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Waye Mason · #**2841** Posted **Oct 20, 2011, 11:21 AM**

You know what else the Khyber would be a great space for? An artist run center. Something else every other major city in Canada has in their downtown.

Empire · #**2842** Posted **Oct 20, 2011, 11:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by halifaxboyns

Not sure if anyone saw the full Global NS broadcast at 6pm, but there is an interesting project that the Dal Planning school is doing - the special clip is here.

I wonder if you could build a lock across Halifax Harbour for a budget price of 1 trillion$$$$?

JET · #**2843** Posted **Oct 20, 2011, 1:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by resetcbu1

totally agree , I mean any building can be overhauled to make a restaurant or bar and that'd make a cool one

back in the day, before it was known as the Khyber, it was known as the bean sprout building, and had a small cafe on the main floor rooms (Halifax's first health food store). I was in those rooms last year and they seemed unoccupied.

Jonovision · #**2844** Posted **Oct 20, 2011, 1:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by halifaxboyns

Not sure if anyone saw the full Global NS broadcast at 6pm, but there is an interesting project that the Dal Planning school is doing - the special clip is here.

I was there for 12 hours yesterday. It was lots of fun. Have to go back today to check out everyone else's work.

Halifax Hillbilly · #**2845** Posted **Oct 20, 2011, 4:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

As they mention in the article, the lack of office development is due to sprawl and tax rates. There's some confusion of cause and effect when people think that condos have displaced offices -- many of the empty lots that now have condos in downtown Toronto sat empty for decades. The same thing is true in Halifax.

I think it can be very harmful to suppress good development happening right now for some other form of supposedly better development that might happen at some point in the future. Halifax's lacklustre old downtown core reflects this attitude somewhat; it's waiting for an 80s-style office boom that may never happen again. Many people are complaining simply because they are clinging to an outdated, never successful 1970s/80s-era "CBD" model, whether they realize it or not. The goal of a 100% office core isn't even a good goal.

When there is demand for office then it won't be too hard to deal with the happy problem of where to put the new buildings. In the worst case that would require redeveloping some new area adjacent near the core, like Young Street, Bayers Road/Dutch Village, Quinpool, Dartmouth, or the Dal/Hospitals area. Halifax is not at risk of running out of land for office towers!

You hit the nail on the head - a CBD is an outdated, bad idea. I think one issue with a lack of development in the old downtown core is that Spring Garden is hot right now. I'd rather put my building in the busy, mixed use area adjacent to downtown than in downtown proper. All the benefits of being downtown without the deadly dullness of the CBD. Hopefully we see the buzz on Spring Garden start to spread northwards.

alps · #**2846** Posted **Oct 21, 2011, 7:51 PM**

QEH site today. Bit surreal to see it like this, speaking as a former student!

(self-made)

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Originally Posted by Waye Mason

You know what else the Khyber would be a great space for? An artist run center. Something else every other major city in Canada has in their downtown.

cormiermax · #**2847** Posted **Oct 22, 2011, 12:25 AM**

Looks so prime for development. Too bad there going with a farm instead.

Jstaleness · #**2848** Posted **Oct 22, 2011, 12:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by cormiermax

Looks so prime for development. Too bad there going with a farm instead.

Anyone have a magic seed that can grow tall slim glass towers?

-Harlington- · #**2849** Posted **Oct 22, 2011, 3:09 AM**

Couple pics of the new boat playground on the waterfront, kinda dark but oh well .

Phalanx · #**2850** Posted **Oct 22, 2011, 4:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by cormiermax

Looks so prime for development. Too bad there going with a farm instead.

They're going with a farm because it will be easier to develop when they need to use it...

cormiermax · #**2851** Posted **Oct 22, 2011, 5:56 AM**

They took down the old playground??! That's a shame!

kph06 · #**2852** Posted **Oct 25, 2011, 1:11 AM**

As I mentioned earlier, the townhouses on the lot in the middle of the Jubilee/Robie/Cedar/Henry block are well underway, this is a photo I took at the end of last week:

fenwick16 · #**2853** Posted **Oct 25, 2011, 3:13 AM**

Too bad something can't be done with the two homes in front. Are these heritage homes or can they be bought and re-developed (or at least renovated)?

coolmillion · #**2854** Posted **Oct 25, 2011, 12:21 PM**

I grew up at Robie and Jubilee and this project has been in the works for as long as I can remember. Still, I'm surprised to see it in motion. I'm not sure if the houses in front are owned by the developer. The one on the left appears to be getting a new deck? Otherwise on Jubilee and Henry there are beautiful stone and brick townhouses unlike anywhere else in the city. A bit odd to have this development going up in the middle of the block but at least it means a slight increase in density.

kph06 · #**2855** Posted **Oct 25, 2011, 12:48 PM**

The house on the left is owned by the developers and will be renovated as part of this project, the house on the right will not.

Nifta · #**2856** Posted **Oct 25, 2011, 5:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by alps

QEH site today. Bit surreal to see it like this, speaking as a former student!

(self-made)

Weird how the colour tint on that photo makes it look grassed already (especially towards the lower left)

kph06 · #**2857** Posted **Oct 25, 2011, 5:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nifta

Weird how the colour tint on that photo makes it look grassed already (especially towards the lower left)

I think the site was hydroseeded and then they spread hay on top of it.

Keith P. · #**2858** Posted **Oct 25, 2011, 9:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by kph06

I think the site was hydroseeded and then they spread hay on top of it.

Maybe the enviro-crazies want to turn it into a horse and cow pasture kind of farm. Or maybe its a back-door way for them to get their coveted urban chickens.

RyeJay · #**2859** Posted **Oct 25, 2011, 10:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

Maybe the enviro-crazies want to turn it into a horse and cow pasture kind of farm. Or maybe its a back-door way for them to get their coveted urban chickens.

As far as I know, this space will be used to promote organic, urban gardening--both in decorative plantation and in edible vegetation. Within a decade the space will, however, yield an expansion of the hospital so that HRM may service its growing (and aging) population.

So the enviro-crazies will only have a short time to educate people, and bring a sense of community to that area of the peninsula.

Jstaleness · #**2860** Posted **Oct 26, 2011, 12:00 AM**

Looks like a good place to try and grow 2012's largest pumpkin. Throw some Dill's seeds in there and boom! Pumpkin Pie for everyone.