[Halifax] The Olympic (1140 Barrington) | 26 m | 8 fl | U/C

[IanWatson]

A heritage conservation district isn't just about protecting individual buildings, but the overall heritage integrity of the area. That (along with increased powers to implement demolition controls) is what makes it different from just registering individual heritage buildings. Yes, the buildings are now gone (they weren't registered heritage buildings), but the intent of the heritage conservation district isn't just to prevent demolitions, but to guide new construction. So the developers will still be able to put something there, but it's going to have to fit within the heritage conservation district. Ironically, I do believe they get more in terms of volume of development under the new district, but the form of that volume is going to be different.