[Dartmouth] Harbour Isle | U/C

[Jonovision]

I don't see how this would get any opposition. It's all commercial and industrial there. No one else lives there. And most places would probably love more of a local customer base.

[sdm]

Great looking proposal.

Wrong location in my opinion. Right next to an industrial park?

[sdm]

Originally Posted by Jonovision

I don't see how this would get any opposition. It's all commercial and industrial there. No one else lives there. And most places would probably love more of a local customer base.

That's if the industrial park was retail and not industrial

[Dmajackson]

Originally Posted by sdm

That's if the industrial park was retail and not industrial

The main streets (one of which this is on) are all retail in Burnside. Its only when you get really deep into the park that it turns into industrial.

I think technically Burnside is a Business Park not a Industrial Park but i could be wrong.

The renderings look awesome

[Jonovision]

Yah, all the main streets are lined with retail or services. And it is a business park.

[sdm]

Originally Posted by Jonovision

Yah, all the main streets are lined with retail or services. And it is a business park.

Its not really the retail that residents of these building will be looking for.

Besides, the area nearby by is classifed as an industrial park where brownlow commodore wright area is the business park IMO

[JET]

Also remember that Dartmouth Crossing is just a quick trip up Wright Ave. Much easier than the folks from Dartmouth that used to go to Bayer's Lake for a movie; I used to feel like I had to pack a lunch.
Maybe once this is in they can improve some of the industrial sites at the end of Windmill Rd. JET

[sdm]

Originally Posted by JET

Also remember that Dartmouth Crossing is just a quick trip up Wright Ave. Much easier than the folks from Dartmouth that used to go to Bayer's Lake for a movie; I used to feel like I had to pack a lunch.
Maybe once this is in they can improve some of the industrial sites at the end of Windmill Rd. JET

Thats what i fear, the purchasing of the industrial park lands to develop residential

The bottom line to me is this is a fantasic looking project that should be built near or in the core of the city.

[worldlyhaligonian]

I think of it as a positive overall... we need more density everywhere. It is going to make that area look like less of a shithole and will be clearly visible from the bridge.

Most of the major lots on the peninsula are accounted for with proposals at the moment anyway. Although I would love to see this kind of proposal at the corner of windsor and young.

[Dmajackson]

They've updated the website: Harbour Isle

All I can say is HOT! and WHY ISN'T THIS DOWNTOWN!

The one thiing i dislike is the massive parking lot next to Windmill but well the whole street is butt ugly anyways so as long as the waterfront looks good i'll be happy.

[someone123]

Looks like a nice proposal.

It's not downtown because it's hard to find waterfront property there and even when you do the development gets tied up for years. Unless things change we'll see a wider and wider disparity between the downtown and suburbs in terms of investment. Ultimately everybody will pay the price in terms of added sprawl and traffic.

[Wishblade]

Originally Posted by Bedford_DJ

They've updated the website: Harbour Isle

All I can say is HOT! and WHY ISN'T THIS DOWNTOWN!

The one thiing i dislike is the massive parking lot next to Windmill but well the whole street is butt ugly anyways so as long as the waterfront looks good i'll be happy.

wow, absolutely gorgeous. I'm speechless..

[hfx_chris]

Christ, can you imagine what these are going to cost...

[Dmajackson]

Originally Posted by hfx_chris

Christ, can you imagine what these are going to cost...

Amazingly the condos are advertised as being from $180'000 and up.

THey are advertising this as a "urban resort", which it is, but i wouldn't be surprised if more of these appeared around the Basin (mind you on a smaller scale probably). Halifax has the unique place of having lots of land available along the waterfront just minutes from downtown. Some, like this one, even have views of downtown.

[someone123]

This is being built at least partly by a major Toronto developer. I wonder if they will market it there?

If more people in Ontario appreciated what NS were like, many more of them would visit, move, or buy permanent summer homes. The South Shore should be a hugely popular resort type area.

I agree that more could go up around the Bedford Basin as well, particularly now that the harbour is in the process of becoming slightly less toxic.

[worldlyhaligonian]

Check out the video. Sick.

[Dmajackson]

Funy how they never show the ugly red ship permnamently located at the Gypsm mine...

They even have a half decent jingle for the project...very classy.

Hopefully the first of many similar projects to come.

[Jonovision]

Looks really nice! Not a huge fan of the website. It's a bit hard to navigate.
I did pull these off of it though.









There does seem to be an awful lot of pavement for an urban resort if you ask me.

[worldlyhaligonian]

Dartmouth is gonna be looking like Dubai, lol.

[phrenic]

Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

Dartmouth is gonna be looking like Dubai, lol.

Lol, stack another 50-80 stories on any of those buildings and they really would look like something from the UAE.