Canadian Skyline Thread III - Page 281

worldlyhaligonian · #**5601** Posted **Aug 15, 2026, 3:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by craner

Sure does - I wish they would get rid of the height limit haircut

The tallest in the city's history are currently U/C... including what will be the first real 'skyscraper'.

Surrealplaces · #**5602** Posted **Aug 15, 2026, 4:06 PM**

Not quite Kotsy level fog pics, but pretty cool nonetheless.

Chocolite · #**5603** Posted **Aug 15, 2026, 4:21 PM**

Chocolite · #**5604** Posted **Aug 15, 2026, 4:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

The tallest in the city's history are currently U/C... including what will be the first real 'skyscraper'.

Which building is that?

someone123 · #**5605** Posted **Aug 15, 2026, 5:53 PM**

There is some existing 40 storey zoning and there are at least 2 projects under construction up to that height, Little Brooklyn on the Dartmouth side (near the bridge approach), and WAY on the Halifax side. There are maybe a dozen 30+ under construction.

I am not sure what the heights in meters are. Maybe in the 120 m range. Somebody was saying that they have moved away from height limits in these areas, perhaps in part because developers were packing a lot of low floors in under the old height limits.

There is a new proposal going up to 52 floors in the Young St area. This growth node will probably get the tallest approved buildings. This gives some details: https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/hal...han-tower-building-development-peninsula

TownGuy · #**5606** Posted **Aug 15, 2026, 8:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chocolite

This a cool shot, and one interesting thing about it is you can really see how the north-south roads were laid out perpendicular to Lake Ontario, which meant they were actually tilted about 17° off true north. Around Eglinton, or St. Clair for Yonge St, they adjusted course as the townships to the north were surveyed using true north.

Chocolite · #**5607** Posted **Aug 15, 2026, 8:52 PM**

Okay thanks. I thought there was a skyscraper (150m+) under construction, but 125m is getting close.
Is there another site somewhere that keeps accurate track of projects under construction in Halifax? We always here about lots of highrises under construction, but nobody ever has info or photos.

Quote:

Originally Posted by someone123

There is some existing 40 storey zoning and there are at least 2 projects under construction up to that height, Little Brooklyn on the Dartmouth side (near the bridge approach), and WAY on the Halifax side. There are maybe a dozen 30+ under construction.

I am not sure what the heights in meters are. Maybe in the 120 m range. Somebody was saying that they have moved away from height limits in these areas, perhaps in part because developers were packing a lot of low floors in under the old height limits.

There is a new proposal going up to 52 floors in the Young St area. This growth node will probably get the tallest approved buildings. This gives some details: https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/hal...han-tower-building-development-peninsula

worldlyhaligonian · #**5608** Posted **Aug 16, 2026, 12:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chocolite

Which building is that?

See someone's great summary in the post below your reply!

It's not really known which will be the tallest, but we can say that it's likely the 'tallest east of Montreal' will emerge.

worldlyhaligonian · #**5609** Posted **Aug 16, 2026, 12:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chocolite

Okay thanks. I thought there was a skyscraper (150m+) under construction, but 125m is getting close.
Is there another site somewhere that keeps accurate track of projects under construction in Halifax? We always here about lots of highrises under construction, but nobody ever has info or photos.

Not to my knowledge outside of https://halifaxdevelopments.ca/