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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
Excellent commentary. 
You should think about running for city council yourself.
If I was still living in Halifax, I would vote for you.  |
Thanks!
That picture above, too, shows what a vast amount of space there is to develop behind the footprint of the existing buildings. If the Mills and Dugger's structures were restored to something like their original appearance (both were marred by that awful fake stone a few years ago) it could create a great streetscape with loads of new square footage behind and above.
It would mean sacrificing some of the developable building envelope, and dealing with whatever old-building problems exist. But realistically, all of these structures have been completely gutted inside anyway, so there's no character left inside, and they may as well be turned into shells containing essentially a new structure, which would help manage that problem.
It would create a more varied and interesting street frontage with some historic character, and provide most, albeit not all, of the square footage that a wholly new project would allow. The Mills/Duggers buildings probably only occupy 30-40 percent of their respective lots, and you could only add a few more storeys directly at street-level anyway, so there's really not that much square footage at play when demolishing vs building all-new.
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