HALIFAX - United Gulf / Texpark towers

alps · #1 Posted **Sep 27, 2006, 11:16 PM**

United Gulf Developments - condo/hotel towers

Architect: Hariri Pontarini Architects (Toronto)
Height: about 85 metres
Floors: 27
Size: 700,000 sq. feet (250 residential units)
Cost: $150 million CAD
Status: Approved
Website: http://www.unitedgulf.ca/
Description: Two towers (one hotel, one condo) to be built on the former site of a 50s-era parking structure. The building will have street-level retail, as well as offices and conference space in the four-storey base. Various other features are also planned, such as streetscape beautification and a rooftop green space between the two towers. Groups such as the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia say the building isn't "in keeping" with the surrounding buildings (which include the un-historic rears of two registered heritage buildings), and therefore shouldn't be built (

) but it's likely it'll go through fine anyway. Construction should start sometime later in the decade!

Photos:

Skyline render with towers:

Hollis Street view, note the recessed corner on the intersection to the right:

Granville Street view:

1ajs · #2 Posted **Sep 27, 2006, 11:25 PM**

aww yess this building i sure hope it survives the "idiotic appeal by various heritage groups to the NS Utility and Review Board."

alps · #3 Posted **Sep 27, 2006, 11:29 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1ajs

aww yess this building i sure hope it survives the "idiotic appeal by various heritage groups to the NS Utility and Review Board."

Me too

HowardL · #4 Posted **Sep 28, 2006, 1:18 AM**

Oi, that's a fine piece of design.

Canasian · #5 Posted **Sep 28, 2006, 1:56 AM**

Cool! I hope it goes through. Although I support such protectionist and preservation groups most of the time, Halifax needs another tall one. (I love the city, would move there in a second), and since this building will be built on top of a parking lot or non important existing building, let it rise, baby!!!!!!! This would be an awesome addition to the Halifax skyline.

Jonovision · #6 Posted **Sep 28, 2006, 2:48 AM**

I sooooooooooo want to see this building built! It would bring such quality to Halifax, something the city really hasnt seen in a very long time.

RLS_rls · #7 Posted **Sep 28, 2006, 3:21 AM**

That isn't just good for Halifax, it's good Period! Great design, and congratulations on them for getting it built (hopefully that group won't get in their way too much.)

Coldrsx · #8 Posted **Sep 28, 2006, 4:28 PM**

congrats hali....small, simple, nice.

Wooster · #9 Posted **Sep 28, 2006, 4:34 PM**

Love the design! hope it comes to fruition.

MolsonExport · #10 Posted **Sep 28, 2006, 4:38 PM**

Fantastic. What a great skyline addition.

Stanz · #11 Posted **Sep 29, 2006, 1:07 AM**

Hope it goes through as is.

Wheelingman04 · #12 Posted **Sep 29, 2006, 8:01 AM**

I really like it.

Beatrix · #13 Posted **Oct 2, 2006, 6:04 AM**

Cute!

zerokarma · #14 Posted **Oct 4, 2006, 5:42 PM**

I think it looks kind of fugly....

harls · #15 Posted **Oct 5, 2006, 12:04 AM**

Excellence.

alps · #16 Posted **Oct 16, 2006, 8:32 PM**

Article in yesterday's paper:

ErickMontreal · #17 Posted **Oct 17, 2006, 5:32 PM**

Martime Canada and Halifax can`t reject it when developers want to get up that kind of major league building!

Heritage nymbies don`t understand economic fact and Halifax development!

alps · #18 Posted **Nov 5, 2006, 5:00 AM**

The Utility and Review board appeal decision for this tower has been rescheduled until February 2007...

Tone · #19 Posted **Nov 5, 2006, 5:00 PM**

PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!! lets keep our fingers crossed

alps · #20 Posted **Jan 10, 2007, 2:44 AM**

Notice of Public Hearing

The appeal by the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia et al. (United Gulf twin tower proposal on the Texpark site) - commences February 5, 2007, with public hearings at the NSURB offices!

When? - Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 6:30 pm.
Where? - Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, Summit Place (Daily News building), Suite 300. 1601 Lower Water Street, Halifax. Just down the street from the proposed site.
YOU MUST WRITE TO THE BOARD IN ADVANCE to speak at the public hearing!
Written requests to speak at the hearing will be accepted no later than Tuesday, January 16, 2007.
Letters to the NSURB will be accepted no later than Friday, January 26, 2007.
If you cannot go to the public hearing, the board accepts written submissions!

More information:
http://www.nsuarb.ca/noticesOfHearin...earing_000.pdf

Contact information:
Email: uarb.board@gov.ns.ca
Phone: (902) 424-4448
Fax: (902) 424-3919

Make your opinion known! If you can't speak, write them a letter before January 26!