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ILoveHalifax · #**5561** Posted **Jun 10, 2014, 2:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcmcclassic

I had a talk with Mayor Savage about development in Halifax and got a chance to shamelessly promote SSP Halifax too. He hadn't heard of the forum and was super interested in it (I rhymed off a few of our active threads for reference).

Anyone who comes in contact with the Mayor at all (aka Councillor Mason) should mention SSP to him again when relevant. I bet Savage would actually contribute if he remembered to.

I spoke to him last summer and mentioned about SSP and he had not heard about it then either.

counterfactual · #**5562** Posted **Jun 10, 2014, 3:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by ILoveHalifax

I spoke to him last summer and mentioned about SSP and he had not heard about it then either.

how convenient!

counterfactual · #**5563** Posted **Jun 10, 2014, 3:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcmcclassic

I had a talk with Mayor Savage about development in Halifax and got a chance to shamelessly promote SSP Halifax too. He hadn't heard of the forum and was super interested in it (I rhymed off a few of our active threads for reference).

Anyone who comes in contact with the Mayor at all (aka Councillor Mason) should mention SSP to him again when relevant. I bet Savage would actually contribute if he remembered to.

Wait. You mean "Keith P." *isn't* Mayor Savage?

Duff · #**5564** Posted **Jun 12, 2014, 6:51 PM**

This is moving along nicely. One from today.

bluenoser · #**5565** Posted **Jun 13, 2014, 4:19 PM**

^Thanks for the picture. It's amazing to me that those concrete walls weren't even the result of some natural necessity, but just intentionally built where something nice could have been (and thankfully now will be).

bluenoser · #**5566** Posted **Jun 13, 2014, 4:22 PM**

Eateries drink in fresh look of Quinpool Road
SELENA ROSS STAFF REPORTER
Published June 12, 2014 - 7:13pm
Last Updated June 12, 2014 - 9:03pm

Quinpool Road is getting its long-awaited free makeover, and local restaurants are banking on the fresh paint to help reverse the road’s typical summer slump.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/1214414-eateries-drink-in-fresh-look-of-quinpool-road

xanaxanax · #**5567** Posted **Jun 13, 2014, 4:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by bluenoser

Eateries drink in fresh look of Quinpool Road
SELENA ROSS STAFF REPORTER
Published June 12, 2014 - 7:13pm
Last Updated June 12, 2014 - 9:03pm

Quinpool Road is getting its long-awaited free makeover, and local restaurants are banking on the fresh paint to help reverse the road’s typical summer slump.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/1214414-eateries-drink-in-fresh-look-of-quinpool-road

Everything looks worse than it did before

bluenoser · #**5568** Posted **Jun 13, 2014, 5:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by xanaxanax

Everything looks worse than it did before

How so? It can't be that bad.. although I must admit, I questioned the effect that would be made by paint alone, vs. more substantial renovations.

xanaxanax · #**5569** Posted **Jun 13, 2014, 7:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by bluenoser

How so? It can't be that bad.. although I must admit, I questioned the effect that would be made by paint alone, vs. more substantial renovations.

They used a lot of dark tone colours with the same colours scheme for everything, a lot of washed out colours and shades of grey, some really ugly colour choices, nothing fits the bright and vibrant nature of Qinpoool instead everything they painted is very dull and depressing now. The painted brick is bit of an improvement but I wouldn't call grey paint much of one. The gross green roof along supertsore was just painted a even grosser beige color, I'm astounded that anyone could ever mange to make it look worse but they accomplished it

I think the city should sue Benjamin Moore to do a better job.

fenwick16 · #**5570** Posted **Jun 13, 2014, 10:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by bluenoser

^Thanks for the picture. It's amazing to me that those concrete walls weren't even the result of some natural necessity, but just intentionally built where something nice could have been (and thankfully now will be).

It is amazing that such unappealing construction methods were used back in the early 1970's. The following document shows how the new retail areas are being reconstructed from what was originally part of the indoor parking garage - http://www.halifax.ca/boardscom/drc/documents/Case19058.pdf. Looking at Duff's picture I can see parking stall numbers on the concrete support columns.

