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Originally Posted by J.OT13
Would love to see more of those parking lots redeveloped.
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Patience grasshopper. The Ashford/Downing project will occupy the entire city block in behind Assumption Place, and will eat up a large surface lot right in the middle of downtown. It is not included in
Nashe's excellent rendering above, as there is considerable debate as to the height of the signature tower, which some sources indicate may be astronomical. We'll wait and see on that one.
In any event, Ashford/Downing will include a signature mixed use tower, a relocated city market and a convention centre, as well as an enclosed parking structure. There are other components to this development too, but they have not yet been revealed. In any event, this development
will go ahead as it will combine federal/provincial/municipal funding as well as significant private investment. The developer is one of the prestige companies in town, so, this is not fly by night, and should be completed by 2029 or so (along with all the other towers in the rendering above).
These are exciting times in Moncton. Proportionately, we are the fastest growing CMA in the country, and developers are beginning to take notice.