[Halifax] West 22 (7037 Mumford) | 73 m | 22 fl | Completed - Page 4

RoshanMcG · #61 Posted **Jul 30, 2021, 2:24 AM**

hoser111 · #62 Posted **Jul 30, 2021, 3:22 AM**

Dexel VP Gives New Details On 22-Storey Highrise In Halifax’s West End

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Bone · #63 Posted **Jul 30, 2021, 6:13 PM**

I wonder if Mumford pizza will come back with a bang in the commercial space. I really like this building, should be the first of many new ones within walking distance of the Shopping centre

kph06 · #64 Posted **Jul 30, 2021, 11:02 PM**

I missed these two renderings earlier when i found the others on their site.

kph06 · #65 Posted **Jul 30, 2021, 11:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by mleblanc

Looks consistent to renderings so far, and looks good. The massing is what I wish more towers around Halifax looked like.

They seem to follow the official renderings quite closely. I remember being taken by this for the Avonhurst Gardens by the 118/111. The cladding pattern in the rendering matched reality pretty well at the panel by panel level.

Good Baklava · #66 Posted **Jul 31, 2021, 6:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

Well, it can't be like the towers built in the car-hostile downtown core as this is in a car-centric area.

The truth. There’s no on-street parking and I think most potential residents would appreciate having a small buffer against such a busy thoroughfare.

Dmajackson · #67 Posted **Aug 16, 2021, 4:17 PM**

Halifax Developments Blog (Photo by David Jackson)

mleblanc · #68 Posted **Aug 16, 2021, 8:51 PM**

Well, I'll always admit when I'm wrong. Podium aside - this is shaping up to be one of the nicer developments we've seen lately in my opinion. I hope they can pull off the vertical columns.

isaidso · #69 Posted **Aug 24, 2021, 10:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

Well, it can't be like the towers built in the car-hostile downtown core as this is in a car-centric area.

It's a self fulfilling prophecy. Keep building auto-centric developments and you'll remain an auto-centric area. People want pedestrian friendly urbanism. This is far too central to remain a car-centric area forever. When development picks up and the area intensifies, I doubt that parking lot will remain as is. It might take 20-30 years to happen but that parking lot will get developed: likely a 20 foot wide sidewalk with landscaping between it and the road. Higher order/better PT will have to be built as Halifax intensifies, of course.

Keith P. · #70 Posted **Aug 25, 2021, 11:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by isaidso

It's a self fulfilling prophecy. Keep building auto-centric developments and you'll remain an auto-centric area. People want pedestrian friendly urbanism. This is far too central to remain a car-centric area forever. When development picks up and the area intensifies, I doubt that parking lot will remain as is. It might take 20-30 years to happen but that parking lot will get developed: likely a 20 foot wide sidewalk with landscaping between it and the road. Higher order/better PT will have to be built as Halifax intensifies, of course.

Well, "pedestrian-friendly urbanism" is presently doing a fine job of killing businesses in the DT core, so let's just hold off on declaring that the solution for all the world's problems. The reality is that pedestrian-friendly approaches can only support businesses that are within easy walking distance for most of their customer base. That means cafes, personal services, C-stores, etc., a very narrow slice of the retail landscape. This type of distorted view of reality is simply more evidence showing how the planning profession is totally out of touch with the realities of business and retailing.