[Image-1] UPDATE: Communications advisor Toby Koffman (with the department of Business) claims The Coast extrapolated inaccurate information from his fellow spokesperson Brian Taylor’s emailed statement. We’ve published his response below the amended article. ——— It was always supposed to be either a park or a library. But now that it’s not a library, it could […]
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Here’s the new $23-million DalPlex replacement
[Image-1] Dalhousie University students will be able to enjoy (and pay for) their school’s brand new fitness centre come Dal’s 200th anniversary. The new DalPlex will sit on the former site of Eliza Ritchie Hall on South Street, right next to the current DalPlex, which will remain open for athletics and stressful exam writing even […]
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27 developments that are changing Halifax’s cityscape
Halifax’s building boom has a way of getting in your face, whether you actively avoid the sidewalk closures, or not. Cranes are towering, drills be drillin’, and neighbourhoods are being modified and developed. Whether it’s all the result of densifying urban plans or an artificially-propped up real estate market remains to be seen. In any […]
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Economy Shoe Shop joins legal action against the Nova Centre
[Image-1] It’s now five downtown businesses that are taking legal action against the government over lost revenues from the Nova Centre’s construction. Wagners law firm announced on Monday that the Economy Shoe Shop on Argyle Street will join the Carleton, Wooden Monkey, Attica and Biscuit General Store in seeking compensation for losses suffered due to […]
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Downtown businesses launch legal action against Nova Centre
[Image-1] Several downtown business owners—one of whom also happens to be running for mayor—are taking legal action over disruptions caused by the Nova Centre’s construction. The Carleton, Attica and the Wooden Monkey have commenced action are “negotiating proceedings” against the municipal, provincial and federal governments in an effort to recover financial losses they say were […]
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Agricola development could displace axe-throwing Timber Lounge
[Image-1] Just months after opening, the Timber Lounge might be on the hunt for new digs if a seven-storey development is approved for the corner of Agricola and May Street. Halifax’s District 7 and 8 Planning Advisory Committee will meet today, June 27, to discuss an application by WSP Canada (on behalf of “Persimmon Properties”) […]
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City council to look into Halifax’s rat problem
[Image-1] Having solved urban chickens, feral cats and outlaw bees, city council will now turn its animal control expertise to “harbour squirrels.” Halifax South Downtown councillor Waye Mason will be asking for a staff report at Tuesday’s meeting of the Halifax and West Community Council to look at combatting the city’s rat problem. The motion […]
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Centre Plan takes centre stage
If you go to the very back of Halifax’s 306-page Municipal Planning Strategy, you’ll find a 12-page list called Municipal Development Plan Amendments in Chronological Order of Ministerial Approval. That’s a mouthful, so I like to call it “the special snowflake list.” For example, height precincts may allow for a maximum building height of 35 […]
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HRM development’s critical masses
The sound of drills, the sight of construction cranes and the annoyance of closed sidewalks: This scene is familiar to anyone who’s spent time in Halifax lately. It’s getting hard to walk anywhere in the urban core without seeing some sort of high-rise construction. There’s plenty of speculation about the cause of all this building, […]
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Green Lantern building gets the green light from council
[Image-1] Bright days are ahead for one of the downtown’s most iconic heritage properties. Halifax approved substantial alterations to 1581-89 Barrington Street—otherwise known as the Green Lantern building—at Tuesday’s meeting of regional council. The motion was moved “with great happiness” by downtown councillor Waye Mason. “This is a huge thing for downtown Halifax and the […]
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Virtual reality a fix for inaccurate development renderings
[Image-1] With all the construction and development in Halifax these days, you’ve almost certainly come across one of those flashy project renders, often posted just outside the construction site—a gorgeous illustration of the building’s final design, with perfect lighting, a spectacular angle and images of people revelling in the new space. The context provided by […]
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It’s time to take action on smarter urban development
[Image-1] Peter Ziobrowski is the president of the The Action Group for Better Architecture in Nova Scotia (AGBANS). The group, which started earlier this month, is advocating for better planning and architectural consideration in Halifax. It’s inspired by the community group that tried to save New York City’s Penn Station in the 1960s (AGBANY). Ziobrowski, […]