It seems as though even more of the parking garage space of the 3 buildings could be converted to streetside retail. Hopefully if this conversion is successful, the apartment owners will convert more of the parking garage space to retail.

Colin May · #**5571** Posted **Jun 14, 2014, 1:35 AM**

Check out my post about the HRM deficit for 2013/2014 - the first operating deficit in the past 5 years.
Details in Business & Politics and under 'Halifax Population and Growth'

Haligonian88 · #**5572** Posted **Jun 16, 2014, 10:55 PM**

"Metro Premier Properties has development plan in Dartmouth
BRUCE ERSKINE BUSINESS REPORTER
Published June 16, 2014 - 7:17pm
Last Updated June 16, 2014 - 7:20pm

A new multi-residential development is in the works for downtown Dartmouth.

Clark Wilkins, president of Metro Premier Properties, confirmed Monday he plans to build on six properties the company has acquired on a block at Victoria and Queen streets.

Wilkins said it was too early to discuss details of the development plan, which hasn’t been formally submitted to Halifax Regional Municipality.

“It’s a process,” he said in an interview Monday.

Wilkins said he expects to make a formal development submission to the municipality in September.

Wilkins also owns C.A. Wilkins Construction Services Ltd.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/12...erties-has-development-plan-in-dartmouth"

Dmajackson · #**5573** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 12:08 AM**

^I drove by this site tonight and the former crackhouses have been demolished.

xanaxanax · #**5574** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 12:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by Haligonian88

"Metro Premier Properties has development plan in Dartmouth
BRUCE ERSKINE BUSINESS REPORTER
Published June 16, 2014 - 7:17pm
Last Updated June 16, 2014 - 7:20pm

A new multi-residential development is in the works for downtown Dartmouth.

Clark Wilkins, president of Metro Premier Properties, confirmed Monday he plans to build on six properties the company has acquired on a block at Victoria and Queen streets.

Wilkins said it was too early to discuss details of the development plan, which hasn’t been formally submitted to Halifax Regional Municipality.

“It’s a process,” he said in an interview Monday.

Wilkins said he expects to make a formal development submission to the municipality in September.

Wilkins also owns C.A. Wilkins Construction Services Ltd.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/12...erties-has-development-plan-in-dartmouth"

You have these massive empty parking lots all along queen street that should be developed first, are they owned by the feds or province or something, yay Dartmouth development but boo at missed opportunities. Whats the deal with no one taking adventure of.

counterfactual · #**5575** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 1:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by Colin May

Check out my post about the HRM deficit for 2013/2014 - the first operating deficit in the past 5 years.
Details in Business & Politics and under 'Halifax Population and Growth'

where?

pblaauw · #**5576** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 3:01 AM**

I thought some of you might find this article about the Watergate-related parking lot interesting. The article is not very in depth, but it's an interesting historical location.

terrynorthend · #**5577** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 12:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by xanaxanax

You have these massive empty parking lots all along queen street that should be developed first, are they owned by the feds or province or something, yay Dartmouth development but boo at missed opportunities. Whats the deal with no one taking adventure of.

True they should be developed, but to be fair, I'd see the crack-houses go before the parking lots.

mcmcclassic · #**5578** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 12:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dmajackson

^I drove by this site tonight and the former crackhouses have been demolished.

I live in the apartment building across the street from those houses. They took em down 2-3 weeks ago and the dozer has just been sitting there since.

For anyone thinking developing empty lots before here is a better idea, I can say that this will be leagues better. Parking lots don't house drug traders and criminals (usually), but those houses made it unsafe to leave my building at night.

JET · #**5579** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 12:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dmajackson

^I drove by this site tonight and the former crackhouses have been demolished.

There is still the house on the corner of Queen and Vic, and the bldg next to it on Queen that should go; I wonder which six properties he plans to develop?

mcmcclassic · #**5580** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 5:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by JET

There is still the house on the corner of Queen and Vic, and the bldg next to it on Queen that should go; I wonder which six properties he plans to develop?

It looks like those two buildings are connected. If they destroyed those too, that would make 6 properties in total I believe (they've knocked over 3 so far I think).

One of the reasons that what you still see on Queen and on the corner is still there is because there are still people living in those buildings. The other 3 were cleared/empty so they could obviously demolish them.