Noticed today that they tore down one of those old houses directly behind the Eastlink store on South Park... Wonder if something new is going to go in there or the old thing was just condemned.
Edit: nm, saw this was discussed in development rumors.
I have never hidden the fact that I am not a clueless youth.
I get it - it is a violation of basic social mores in a civilized society to willfully deface someone else's property. Always has been, always will be. Violate that social contract and I have every right to knock said artist's block off with a Louisville Slugger if I catch him in the act. Artistic license be damned. You simply do not do that.
As for the goddamn Hopscotch festival, it is a prime example of the decline of society and how our clueless, inept HRM Council pisses away property tax dollars on things most citizens would not support in the name of political correctness. It should be the first thing to be slashed, but never will be.
If there were an award given out for "ignorant post of the year", I'm sure this one would be a shoe in.
Great photos Empire! Normally I take shots from the Woodside Ferry area. Looks like you went to a slightly higher up spot. I also like the view across the North End to the mainland area.
Great photos Empire! Normally I take shots from the Woodside Ferry area. Looks like you went to a slightly higher up spot. I also like the view across the North End to the mainland area.
The new Mt. Hope exchange provides a great vantage point and higher elevation. I took a couple from there and a couple from the ferry area.
Value of Halifax building permits skyrockets
StatsCan: Numbers hit $115 million in October, up nearly 240 % over last year
Halifax’s rental-apartment construction market is red hot as the number of multi-unit buildings shoot up across the city.
The value of building permits in Halifax hit $115 million in October, almost a whopping 240 per cent higher than the similar month last year, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
Compared with September of this year, the October increase was still significant. The value of building permits in October was nearly 50 per cent higher than the month before, said figures from the national statistics agency.
Matthew Gilmore, a market analyst with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., said measuring the value of building permits is a way to keep an eye on construction activity.
“We did have a very significant number of apartment buildings start construction in August, September and October,” Gilmore said in an interview.
“In those three months, we had 1,074 apartment units start construction, which is quite a significant number.”
Residential construction in Halifax is the highest it has been since the 1970s, he said.
I read this a couple days ago, I figure it's worth a post.. Halifax setting a Canada-wide record for a fine for density?! ABUUH? lol
Quote:
A Halifax landlord has been hit with a record fine for violating the municipality’s land-use bylaws.
Hanstholm Realty Inc. was fined $93,500 on Tuesday in Halifax provincial court for having more apartments in its building at 92 Parkland Dr. than it was permitted.
“I believe this is the largest land-use fine in Canadian history,” Josh Judah, who prosecuted the case for Halifax Regional Municipality, told The Chronicle Herald.
The previous highest fine was in the $30,000 range, he said..
Drove across the bridge today. It appears a crane has gone up on Arthur Street in Dartmouth to rebuild the apartment that burned down a year ago. Looked like the white and red crane that built the Trillium.
Drove across the bridge today. It appears a crane has gone up on Arthur Street in Dartmouth to rebuild the apartment that burned down a year ago. Looked like the white and red crane that built the Trillium.
Ah.. I guess that would be why those crane segments I spotted up in Russell Lake on sunday were gone today .. I guess they were just putting them there for the time being lol
Wow, that is quite a prime waterfront location. As with many areas on Google Street View, depending on exactly where you are located you might see an area in Spring 2009 or Summer 2012. In this case, if you move around a bit, you can see the building still intact or the concrete pad where the new one is going up.
I see B.D. Stevens is putting up a new building in the parking lot of the Dartmouth Gate complex in Woodside. It is opposite Valve Village beside Highway 111. It looks like it could be a fast food restaurant based on the size of the pad. Just wondering if anyone has info on what it might be.
Digging on the site of the old gas station on Bayers Road... is this actualy going ahead that quickly?
It's not approved yet however they could be doing soil testing (driller on site?), soil remediation (think this is already done though), or market-faith excavation to get a head start for the spring season (excavator on site?)
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