[Halifax] Citadel Halifax Redevelopment | 3X49 m | 18-16-16 fl | Completed - Page 23

musicman · #**441** Posted **Dec 1, 2012, 3:17 AM**

Really great shots. Anybody know if we are going to see a third crane this weekend?

Aya_Akai · #**442** Posted **Dec 1, 2012, 4:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by SekishikiMeikaiHa

Weekly updates:

Good lord I can't wait till they start working on re-cladding/revamping/whatever it is they're doing on those apartments on the other side of Brunswick. lol

someone123 · #**443** Posted **Dec 1, 2012, 6:01 AM**

Thanks for the updates. It will be great to see 3 cranes on this site.

I agree about the apartments across Brunswick. It's good that there is residential in this area but there's very little street life because of the blank walls, pedestrian-hostile street design, and pedway system. Cogswell and Brunswick reminds me of a suburban intersection.

worldlyhaligonian · #**444** Posted **Dec 1, 2012, 10:56 AM**

This is f'n epic!

worldlyhaligonian · #**445** Posted **Dec 1, 2012, 10:57 AM**

We should have some of these developments in the highrise forum to give Halifax some exposure.

There is a 12 story in NFLD on there... and I don't event know if that is technically a highrise.

Nifta · #**446** Posted **Dec 1, 2012, 12:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by HaliStreaks

Good lord I can't wait till they start working on re-cladding/revamping/whatever it is they're doing on those apartments on the other side of Brunswick. lol

Really? Are there announced plans for this? It'd be extremely cool if they did. Even painting some of the faded panelling, like they did on the Cambridge Suites a few months back, would be great!

someone123 · #**447** Posted **Dec 1, 2012, 7:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

We should have some of these developments in the highrise forum to give Halifax some exposure.

I occasionally repost some of the updates in the Canada section.

Halifax is also missing a bunch of diagrams. Not sure how active the illustrators are now. Kelvin Fields used to do tons of them but I haven't seen him around in a long time. Archix is Architype I think.

SekishikiMeikaiHa · #**448** Posted **Dec 2, 2012, 3:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

I occasionally repost some of the updates in the Canada section.

Thanks for doing that.

worldlyhaligonian · #**449** Posted **Dec 2, 2012, 2:25 PM**

To be in here would it be required for a thread to be posted initially?
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/forumdisplay.php?f=103

someone123 · #**450** Posted **Dec 2, 2012, 6:48 PM**

That section is one thread per development. I believe anybody can make threads there, but I'm not sure what the rules are.

worldlyhaligonian · #**451** Posted **Dec 2, 2012, 10:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

That section is one thread per development. I believe anybody can make threads there, but I'm not sure what the rules are.

Thanks for the info. I just found it odd why the 12 story in St. John's made it in there when we have several 16+ story buildings going up at the moment.

someone123 · #**452** Posted **Dec 2, 2012, 10:39 PM**

It just depends on who wants to make a thread I guess.

I don't know if that section makes much sense, particularly with the locals. Halifax alone has a dozen or more highrise projects on the go, although few of them would be interesting to people in other cities (I think Fenwick actually is unusual as a rehab of a large concrete residential tower). There must be hundreds of similar projects in cities like Shanghai or Hong Kong. The supertall threads make a bit more sense since there aren't many of those.

teddifax · #**453** Posted **Dec 3, 2012, 12:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

It just depends on who wants to make a thread I guess.

I don't know if that section makes much sense, particularly with the locals. Halifax alone has a dozen or more highrise projects on the go, although few of them would be interesting to people in other cities (I think Fenwick actually is unusual as a rehab of a large concrete residential tower). There must be hundreds of similar projects in cities like Shanghai or Hong Kong. The supertall threads make a bit more sense since there aren't many of those.

It would be nice to see Halifax in that section. When a thread is established, I would like to follow it. Please let me know when it is done!

SekishikiMeikaiHa · #**454** Posted **Dec 3, 2012, 6:03 PM**

Pouring concrete for the third crane:

worldlyhaligonian · #**455** Posted **Dec 3, 2012, 7:34 PM**

Amazing!

someone123 · #**456** Posted **Dec 4, 2012, 3:53 AM**

It is an impressive construction site.

Somebody on flickr posted a picture from the Commons. I didn't really think about how the Citadel Hotel buildings would be visible from that angle:

Source

worldlyhaligonian · #**457** Posted **Dec 4, 2012, 10:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by isaidso

What's the general consensus amongst Haligonians regarding the design? I'm not sure its an improvement on what its replacing.

Massive improvement... maybe not cladding-wise, but in every other way...

1) There was no real "tower" before... now there will be 3.
2) Its not a huge suburban parking lot as before... it addresses the corner and street like urban buildings should.
3) Much taller than what was there before.
4) One of the buildings is residential and the hotel looks like it will be higher capacity.

teddifax · #**458** Posted **Dec 4, 2012, 1:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

It is an impressive construction site.

Somebody on flickr posted a picture from the Commons. I didn't really think about how the Citadel Hotel buildings would be visible from that angle:

Source

Waterside crane?

SekishikiMeikaiHa · #**459** Posted **Dec 4, 2012, 7:36 PM**

That's the Citadel Halifax crane.

Building the crane base:

RyeJay · #**460** Posted **Dec 4, 2012, 7:52 PM**

The downtown has never seen three cranes at a single site, eh?