Development Rumours

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There was more news in ANS about the redevelopment of Brunswick Place, formerly known as the Trademart Building. The plan is for a 15-storey residential tower to be built as-of-right. There was no timeline given but it could happen pretty quickly.

It will be interesting to see renderings of this. I wonder how much they are going to overhaul the existing street level parts of the Trademart building on Brunswick and Cogswell.

The apartments across Cogswell are also being renovated, there's the Citadel Hotel construction on the next corner, and eventually there should be a new tower built on the former Trinity church site. I have a feeling that this neighbourhood will be totally transformed in a few years. The added residents should have a positive impact on Gottingen Street and having some more pedestrian-friendly buildings in this area could go a long way toward tying the downtown and North End back together. Better development in this area also increases the likelihood that future development of the Cogswell interchange will be successful.