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Originally Posted by someone123
The tower is squat but I wonder if it really will overpower Victoria Hall in person. There is a big setback between Gottingen and the tower.
To me the biggest problem with Victoria Hall is that the building and the grounds are crumbling (maybe in part because they are a development site). If they were restored I think that would outweigh any drawback of having an average looking tower in behind.
I wonder how likely it is that they'd do a good job of restoring the cast iron and granite fence in front. That would do wonders for the look of the area. This proposal also has underground parking while the current lot is plagued with tons of ugly surface parking stuff in front and behind.
Halifax has so many Victorian-era sites that were originally green space surrounded by ornate stone and cast iron fences and have fallen into disrepair or been stripped away. Victoria Hall is one example, St. David another, and the dispensary building on Brunswick is another.
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As per the heritage conservation plan, "replace or repair gottingen st. wall; wrought iron added to granite and brick wall to be reparged." (
https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default/fil...20-%20Heritage%20Conservation%20Plan.pdf)
Hopefully the development will see Vic hall tastefully restored as part of this development, even if the tower is nothing to write home about.
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