhi said.

Public records show that the vacant lots are owned by a numbered company headed by Alison Gerard, but they are subject to a purchase and sale agreement with a developer. Gandhi declined to name the developer.

Messages left for Gerard were not returned Monday.

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