[Halifax] The Edison & 3343 Westerwald | 2X18m | 2X6 fl | Completed & Proposed

[Ziobrop]

Admin should flip this to u/c from proposed

[Phalanx]

Crane appears to be going up, if anyone is interested. Trucks with crane sections were on site this morning when I passed on my way to work.

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From Sunday:

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from a few weeks ago:

[musicman]

Part of the crane went up today.. I don't remember seeing this one around before.

[kph06]

Originally Posted by musicman

Part of the crane went up today.. I don't remember seeing this one around before.

This one was over in Dartmouth for the Avery and a building in Russell Lake.

[Dmajackson]

Halifax Developments Blog (Photo by David Jackson)

[Dmajackson]

Halifax Developments Blog (Photo by David Jackson)

[Keith P.]

Man, this is really going to suck for those poor souls living on the north side of that little building behind this.

[portapetey]

It is going to suck, but let's face it, if they exercised their legitimate right to complain and try to get the project revised, we'd be chasing them with pitchforks and calling them anti-development NIMBYs who won't let Halifax be great.

[Hali87]

^Pretty much.

[someone123]

Originally Posted by portapetey

It is going to suck, but let's face it, if they exercised their legitimate right to complain and try to get the project revised, we'd be chasing them with pitchforks and calling them anti-development NIMBYs who won't let Halifax be great.

Is it legitimate? I agree that it's bad for the tenants and probably the owner of the building but I'm guessing the building lots are well-defined and have been where they are for a long time. The original developer decided to build decks and windows right up to the lot line. A new apartment building going up next to this other apartment building isn't exactly an exotic and unforeseeable eventuality.

From an overall housing perspective it seems like fixing these problems is a negative trade-off for the city too. The new buildings usually have more units in them and are more valuable than the old ones. Often it would be a lot cheaper for the developer to fairly (or more than fairly) compensate building owners and residents than it would be to modify the building plans.

[portapetey]

Originally Posted by someone123

Is it legitimate? I agree that it's bad for the tenants and probably the owner of the building but I'm guessing the building lots are well-defined and have been where they are for a long time. The original developer decided to build decks and windows right up to the lot line. A new apartment building going up next to this other apartment building isn't exactly an exotic and unforeseeable eventuality.

From an overall housing perspective it seems like fixing these problems is a negative trade-off for the city too. The new buildings usually have more units in them and are more valuable than the old ones. Often it would be a lot cheaper for the developer to fairly (or more than fairly) compensate building owners and residents than it would be to modify the building plans.

The right to voice concerns is always legitimate, even if the concerns are misguided or can't be addressed.

[Colin May]

Originally Posted by Keith P.

Man, this is really going to suck for those poor souls living on the north side of that little building behind this.

There is parking space for vehicles between the apartment building and the new building. The apartment building is not built to the lot line.
Use www.viewpoint.ca and the satellite image shows excavation in progress.

[Duff]

Taken this past weekend.

[RoshanMcG]

[kph06]

They are using precast for most the cladding on this and I think so far it looks promising. I think precast concrete can look great in certain applications. I am getting a little tired of the glass and metal cladding we are seeing recently, I find a lot of it looks cheap.

[mleblanc]

Originally Posted by RoshanMcG

Really enjoying the way this one came together. Nice to see the Joseph Howe area slowly turn around. Excited to see how the old Halifax West school developments turn out.

[RoshanMcG]

I'm pretty excited to see how this one turns out.

[Duff]

From the weekend