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Originally Posted by 905er
it's funny how the addition of 4 new towers significantly transform the Halifax skyline. Despite the skyline not being all that tall, it's seriously becoming one of my favourites now.. especially given it's coastal setting. <3
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The height limit helps in some ways. It's a smaller city so if developers were allowed to build giant 600 unit condo developments or million square foot office towers there would only be a couple of those downtown. It is much more interesting to have a greater diversity of smaller projects, and it is better to fill in more surface lots (there used to be a lot of those but they are mostly gone now).
I also think the newer buildings are more attractive than the older ones, with only a few exceptions. The recently-renovated TD tower for example is probably my favourite highrise building there aside from the art deco Dominion Public Building.
It's hard to tell how it will turn out, but I think Queen's Marque has the potential to become a major local landmark.
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