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Originally Posted by Haliguy
So you would rather see a parking lot there?
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No but there are other options. I not an expert on economics so I don't know if any of these would make sense but;
1) He could fix up the upper floors and make them more inviting to offices,
2) or I think HRM should purchase these buildings to protect them from future proposals.
As someone stated earlier in this thread if nothing is built ontop of this block the buildings will stand for another hundred years. The problem only arises when you build a six-storey building on 200 year old buildings.
I highly doubt the developer would turn this into a parking lot if it is rejected. He would probably either sell the land or redesign his idea and try again. Besides isn't there some sort of law that bans new parking lots downtown?