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Originally Posted by MonctonDowntown
Based on my research, for a city of Moncton's size, the ideal building height is in the 4–8 storey range, with occasional taller buildings (10–15 storeys) in the core if supported by demand and infrastructure. This “mid-rise urbanism” approach offers density without the drawbacks of very tall towers.
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Thank you, I'm always surprised to see the constant poopooing of smaller scale projects on here.
High rises have their place in our downtown and I would never agitate for height limits or whatnot but there are plenty of cities around the world that offer a great urban environment with nothing over 10 storeys.
The reaction to this reduction in particular is a great example. 18 storeys would have been a really jarring break from its surroundings. 55 Queen a stones throw away would be a much better model for this development.
I think we have to come to terms with the fact that the demographic in Moncton that would fill these highrises is not really that large and whatever demand there is will probably be hoovered up by the projects of bigger players in the city. At least at 6 storeys this development is much more likely to get off the ground soon. Moncton would benefit more from 200 urban-dwellers now rather than 600 a decade later.
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