[Dartmouth] King's Wharf (16 Kings Wharf Place) | 85 & 49 m | 27 & 15 fl | U/C

[macgregor]

Thanks for all of the pics. Sorry to hear you got stuck in Dartmouth.

[Halifax Privateer]

I dropped by the Kings Wharf development yesterday.... it will be one impressive development if it gets finished in its entirety. The Model suite is spectacular with wrap around glass from floor to ceiling in the great room. This will have a very positive impact on our downtowns.

[Halifaxgus]

I just registered here, although I've been "lurking" for some time. It's dark now, but from where I'm sitting I look out over the King's Wharf Construction.

I promise that I'll contribute pictures soon. As someone pointed out, the parking lot behind the Royal Bank is the best place, even better than here.

Thank you all for the marvelous pictures and comments.

[worldlyhaligonian]

Originally Posted by Halifaxgus

I just registered here, although I've been "lurking" for some time. It's dark now, but from where I'm sitting I look out over the King's Wharf Construction.

I promise that I'll contribute pictures soon. As someone pointed out, the parking lot behind the Royal Bank is the best place, even better than here.

Thank you all for the marvelous pictures and comments.

Welcome to the forum, I look forward to your updates on this project!

[kph06]

Photo update by me:

[fenwick16]

Originally Posted by kph06

Photo update by me:

Thanks for the pictures kph06. Do you know which King's Wharf building is planned for this specific spot? (Is this where the iconic tower is going?) PS: I don't think that it is the iconic tower based on the site plan but I am not exactly sure what area of the site plan that it is. Is this immediately next to the Keelson?

[DigitalNinja]

Yeah Fenwick, it seems to be going out on the edge there.

I'm pretty sure from their website that the closest building to the train tracks is the apartment building... But maybe I'm looking at it wrong...

http://kings.extremegroupdev.com/images/uploads/Site%20Plan-popup.png

I wonder when the commercial pavillion will go up between both buildings, probably will be one of the last things to go up.

[dmac26]

I talked to the woman in the sales centre the other day and she said the Keelson towers completed by 2012 and iconic tower is scheduled to be completed by 2015. I haven't heard anymore about a final height but I know sales are going really well for this tower.

She also mentioned once the parking levels of the Keelson are poured we will see the other floors go up much quicker, about one level a week.

[Wishblade]

Originally Posted by dmac26

I talked to the woman in the sales centre the other day and she said the Keelson towers completed by 2012 and iconic tower is scheduled to be completed by 2015. I haven't heard anymore about a final height but I know sales are going really well for this tower.

She also mentioned once the parking levels of the Keelson are poured we will see the other floors go up much quicker, about one level a week.

I heard somewhere once that the iconic tower was supposed to be ~105m tall.

Its great to hear they have such a tight timeline for this project. Lets hope they stick to it.

[FuzzyWuz]

The center of that pic is where we will see the new public street I believe. The iconic tower will be all the way to the end and slightly to the right(east). I'm curious though. They seem to have put a lot of fill in spots where they will be putting buildings C and D. Isn't that just going to have to be removed when they start preparing those sites? Or is there something I'm not considering? Will those buildings be at a higher elevation to start?

[halifaxboyns]

Originally Posted by FuzzyWuz

The center of that pic is where we will see the new public street I believe. The iconic tower will be all the way to the end and slightly to the right(east). I'm curious though. They seem to have put a lot of fill in spots where they will be putting buildings C and D. Isn't that just going to have to be removed when they start preparing those sites? Or is there something I'm not considering? Will those buildings be at a higher elevation to start?

I suspect it might be that they have limited room to store materials perhaps? The iconic tower is so far off from centre because it was just outside the outer edge of the brightwood viewplane and I believe it's built on what is now a waterlot, that will be filled in.

[dmac26]

They are putting a lot of fill into the site. I dont think they will have to excavate this fill later on- remember this is a water lot and parking is not below ground it is above ground. They fill these areas and then pile drive in supports to pour concrete. There is still substantial amounts of fill to come, the entire site is going to be brought up to where the fill is on the central road.

[fenwick16]

It is an interesting plan. The iconic tower will be a few hundred feet out into where the harbour currently is. I imagine that it will take a large number of piles to support the ~100m iconic tower. I wonder if people will be calling it the iconic tower for many years to come?

[-Harlington-]

ill probly just call it the kings wharf tower unless it comes out with an actuall name, iconic tower is just what it is, i think it would be odd to keep calling it that

[someone123]

They're looking for naming suggestions. Not sure when they plan on choosing a winner.

[fenwick16]

Originally Posted by someone123

They're looking for naming suggestions. Not sure when they plan on choosing a winner.

How about the Harbour Pinnacle Tower? I sent it to the address in your link.

Thanks for the link.

[DigitalNinja]

I submitted one a while ago, I put in "The Bowfront" Keeping with the ship theme of The Keelston.

[JET]

Originally Posted by fenwick16

How about the Harbour Pinnacle Tower? I sent it to the address in your link.

Thanks for the link.

Interesting, the Pinnacle is the name of a project that was planned for the Royal Bank parking lot.

[fenwick16]

Originally Posted by JET

Interesting, the Pinnacle is the name of a project that was planned for the Royal Bank parking lot.

It seems to fit a 30 plus story building better. However, if it is being used for a nearby building then I guess it rules it out. It has been used for buildings in other cities so it isn't really a unique name. (Coming up with a unique name will likely be impossible).

Are there renderings for the project at the Royal Bank parking lot?

[JET]

Originally Posted by fenwick16

It seems to fit a 30 plus story building better. However, if it is being used for a nearby building then I guess it rules it out. It has been used for buildings in other cities so it isn't really a unique name. (Coming up with a unique name will likely be impossible).

Are there renderings for the project at the Royal Bank parking lot?

I was wrong about the name, is was the Sentinel, good name,
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/su/su...-Development-Corporation-Halifax-N-S.pdf pg 3
"The second project involving a 130-unit condominium
in downtown Dartmouth is currently proceeding
through the approval process.The Sentinel will consist
of a 10-storey building along with three-storey
townhouses on land that has been vacant for many
years. Construction should start in 2003/04 and the
project will be completed in 2005/06."
Seems like there was a problem with funding and the market at that time. That may change; does free up the Pinnacle name