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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
Question: If those surface lots go away, can they use that place for more 'building', or would the FAR limits just make it a moot point. In which case, what would you use the land for other than a private park/yard for the building residents (which could be nice if maintained by the owners, if they were willing to spend the cash to do so). Perhaps some mini homes for homeless people?
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I'm in a midrise building with a courtyard that's used for green space, maybe comparable to some buildings around SGR in Halifax or what this Cogswell area may one day look like. There's also rooftop space and underground parking. With the density and land prices around here and the fact that there's already some underground parking, it seems silly to give up that bit of courtyard greenspace enjoyed by all residents here and trade it for 5% more parking. It would have made this building a bit uglier and less desirable in exchange for very little gain. Actually there could have been more street parking too but it was deliberately avoided and it also makes the area nicer. If you're visiting you park in one of the parkades.
The parkades are more secure and sheltered which you'd think people would like even more in Halifax than here.
(To bring up another tangent, this neighbourhood is not higher density than downtown Halifax but has rapid transit. Of course it's complicated, and it's easier to justify a line with 15 stops than 3 stops, but it makes you think...)