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Originally Posted by Fischbob
A couple items of note from this month's PAC agenda:
- A Section 59 application at 134 Taylor Avenue (former Animal Rescue League property) to permit a phased 50-unit townhouse development. From the report:
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I wonder if a modular build is being considered for this development, as all the major partitions seem to follow standard 13'x38' sections.
I never would have predicted that we'd see privately initiated market housing developed in Crescent Valley, so I'm glad a developer has stepped up to do just that.
- Second proposal of note is the continuation of the Rockingstone development off Prince Street on the West Side, with variances required to proceed with a 4-unit townhouse building.
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In terms of the Taylor Ave. development, I think that would provide some true variety for apartments in that part of Saint John. It's pretty well all either 3 or 4 bdrm. units in that area, though, yes, it is public housing, but having the introduction of some private stock may raise the profile of Crescent Valley a bit.
Now, the public units aren't going anywhere. They'll be there for a good, long time to come. But I think that those properties may end up being cleaner than they were before MacLaren Blvd., Taylor Ave., Patterson St., Coronation Ct., Howard Ct., Belyea St., and Flemming Ct. got all their exterior renovations to help that area get some pop.
Maybe getting those places to look a lot better spurned the idea of private investment in The Courts? I hope it did.
If I were the company behind this new development, I'd also take a look at maybe filling in some spots where there were fires that, sadly, burned down some buildings. For Coronation, I could see possibly a curved structure that would make things at the end of that court a bit more intimate.
And for the gap that's on Taylor, get the same thing in there too.
And yes, all those who live in that part of the city would need to work together to keep that area clean, public and private. No resentment, no bitterness. Just a pure community spirit that would allow MacLaren Blvd. to become, possibly, a 'star' neighborhood within Saint John.
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