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[xanaxanax]

Originally Posted by mcmcclassic

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.

feeling very underwhelmed about this now if its just one street corner at the very back of queen street

[mcmcclassic]

Originally Posted by xanaxanax

feeling very underwhelmed about this now if its just one street corner at the very back of queen street

This is the area I believe the new building will take up. If so, and based on Wilkins likely planning on something 5+ stories, this could be significant for the area.

Maybe one day the Irishtown development will come to fruitition too.

[counterfactual]

Old Halifax library’s fate uncertain

Mi’kmaq chiefs won’t pursue plans; city, N.S. to meet on options:

http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/12157...y-s-fate-uncertain#.U6F7vNgkN2A.facebook

Rather than a downer, I think this is a major, major, opportunity.

Let's have a large scale public/private collaboration; a brand new open public space or square done here, right across from new library, with areas for little merchants, shops, huts, etc.

Something!

[ILoveHalifax]

Is the site large enough for a concert hall?
How about a new site for an art museum?

[Colin May]

Originally Posted by mcmcclassic

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.

Perhaps he kept the other buildings because he needs the rent to meet the costs of the loans on the properties. He owns the red vinyl sided property next to Tim's on Portland Street and tried to sell it last October for $2.675 million after he had completed a major renovation of 195 & 197 Portland and 14 Pleasant then dropped the price to $2.2 million and after 92 days on the market and no interest he pulled the listing.
If Fares keeps building one tower after another at King's Wharf the smaller get-rich-quick-I-have-a-flash-mercedes-convertible 'developers' will have a long wait.

[rkannegi]

Aside from me falling victim to ''The Boot'' on Lot 3A almost two weeks ago that was ''brought to me'' by NOGO NOTOW (the gravel parking lot across Granville Street from Mountain Equipment Co-op), now Saint Mary's Basilica is hiring Target Park to place tire boots on illegally parked vehicles in its lots, where a fee of $92.50 will have to be paid to Target Park have the boot removed.

Saint Mary's Basilica in Halifax to enforce parking rules

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scoti...lifax-to-enforce-parking-rules-1.2680526

At least it's cheaper than NOGO NOTOW's $115 boots. So, if you can't avoid the risk of parking in a ''Boot Lot'', have a $100 bill on hand and park at the Basilica instead of Lot 3A. I know that the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth will not be happy with me saying this last sentence in regards to their cheaper boot fee. Forgive me for my sins!

Cheers,

Richard Kannegiesser

[Ziobrop]

Originally Posted by rkannegi

Aside from me falling victim to ''The Boot'' on Lot 3A almost two weeks ago that was ''brought to me'' by NOGO NOTOW (the gravel parking lot across Granville Street from Mountain Equipment Co-op), now Saint Mary's Basilica is hiring Target Park to place tire boots on illegally parked vehicles in its lots, where a fee of $92.50 will have to be paid to Target Park have the boot removed.

Saint Mary's Basilica in Halifax to enforce parking rules

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scoti...lifax-to-enforce-parking-rules-1.2680526

At least it's cheaper than NOGO NOTOW's $115 boots. So, if you can't avoid the risk of parking in a ''Boot Lot'', have a $100 bill on hand and park at the Basilica instead of Lot 3A. I know that the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth will not be happy with me saying this last sentence in regards to their cheaper boot fee. Forgive me for my sins!

Cheers,

Richard Kannegiesser

boots should be illegal. its extortion.
If some one is illegally parked on your property, call the city, they will ticket and tow.

this is a parking company forcing you to pay a ticket with no judicial oversight or appeal, and is wrong.

[JET]

I hate finding a parking spot, and more so hate getting a ticket; most times I just go to the parking garage and pay whatever is the rate. Never been a gambler.

[xanaxanax]

This is where the City Centre development is rumoured to go anyways

[JET]

http://mapliv.com/address/2438-gottingen-street-halifax-ns-b3k-3b9-canada/

Victoria Hall on Gottingen Street has bene bought, renovated for apartments and is now renting, I noticed a rental sign out front this week.

[Drybrain]

Originally Posted by JET

http://mapliv.com/address/2438-gottingen-street-halifax-ns-b3k-3b9-canada/

Victoria Hall on Gottingen Street has ben bought, renovated for apartments and is now renting, I noticed a rental sign out front this week.

That sure happened under the radar. I was really expecting it to be more thoroughly renovated and condo-ized, with the vacant rear parking area (backing onto Creighton) developed.

I still hope that's eventually what happens.

[xanaxanax]

Originally Posted by Drybrain

That sure happened under the radar. I was really expecting it to be more thoroughly renovated and condo-ized, with the vacant rear parking area (backing onto Creighton) developed.

I still hope that's eventually what happens.

There was a lot of public outcry for that not to happen from the people that lived across the street

[Drybrain]

Originally Posted by xanaxanax

There was a lot of public outcry for that not to happen from the people that lived across the street

Really? Who? (To be clear, I wouldn't want it torn down--that'd be the worst. But renovated into condos with more residential built on the adjacent parking lot.)

[xanaxanax]

Originally Posted by Drybrain

Really? Who? (To be clear, I wouldn't want it torn down--that'd be the worst. But renovated into condos with more residential built on the adjacent parking lot.)

I think Hilary Beaumont the new Tim Bousquet was pretty vocal representing the community being booo condos, gentrification, blah, it will lead to Uniacke Square being demolished ect..

[worldlyhaligonian]

Originally Posted by xanaxanax

I think Hilary Beaumont the new Tim Bousquet was pretty vocal representing the community being booo condos, gentrification, blah, it will lead to Uniacke Square being demolished ect..

Well, the hipsters are directly responsible for gentrification of the north end. Eventually the people from lesser backgrounds will not be able to live there.

Ironic.

[xanaxanax]

Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

Well, the hipsters are directly responsible for gentrification of the north end. Eventually the people from lesser backgrounds will not be able to live there.

Ironic.

Gentrification isn't building on empty lot spaces or abandoned buildings which is largely what most of the north end spots going up are. This reporter has no concept of what gentrifications actually is and just shouts gentrification at every north end development proposal which is very misleading and has a large amount of people rallying with it

[JET]

Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

Well, the hipsters are directly responsible for gentrification of the north end. Eventually the people from lesser backgrounds will not be able to live there.

Ironic.

'lesser backgrounds' ? What might that be, interesting descriptor.

[eastcoastal]

Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

Well, the hipsters are directly responsible for gentrification of the north end. Eventually the people from lesser backgrounds will not be able to live there.

Ironic.

lesser... interesting. Love to hear more about who is of lesser background and what makes for greater background.

[Hali87]

I'm assuming he meant "of lesser means", or historically having less choice in where they lived.

[worldlyhaligonian]

Yes, of lesser means.

Most of the overhauls are being done by people with money, many of them not from NS originally, but from Ontario. You have to have money to act like you don't have money.

It makes it harder for normal folks from here to purchase on the peninsula. This can have an effect to improve areas like Fairview, but it also pushes workers off the peninsula.

I'm not against gentrification per se, but they people screaming about it are largely in the demographic causing it. Real poor people have little to no voice.