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Hali87 · #**10921** Posted **Oct 24, 2022, 2:38 AM**

A couple smaller projects along Dutch Village (a couple blocks away from the previous):

Keith P. · #**10922** Posted **Oct 24, 2022, 12:34 PM**

Despite those new projects, Dutch Village remains a disaster. Not even any curb or sidewalk on a lot of it. Not sure how that happens.

Hali87 · #**10923** Posted **Oct 24, 2022, 4:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

Despite those new projects, Durch Village remains a disaster. Not even any curb or sidewalk on a lot of it. Not sure how that happens.

It's a bit of an anomaly in that the lower parts of Fairview began as a quasi-independent suburb but without the master-planned approach that tends to define the rest of the North Mainland. This is part of the reason why redevelopment is more common here than in Clayton Park for example, but also the reason why it feels a bit incoherent ("eclectic"?) and incomplete/under-engineered in comparison. Spryfield, Armdale, and Rockingham also share these features to some extent, although they each tend to include more master-planned development than Fairview does.

I'll point out that one side of the street (the side I was on when I took the photos) does have a sidewalk, but yeah I always found it odd that the other side doesn't - there's easily space for it, it's just that no one ever bothered installing one.

bartekci · #**10924** Posted **Oct 24, 2022, 5:18 PM**

Yeah, it looks really bad right now. They are redeveloping and the plan looks sound. I like how they will be tackling the Bayers/Joe Howe intersection at the same time too.

https://www.shapeyourcityhalifax.ca/dutch-village-road

Was pushed back to 2023 but they were out this summer doing planning with their fancy little telescopes. Hopefully shovels begin soon after the deep winter.

LikeCranes · #**10925** Posted **Oct 25, 2022, 2:03 AM**

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....with their fancy little telescopes....

Those are levels, I believe.

bluenoser · #**10926** Posted **Oct 27, 2022, 6:18 PM**

Seems like the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre project is moving ahead now (with an updated design?), due to additional funding:

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Halifax Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre gets $28.8 million from Ottawa for new build
https://halifax.citynews.ca/local-news/h...illion-from-ottawa-for-new-build-6016744

mleblanc · #**10927** Posted **Oct 27, 2022, 8:13 PM**

Definitely prefer this design over the last. Looks great, would love to see more interesting 'natural' architecture around the city - wood, trees, etc.

bartekci · #**10928** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 1:02 AM**

Where is this supposed to eventually be situated? I can't tell from the photos where this might be downtown, and I don't see any hints in the press release.

mleblanc · #**10929** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 2:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by fatscat

Where is this supposed to eventually be situated? I can't tell from the photos where this might be downtown, and I don't see any hints in the press release.

Where the old Red Cross building is on Rainie/Gottingen, next to Centennial Pool

bartekci · #**10930** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 10:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by mleblanc

Where the old Red Cross building is on Rainie/Gottingen, next to Centennial Pool

Thank you!

Keith P. · #**10931** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 11:32 AM**

L'absurdité. More tax dollars up in smoke.

HfxGuy · #**10932** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 12:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

L'absurdité. More tax dollars up in smoke.

Its the least that can be done. And this is a very active and valuable community site. I for one, welcome the use of tax money. Plus the building concepts look incredible.

someone123 · #**10933** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 4:16 PM**

Fathom has more renderings up on their website: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOvCLyPGGM

There aren't a lot of details about the building but I like how it adds some outdoor public space and some interest around the fringes of the Citadel (without a roadway cutting this development off from the hill itself). I think the space around the Citadel is underused and the quality of the roads and barriers around it is kind of low. It reminds me of generic park infrastructure in a rural area, but it is in the middle of a city. It is not terrible but it could be better.

If there were some kind of glassy modernist museum on the Garrison Grounds, built into the hill, as an example, I think that would be a big upgrade, but I wonder if such a project would be allowed. Bell Rd could also be realigned to make the land around there more useful (it seems Ahern is a kind of alleyway or parking area). Citadel High seems like poor land use and neither old high school has been redeveloped yet...

Jreeb · #**10934** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 6:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by mleblanc

Definitely prefer this design over the last. Looks great, would love to see more interesting 'natural' architecture around the city - wood, trees, etc.

Reminds me of a beehive! Looks neat and I definitely agree it would be nice to see some more 'natural' designs

IanWatson · #**10935** Posted **Oct 31, 2022, 3:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

Fathom has more renderings up on their website: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOvCLyPGGM

There aren't a lot of details about the building but I like how it adds some outdoor public space and some interest around the fringes of the Citadel (without a roadway cutting this development off from the hill itself).

Is the plan to close Rainnie?? The renderings sure seems to suggest it but I haven't seen anything to that effect yet.

kzt79 · #**10936** Posted **Nov 1, 2022, 1:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by DT Hfx

The Agricola West website shows a 3 bedroom unit (the Fort) in 1050sq ft that amazingly has 3 very good bedrooms! The design shrinks the living, kitchen, eating area as an interesting compromise.

This building also offers a 367 sq foot studio, "the roost." I'm sure it would be fine for a few chickens, but how can even one person live there comfortably? I feel like this is around the size of an average hotel room. I suppose there might be something to be said for forced minimalism!

Dmajackson · #**10937** Posted **Nov 1, 2022, 3:03 PM**

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Looks like excavation work has started on Lancaster Drive apartments next to the First Baptist Church. They will be accessed from the church's driveway and at the time of rezoning they were planned to be two buildings of six floors.

Case 21552 Rezoning (Approved in 2019).

Crane base has been installed for Lancaster Drive Apartments. It's grey with no sign of branding. Still no information or renderings for this project.

Dmajackson · #**10938** Posted **Nov 2, 2022, 3:04 PM**

LANCASTER RIDGE - There is a rendering on site. I'll get a photo of it when I can access the church parking lot.

Halifax Developments Blog (Photo by David Jackson)

kph06 · #**10939** Posted **Nov 2, 2022, 3:44 PM**

Arnoldin has a crane of that model idle, I suspect it will be theirs.

bartekci · #**10940** Posted **Nov 4, 2022, 12:35 PM**

Observation: It feels like many infrastructure projects, at least on the peninsula, are at a standstill. Observing their state, I feel like they all seem to be stuck waiting for concrete?

Examples: Joe Howe, the MUP extension at Bayers/Bridge, Liverpool street. Been in half-finished states for weeks. Joe Howe is still getting plenty of work but the pedestrian refuge seems to have been done for awhile without any pouring happening.

I know nothing of the process but that's my uneducated view