[Image-1] At Tuesday’s meeting of Halifax Regional Council, Jennifer Watts will be putting forward three motions relating to Colonial Honda’s plans to tear down close to two dozen north end houses for an expanded parking lot. Watts is asking council to request the province amend its Charter so that HRM can implement interim development controls […]
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Elmwood building on South Street to be torn down
[Image-1] Say goodbye to the Elmwood. The yellow Victorian-era home on the corner of South and Barrington is being torn down and replaced with a six-storey mixed-use development. Principal Developments, owned by Paul, Renée and Peter Metlej, wants to build 42 residential units with 8,000 square feet of commercial space at 5185-5189 South Street. It’s […]
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Housing Nova Scotia gives up on Bloomfield
[Image-1] The provincial government will no longer play a part in developing the Bloomfield property in Halifax’s north end. After years without progress and months of speculation about the site’s future, Housing Nova Scotia made the announcement on Thursday that it won’t be moving forward with the project. No official reason was given for the […]
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Province will be responsible for Queen’s Marque doodads
[Image-1] While it will be built and owned by the Armour group, it’s the province (through the Waterfront Development Corporation) that will have to look after all of the wacky playground elements planned for the Queen’s Marque. That’s because the five-acre piece of property which will house the $200-million downtown development is public land. Armour will […]
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Queen’s Marque earns high praise from Design Review Committee
[Image-1] It’s early in the planning approval process, but Scott McCrea’s ambitious $200-million waterfront development seems to have hit the ‘marque’ with HRM’s Design Review Committee. On Thursday afternoon, Armour CEO Scott McCrea presented his Queen’s Marque project to the city’s panel of engineers, architects and urban planners. It went OK. “I have to resist […]
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Council may finally kill Texpark development agreement
[Image-1] A decade after it was originally approved and six years after its development agreement expired, the Twisted Sisters project could be shambling back to life—unless council can kill it first. Next week, Halifax South Downtown councillor Waye Mason will be asking for a staff report on discharging the development agreement between HRM and United […]
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Homes Not Hondas fights Steele’s Robie Street razing
[Image-1] Neighbourhood opposition is mounting against Steele Auto Group’s plans to expand its Colonial Honda parking lot by demolishing dozens of residential properties in Halifax’s north end. The Facebook group Homes Not Hondas is conducting a social media campaign and heading door-to-door to get the word out about the project, though it remains to be seen […]
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CarbonCure offers concrete solutions to climate change
[Image-1] Environmentally-friendly design is an easy concept to support, but deciding which building materials are best for the environment is a tricky business. For its strength and durability, concrete has long been the top choice for new construction, despite its large carbon footprint. Five percent of all CO2 emissions come from cement production—one of the […]
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Meet the North End Community Action Committee
[Image-1] Say hello to the North End Community Action Committee. The newly-formed group is concerned about the many developments that are changing the landscape of the city’s north end. For around a month now, Kyturera Jones, one of the main organizers, has been facilitating critical dialogue around the current proposals to (yes we’re using […]
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Lindell Smith wants his community to be heard
[Image-1] Unofficially, Lindell Smith is officially running for city council. His upcoming campaign has been one of the worst-kept secrets in District 8, as until now Smith has avoided any formal declarations. Of course, like everyone else, he won’t actually be able to submit his paperwork and get on the ballot until September. He learned […]
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6 developments that are changing the face of Halifax
City council has to deal with a lot of petty stuff, from potholes to leash laws. It’s not quite as glamorous as today’s federal politicians, who get to play Santa Claus and hand out a bunch of Tru-dough across the country. But local leaders rule when it comes to development, which is probably the most […]
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We need to save the wow
[Image-1] We all love our new, international award-winning Halifax Central Library. Its first year boasted 1.9 million visits—twice what was predicted. Remember the awe you felt on your first visit? For me it was like someone was reading my mind when I overheard, “This is SO NOT the Halifax we’re used to.” This library cost […]
