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Originally Posted by eastcoastal
I don't agree. I think Quinpool Centre is a failure. Certainly not because it's tall. It does a horrible job of relating to Quinpool Road. The residential towers actually seem decent in their relationships and I actually admire some of the retro stylng, but the limited interaction between the street and the commercial units is pretty disastrous. Canadian Tire in particular. Set back from and raised above the sidewalk with limited glazed areas. Gross.
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I agree, however the parking and residential behind make the whole area very vibrant and core to the neighborhood. It essentially creates a meeting point.
The relation to the street is something that could be fixed in a similar design for a centre along any major street.
The problem I have is that anti-development people completely dismiss Quinpool centre because they are afraid of its density and urbanity and will stop at nothing to prevent similar developments in the general. This is a huge mistake.
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