Developers Plan On Building 900 Residential Units On Old Dartmouth Mall Site
Nova Scotia companies Crombie REIT and Clayton Developments are partners in the development of 25 acres of land where the old Penhorn Mall once stood on Portland Street.
Nova Scotia companies Crombie REIT and Clayton Developments are partners in the development of 25 acres of land where the old Penhorn Mall once stood on Portland Street.
The developer has received permission from the city’s heritage committee to make substantial modifications to a historic building on Gottingen Street so a highrise can be built on the same property.
The developer that bought the old Bloomfield Centre property in the north end says 10 percent of the units will be affordable housing, plus at least 30,000 square feet will be community and commercial space.
The city is welcoming up to 2,000 new immigrants per year and people seem to be gravitating to apartment living downtown, both of which are driving growth says councillor Bruce Grandy.
The Halifax Regional Municipality recently completed a land swap with local real estate company Crombie, which will allow the city to begin construction in 2021.
A downtown landmark will get a major makeover this year as part of a substantial development planned for the city’s core.
The proposed project would see the old high school on Cliff Street converted into a 60-unit residence. The renovations would lead to at least 30 affordable units, according to a plan presented to city council this week.
The fee adjustments are part of last spring’s sustainability report, which is a guiding document aimed at curbing the city’s deficit by the end of 2020.
After many false starts by developers that came before him, Percy Wilbur says he can transform the “old Woolworth’s building” into a residential complex, as he is doing on the old Gothic Arches site.
A developer looking to construct a mixed-use building along the Bedford Highway will have to resubmit their plans for approval to Halifax Regional Municipality before work can continue.