Development Rumours

[hfx_chris]

IMAGINE THE DAY when you could live in a new environmentally friendly home in Shannon Park where a wine bar was just a short stroll away.

Hmm.. Yes, I can imagine this. Sign me up please.
I still think Shannon Park would be a great site for a stadium, but DND owns the land so really, it's their call if they want to sell it and to who. Whatever they do with the site, it would be a hell of a lot better than what exists there now.

As for the development next to St. Mary's, sounds good to me. Personally I hope whatever goes in there doesn't (any I really do hate hearing myself say this) block the view of the spire from up Spring Garden.
Yes yes yes, I know that sounds very Heritage Trust-esque to me too...but I've got a thing about church buildings, especially nice looking ones like this. I'm not a terribly religious person, I like the buildings.

[Dmajackson]

^Damn you beat me to posting them.

Oh well it's still nice to see this in the news.

[DigitalNinja]

That parking lot by St. Mary's better not become affordable housing. That would totally ruin that part of town.

[Jonovision]

Yah, I don't think affordable housing is the answer, perhaps a unit or two but no more. I'd like to see something of a comparative size to founders corner on that site.

As far as Shannon Park goes. I think Wadih has a point. If the market is overloaded we will lose a lot of good projects. So I would like to see this one wait a bit. It has sooo much potential though.

[Spitfire75]

That's exciting news for Shannon Park. I know it's years away but I can't wait to see that area redeveloped.

[Keith P.]

Originally Posted by DigitalNinja

That parking lot by St. Mary's better not become affordable housing. That would totally ruin that part of town.

Maybe all the Spring Garden Rd/Barrington St panhandlers could live there.

Oh wait, they probably all make too much money to qualify.

[Keith P.]

Originally Posted by kph06

Here's a couple possible new developments
IMAGINE THE DAY when you could live in a new environmentally friendly home in Shannon Park where a wine bar was just a short stroll away.

Yeah, well, better keep dreaming. That will not happen in our lifetimes.

[someone123]

I find it so kitschy when they start going on about wine bars or other slightly dated trappings of yuppiedom.

Shannon Park is okay. It would be a fairly nice site if selectively bulldozed and cleaned up, but it is not that well located. I'd expect to see development there on par with other parts of suburban Dartmouth, or maybe slightly nicer since it has waterfront.

[JET]

Originally Posted by Jonovision

Yah, I don't think affordable housing is the answer, perhaps a unit or two but no more. I'd like to see something of a comparative size to founders corner on that site.

As far as Shannon Park goes. I think Wadih has a point. If the market is overloaded we will lose a lot of good projects. So I would like to see this one wait a bit. It has sooo much potential though.

I'm curious where folks think that affordable housing should go. Where should we build another Highfield park? I don't see the problem with affordable hosing downtown, if it is partof a mix of development; particularly since a lot of downtown already includes an amount of affordable housing. jET

[DigitalNinja]

Originally Posted by JET

I'm curious where folks think that affordable housing should go. Where should we build another Highfield park? I don't see the problem with affordable hosing downtown, if it is partof a mix of development; particularly since a lot of downtown already includes an amount of affordable housing. jET

I don't think we should build any new affordable housing downtown. In most cities it is reserved for the wealthy and the pan handlers. I'd like to see something that wont be neglected next to an actual historic building, not some piece of 🞵🞵🞵🞵.

[sdm]

Originally Posted by JET

I'm curious where folks think that affordable housing should go. Where should we build another Highfield park? I don't see the problem with affordable hosing downtown, if it is partof a mix of development; particularly since a lot of downtown already includes an amount of affordable housing. jET

i wouldn't call highfield park "affordable" housing as referenced as it doesn't meet the quailifers that would make it affordable.

Uniacke square would be a better model.

[JET]

Originally Posted by sdm

i wouldn't call highfield park "affordable" housing as referenced as it doesn't meet the quailifers that would make it affordable.

Uniacke square would be a better model.

Uniacke is a ghetto, Highfield is "affordable" substandard housing.
Neither created any mix of population. JET

[someone123]

I was looking through the PCC minutes (lost the link, but they were recent) and there was a section about the Enviro Depot site on Gottingen. The city has a lien on the property for unpaid taxes and the owner is trying to sell it off to a developer. The developer wants an agreement with the city so that they can be sure of the site's development potential before buying - they've asked for 15 storeys, although I'm not sure they'll get it.

I think 15 storeys would be fine on Gottingen if there were a 4-8 storey podium with a tower with setbacks above. Simply having a 4-8 storey building would also be fine, although it would be better if the quality were higher than that of 5505 Falkland.

[Jonovision]

I'm trying to think where the Enviro Depot is on Gottingen?

[worldlyhaligonian]

Originally Posted by someone123

I was looking through the PCC minutes (lost the link, but they were recent) and there was a section about the Enviro Depot site on Gottingen. The city has a lien on the property for unpaid taxes and the owner is trying to sell it off to a developer. The developer wants an agreement with the city so that they can be sure of the site's development potential before buying - they've asked for 15 storeys, although I'm not sure they'll get it.

I think 15 storeys would be fine on Gottingen if there were a 4-8 storey podium with a tower with setbacks above. Simply having a 4-8 storey building would also be fine, although it would be better if the quality were higher than that of 5505 Falkland.

Do you mean the Enviro Depot on Clifton? I can't find it on Gottingen.

It would be amazing for Clifton, with Gladstone Ridge right across the street.

[JET]

http://www.halifax.ca/archives/GottingenStreet-1965.html

I believe that the enviro depot reference pertains to the old Metropolitan Store on the East side of gottingen St. It was full of junk and the roof was falling in. Good to get rid of. Next door to the Hfx Backpackers I think. JET

[someone123]

Oops, yes, there are a couple of them, and I'm talking about the one on Gottingen. I thought it was called Mitchell's Enviro Depot but I could be wrong.

I think the Clifton site has a proposal for a lowrise apartment building.

That 60s photo is pretty depressing.

[worldlyhaligonian]

Originally Posted by someone123

Oops, yes, there are a couple of them, and I'm talking about the one on Gottingen. I thought it was called Mitchell's Enviro Depot but I could be wrong.

I think the Clifton site has a proposal for a lowrise apartment building.

That 60s photo is pretty depressing.

Yeah, it looked like high end retail and I'm taking better than the current SGR.

[someone123]

Well, I don't think it was higher end. Woolworth's was sort of low-mid range, like Macy's. The storefront materials and designs were nice though -- I think that's just something we've lost over the past 50 years or so.

[Dmajackson]

Case 01339

This is an interesting proposal by WM Fares for additions to a heritage house on Inglis Street between Tower and South Park (noth-side).