Suburban & Rural Developments & Discussion Thread

[Dmajackson]

When I was home in December I noticed a site under construction at the Washmill Lake Overpass. It turns out its at 110-112 Greenpark Close and I managed to stumble across the Kijiji Ad which led me to their tidbit on the Starboard Place website; 112 Greenpark Close

The site has approval for a seven-storey building and the rendering in the ad looks a lot like Starboard Place. Occupancy is slated for September (2013).

[-Harlington-]

There is also town houses going up on washmill lake dr right now as well, a few of them are almost complete it looks

[Dmajackson]

Public Information Meeting - Case 18288
When: Wed, July 3, 7pm – 9pm
Where: 51 Forest Hills Parkway, Dartmouth, NS, Canada (Cole Harbour Place - Harbour Room) (map)

Case 18288 Application by Ekistics Planning & Design to amend the Cole Harbour /Westphal MPS and LUB to enter into a Development Agreement to permit 2 apartment buildings (118 units) and 44 townhouse units at 661 Main Street in Westphal.

[Dmajackson]

112 Greenpark Close


Source: Urban_Halifax @ Flickr.com

MARGARET NORRIE MCCAIN BUILDING @ MSVU


Source: Urban_Halifax @ Flickr.com

[mcmcclassic]

The Irving Big Stop off of exit 7 in Enfield is almost complete. The new building is having exterior work done on it currently.

[Dmajackson]

The public hearing for 644 Bedford Highway was held last week. The decision was deferred to December 16th for a staff report for unknown reasons.

Case 17760 Details

[Dmajackson]

This is outside of Halifax's jurisdiction but since it is still within the commuter-shed I will throw it in here;

STEWIACKE RIVER CROSSING - TOWN OF STEWIACKE

This new planned development will be built between Stewiacke Town Centre and Highway 102 (Exit 11). It will consist of 26 commercial buildings (including a grocery store, a bank, and a hotel), and 284 residential units (24 seniors condos in a 6-storey building, 4-36 unit buildings, 28 townhouses, 20 villas, and 68 single-family houses). Phase 1A which is 35 single-family houses is under construction right now.

Concept Plan

StewiackeRiverCrossing.com

[Aya_Akai]

Originally Posted by Dmajackson

This is outside of Halifax's jurisdiction but since it is still within the commuter-shed I will throw it in here;

STEWIACKE RIVER CROSSING - TOWN OF STEWIACKE

This new planned development will be built between Stewiacke Town Centre and Highway 102 (Exit 11). It will consist of 26 commercial buildings (including a grocery store, a bank, and a hotel), and 284 residential units (24 seniors condos in a 6-storey building, 4-36 unit buildings, 28 townhouses, 20 villas, and 68 single-family houses). Phase 1A which is 35 single-family houses is under construction right now.

Concept Plan

StewiackeRiverCrossing.com

That's quite an ambitious little (I suppose not so little..lol) project given the area, I find the commercial buildings layout a little odd.. but whatever they want to do I suppose!

[gm_scott]

Originally Posted by HaliStreaks

That's quite an ambitious little (I suppose not so little..lol) project given the area, I find the commercial buildings layout a little odd.. but whatever they want to do I suppose!

How do you mean odd?

[Dmajackson]

644 BEDFORD HIGHWAY was approved by Northwest Community Council last night. According to Councillor Outhit a sidewalk will now be built in front of the building. He's going to push for this to be standard practice along the road and for a third lane to be built.

Source : "BEDFORD HIGHWAY UNITS GET GREEN LIGHT" (January 22, 2014) - AllNovaScotia.com

[OldDartmouthMark]

Originally Posted by Dmajackson

644 BEDFORD HIGHWAYAccording to Councillor Outhit a sidewalk will now be built in front of the building. He's going to push for this to be standard practice along the road and for a third lane to be built.

Excellent ideas!

[Dmajackson]

Ocean View Continuing Care is proposing an addition to their McNab's View Apartments (1955 Caldwell Road, Eastern Passage). This 3-storey seniors living facility will be on a lot adjacent to their existing building and have 50 units total.

Case 18983 Details

[Dmajackson]

Originally Posted by Dmajackson

New Armco Community proposed for the Beechville area just in behind Bayers Lake;

Case 18708

Public Information Meeting - Monday, November 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Beechville Baptist Church Hall, 1352 Saint Margarets Bay Road, Beechville.

[I]Armco proposes mixed-residential Beechville subdivision
2012/11/08
By REMO ZACCAGNA Business Reporter



Read More: thechronicleherald.ca

This application is still moving through the motions. Apparently some parts of the proposal do NOT meet the B-L-T MPS/LUB. An update will be provided to H&WCC next week ;

http://www.halifax.ca/Commcoun/west/...140218hwcc.pdf

[Dmajackson]

We should know the fate of 286/290 Herring Cove Road in the next few months. A staff report has been drafted for Regional Council.

[MeEtc]

Originally Posted by Dmajackson

This application is still moving through the motions. Apparently some parts of the proposal do NOT meet the B-L-T MPS/LUB. An update will be provided to H&WCC next week ;

http://www.halifax.ca/Commcoun/west/...140218hwcc.pdf

A sign has gone up on St Margarets Bay rd, near the Beechville Irving advertising for the project. It provides a URL for www.lovettlake.com, but the site isn't online yet.

[Dmajackson]

The public hearing for 286/290 Herring Cove Road will be held at Regional Council on June 10th.

[Dmajackson]

Lovett Lake by Armco was approved tonight at H&WCC. There was some opposition regarding some unmarked graves near the Beechville Baptist Church. Armco plans to start housing construction in early 2015.

[Dmajackson]

Royal Sun Alliance to occupy second building in Burnside complex
BRUCE ERSKINE BUSINESS REPORTER
Published July 23, 2014 - 6:32pm

Royal Sun Alliance is taking up residency at Phase 2 of the Hardman Group’s Wright and Burnside Business Campus in Dartmouth.

“We’re happy to announce our second office building and that Royal Sun Alliance will be joining our community in the spring of 2016,” Hardman Group president Bill Hardman said in a news release Wednesday.

The second office building on the business campus will be similar to its first office space development, a three-storey, 60,000-square-foot building completed two years ago at 100 Venture Run.

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Read More: thechronicleherald.ca

[Dmajackson]

Clayton Developments is seeking a Stage II Development Agreement for its lands on the west side of Washmill Lake Drive adjacent to Highway 102. The plans (available below) include a 12-storey residential tower and two commercial buildings.

Case 19108

[curnhalio]

One storey commercial = strip malls. Yay for great use of the land...