[Halifax] The Sister Sites | 2X29 m | 2X9 floors | Completed - Page 36

someone123 · #**701** Posted **May 31, 2016, 2:58 AM**

counterfactual · #**702** Posted **May 31, 2016, 8:20 AM**

That gaping parking lot really needs to be filled in with a nice new development with three levels of parking garage underneath it. Win, win.

IanWatson · #**703** Posted **May 31, 2016, 11:40 AM**

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That gaping parking lot really needs to be filled in with a nice new development with three levels of parking garage underneath it. Win, win.

Fares/Banc owns that one as well and has an approved design for it (very similar to the one under construction). I imagine we'll see it get started once the first one nears completion.

Duff · #**704** Posted **Jun 1, 2016, 5:41 PM**

From this weekend

Keith P. · #**705** Posted **Jun 1, 2016, 8:22 PM**

I cannot believe this is still a construction site and largely unfinished. Still ugly too.

Surely this must be a Five Guys Named Moe (TM Regd.) construction project.

someone123 · #**706** Posted **Jun 1, 2016, 9:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by IanWatson

Fares/Banc owns that one as well and has an approved design for it (very similar to the one under construction). I imagine we'll see it get started once the first one nears completion.

Based on the renderings I like the design of the second more.

The parking lot is unsightly but the aerial photo shows how quickly this part of town has evolved. Soon there won't be significant surface parking left aside from the stretch behind the library.

OldDartmouthMark · #**707** Posted **Jun 2, 2016, 4:47 PM**

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Based on the renderings I like the design of the second more.

The parking lot is unsightly but the aerial photo shows how quickly this part of town has evolved. Soon there won't be significant surface parking left aside from the stretch behind the library.

Is there a link to said renderings?

someone123 · #**708** Posted **Jun 2, 2016, 4:50 PM**

The Margaretta: http://www.wmfares.com/#!margaretta/cbdc

OldDartmouthMark · #**709** Posted **Jun 2, 2016, 5:04 PM**

Ah yes. Thanks!

That is nicer than the first one - no lime green inserts or portholes!

JET · #**710** Posted **Jun 2, 2016, 6:41 PM**

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The Margaretta: http://www.wmfares.com/#!margaretta/cbdc

reminds me of this: http://previews.123rf.com/images/did...tor-chrome.jpg

IanWatson · #**711** Posted **Jun 2, 2016, 10:44 PM**

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Based on the renderings I like the design of the second more.

From a massing POV it's the same building spun 180 degrees. The renderings for the Margaretta show much more restraint in material use though, which--I agree with you--makes it a much better design.

someone123 · #**712** Posted **Jun 3, 2016, 1:04 AM**

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From a massing POV it's the same building spun 180 degrees. The renderings for the Margaretta show much more restraint in material use though, which--I agree with you--makes it a much better design.

Yep, they are saving on design costs.

I think the Mary Ann may turn out to be good evidence for "less is more"; it would have looked nicer with fewer distinct design elements. That being said I don't think it is so ugly that it is bad for the area. It's a big improvement over the old parking lot.

eastcoastal · #**713** Posted **Jun 3, 2016, 4:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

I cannot believe this is still a construction site and largely unfinished. Still ugly too.

Surely this must be a Five Guys Named Moe (TM Regd.) construction project.

I went to check out the wine store the other week (the displays seem more preoccupied with the act of displaying than actually caring about the product), and the granite cladding was still open in corners... looks kinda dicey.

eastcoastal · #**714** Posted **Jun 3, 2016, 4:07 PM**

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Yep, they are saving on design costs.

I think the Mary Ann may turn out to be good evidence for "less is more"; it would have looked nicer with fewer distinct design elements. That being said I don't think it is so ugly that it is bad for the area. It's a big improvement over the old parking lot.

I feel like the basic massing is decent, but someone forgot to edit materials.

Keith P. · #**715** Posted **Jun 3, 2016, 4:22 PM**

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I went to check out the wine store the other week (the displays seem more preoccupied with the act of displaying than actually caring about the product), and the granite cladding was still open in corners... looks kinda dicey.

Yes... I was looking at the high-style metal wine display thing on the back wall next to the NS section when one of the staff came by. They said it was a bear to keep stocked and was all about the style rather than the substance. Came from Italy apparently, likely at huge cost.

JET · #**716** Posted **Jun 3, 2016, 5:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

Yes... I was looking at the high-style metal wine display thing on the back wall next to the NS section when one of the staff came by. They said it was a bear to keep stocked and was all about the style rather than the substance. Came from Italy apparently, likely at huge cost.

They spared no expense.

OldDartmouthMark · #**717** Posted **Jun 3, 2016, 5:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

Yes... I was looking at the high-style metal wine display thing on the back wall next to the NS section when one of the staff came by. They said it was a bear to keep stocked and was all about the style rather than the substance. Came from Italy apparently, likely at huge cost.

FWIW, as a customer I thought that the displays were quite nice. Easy to find what I was looking for, and actually quite attractive.

I can't speak from the perspective of how difficult they are to stock, but it's not like their employees are 'killed' with all the hard work they have to do...

IanWatson · #**718** Posted **Jun 22, 2016, 11:16 AM**

AllNS reports this morning that concrete will be poured for the Dal IDEA building in September.

Jonovision · #**719** Posted **Jun 22, 2016, 9:22 PM**

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AllNS reports this morning that concrete will be poured for the Dal IDEA building in September.

That is great news and a long time in the making.

Keith P. · #**720** Posted **Jul 2, 2016, 12:11 AM**

I happened to pass by here today and was astounded that it remains surrounded by construction fencing, the hoarding still encroaches on the streets, and the building still is unfinished. It looked like you still had to run a gauntlet of construction materials and walk under scaffolding to get into NSLC over 2 months past their opening. Surely this must be some sort of record for delayed finishing, at least by any non-bankrupt developer not named Polycorp?