[Halifax] Mount Royale - Page 4

Dmajackson · #61 Posted **Aug 27, 2009, 8:03 PM**

Update photo I took recently;

Dmajackson · #62 Posted **Sep 2, 2009, 10:36 PM**

Skyline view of the area (photo by me);

Nilan8888 · #63 Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 11:27 AM**

Now THAT is a photo that makes me nostalgic.

I always did love that entire hillside. Mount Royale should make a great addition to the area.

someone123 · #64 Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 6:57 PM**

Never understood the appeal of those fake gables.

worldlyhaligonian · #65 Posted **Sep 16, 2009, 9:26 PM**

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Never understood the appeal of those fake gables.

There is no appeal... its pure tacky... lets hope there are more exciting buildings in the rest of the development.

Halifax Hillbilly · #66 Posted **Sep 17, 2009, 1:58 AM**

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Thats a good little density area then once all of these go up. Also as there been any news for the ex trinity church?

Does anyone have an idea of the density (units/acre)? My bet is it's really not that high. The buildings are quite large but the lot coverage looks quite low. It's a fairly suburban development so the building bulk creates an illusion of density that might not be there.

terrynorthend · #67 Posted **Sep 17, 2009, 8:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Halifax Hillbilly

Does anyone have an idea of the density (units/acre)? My bet is it's really not that high. The buildings are quite large but the lot coverage looks quite low. It's a fairly suburban development so the building bulk creates an illusion of density that might not be there.

Density of the proposed development behind the water tower is 30 persons/acre.

Halifax Hillbilly · #68 Posted **Sep 18, 2009, 1:19 AM**

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Density of the proposed development behind the water tower is 30 persons/acre.

So about 10-15 units/acre, not particularly high.

Nilan8888 · #69 Posted **Apr 17, 2010, 6:38 PM**

So is this one done and done now?

-Harlington- · #70 Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 10:20 PM**

no, theres still one or two buildings that a not fully completed and i think a few more houses
and if im not mistaken there is a commercial portion yet to be finished.

Dmajackson · #71 Posted **Jul 10, 2010, 6:39 PM**

Some land has been cleared on Bentley Drive right next to the connector road to the new underpass and the below photos are taken from another cleared area capable of holding two multi-unit buildings;

someone123 · #72 Posted **Jul 10, 2010, 8:10 PM**

I actually kind of like the building on the right in the last photo.

If they mixed in a decent amount of commercial and modified the street patterns somewhat then this style of development wouldn't be so bad.

Unfortunately in Halifax I think low density is sometimes considered a valid substitute for good planning...

miesh111 · #73 Posted **Jul 12, 2010, 3:05 PM**

I have it from the developer himself that the gentlemen that built 5505 Falkland will be starting in the next couple of months on another one of the buildings at the top of the hill here. Lets hope that they use less stone tile then they did downtown.

On another note, does anybody have any clue how the Washmill extension will interact with Regency Park drive? They are building the roads, are there any diagrams of how those roads connect through to Mount Royale?

worldlyhaligonian · #74 Posted **Jul 13, 2010, 3:42 AM**

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Both taken by me today;

What is going to be built in the foreground lot in this picture?

ScovaNotian · #75 Posted **Jul 15, 2010, 12:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by miesh111

On another note, does anybody have any clue how the Washmill extension will interact with Regency Park drive? They are building the roads, are there any diagrams of how those roads connect through to Mount Royale?

There's a drawing on page 25 of this document: http://www.halifax.ca/commcoun/ccc/d...1207CCC136.pdf . I haven't seen anything more detailed than that.

worldlyhaligonian · #76 Posted **Jul 16, 2010, 3:20 AM**

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There's a drawing on page 25 of this document: http://www.halifax.ca/commcoun/ccc/d...1207CCC136.pdf . I haven't seen anything more detailed than that.

Thanks.

Not a huge fan of how they try to hide this development from the highway so much.

Jstaleness · #77 Posted **Oct 20, 2010, 3:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by miesh111

I have it from the developer himself that the gentlemen that built 5505 Falkland will be starting in the next couple of months on another one of the buildings at the top of the hill here. Lets hope that they use less stone tile then they did downtown.

On another note, does anybody have any clue how the Washmill extension will interact with Regency Park drive? They are building the roads, are there any diagrams of how those roads connect through to Mount Royale?

I think the building you are referring to had a crane go up today. I put 2 pictures in the general update thread. There is also another possible site that looks as though a building could go up soon.