[Halifax] WerkLiv (1404 Seymour) | 20 m | 6 fl | Completed

IanWatson · #1 Posted **Feb 18, 2020, 8:22 PM**

I don't think I've seen this one posted yet. "Werkliv" at 1392-1444 Seymour Street:

Drybrain · #2 Posted **Feb 19, 2020, 2:04 PM**

I think the rendering might make it appear more enormous than it will be. Overall, it's a bit of an odd design, but it's the sort of intensification we need on non-corridor residential streets.

There IS a beautiful and reasonably well-preserved Victorian house at 1392 Seymour that would have to be bulldozed for this, so I'd like to see this stop a bit short and leave that intact. But otherwise I like it.

Dmajackson · #3 Posted **Mar 31, 2020, 1:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by IanWatson

I don't think I've seen this one posted yet. "Werkliv" at 1392-1444 Seymour Street:

More at ZZap's website.

For reference this will replace these "beauties".

Halifax Developments Blog (Photo by David Jackson)

Dmajackson · #4 Posted **Jul 20, 2020, 8:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by IanWatson

I don't think I've seen this one posted yet. "Werkliv" at 1392-1444 Seymour Street:

More at ZZap's website.

This one was approved in May. A neighbour has appealed the decision and it is going before the new Regional Centre Community Council today. The variance is for an additonal 0.04 metres of streetwall height at the very southern end of the building (left side in rendering above).

Regional Centre Community Council - July 20, 2020 Agenda

kph06 · #5 Posted **Nov 25, 2020, 12:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by IanWatson

I don't think I've seen this one posted yet. "Werkliv" at 1392-1444 Seymour Street:

More at ZZap's website.

Fencing is up around the existing brick buildings now, demolition is imminent. I would say based on the size this would be worthy of its own thread.

Dmajackson · #6 Posted **Dec 29, 2020, 2:07 AM**

The demolition permits have been issued for this project.

urbandreamer · #7 Posted **Dec 29, 2020, 4:08 AM**

Very nice.

j.graham · #8 Posted **Jan 5, 2021, 7:19 PM**

Demo has started:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/629304...57717740299418

Dmajackson · #9 Posted **Mar 14, 2021, 5:40 PM**

Construction permit has been issued for this project.

Permit #182103
March 12, 2021
1404 Seymour Street, Halifax
Construct New Multi-Unit Dwelling
$23 million
44'156 sq ft
141 new residential units
6 stories

atbw · #10 Posted **Mar 15, 2021, 12:14 PM**

Blasting has been underway for this one for at least a few days now.

City of Halifax notes that Seymour between Coburg and University will be closed as a result of construction, noting it's named the SEE-MORE project: https://www.halifax.ca/home/news/roa...seymour-street

kph06 · #11 Posted **Apr 28, 2021, 2:23 AM**

This crane appears to be going up in the next couple days.

kph06 · #12 Posted **Apr 30, 2021, 12:34 AM**

This crane was halfway up today. Looks like a new one for Halifax.

Jonovision · #13 Posted **Apr 30, 2021, 7:18 PM**

I was surprised I was able to see it over Citadel Hill from my house in Dartmouth.

worldlyhaligonian · #14 Posted **May 4, 2021, 11:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jonovision

I was surprised I was able to see it over Citadel Hill from my house in Dartmouth.

That's the crane for the Dal concert hall across the street.

kph06 · #15 Posted **May 4, 2021, 3:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

That's the crane for the Dal concert hall across the street.

This crane will be taller than the one for Dal, based on the span for both, I assume this will have to be coordinated to clear the Dal crane. They didn’t have the top of the mast or boom on when I drove by on the weekend.

I think this will be a deceivingly large project. The site is large and the building at 6 floors will stand out in the area.

Jonovision · #16 Posted **May 4, 2021, 7:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

That's the crane for the Dal concert hall across the street.

No. It was the half completed new crane that went up for this project. Can see that the rest of it was assembled today.

kph06 · #17 Posted **May 6, 2021, 11:46 PM**

Here are two photos I took today:

someone123 · #18 Posted **May 8, 2021, 7:00 PM**

They are much taller than I expected. But I guess partly this is so the taller crane can clear the shorter one?

Source

It'll be interesting when the cranes for Richmond Yards get up to full height.

atbw · #19 Posted **May 11, 2021, 2:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

They are much taller than I expected. But I guess partly this is so the taller crane can clear the shorter one?

It'll be interesting when the cranes for Richmond Yards get up to full height.

The form of them is pretty sneaky, they’re 6 stories plus penthouse/peaks at the highest point.

OldDartmouthMark · #20 Posted **May 12, 2021, 11:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by atbw

The form of them is pretty sneaky, they’re 6 stories plus penthouse/peaks at the highest point.

Good point - you don't get a concept for how tall they will be when you look at the rendering posted above, as it is showing the building from a viewpoint that doesn't exist presently (as if the block of homes across the street didn't exist and you were standing way back on an empty lot).

Maybe that was done purposely to keep down pre-approval protest from the locals? From streetside they will probably appear to be very large, I suspect. My non-suspicious side suggests that this was the only way to show the building in its entirety, so I'm going with that.

As an aside, hopefully whomever was the owner of the shoes hanging from the overhead wires (still trying to figure out why people do that) was able to retrieve them when 1444 was demolished...

https://goo.gl/maps/6JhFszbKs6NfKUgj8