[Dmajackson]

A very simple question,

What are your three favourite proposals of 2008?

There are too many for a poll so instead as people mention a new proposal I will make a list at the bottom of this post and keep track manually.

It can be anything that was either proposed, approved, under construction or completed in 2008 :)

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6 - International Place
5 - Trillium
5 - United Gulf (Texpark)
4 - Salter Street
4 - King's Wharf (+2)
2 - Harbour Isle
1 - McCully Worklofts
1 - Queen's Landing
1 - Water Street Power Plant

[Wishblade]

I would have to say....

Harbour Isle
International Place
Trillium

[someone123]

United Gulf, Salter block/Centennial development, International Place would be my picks. They're what's needed to inject some life into the downtown and give it a modern feel.

[Dmajackson]

McCully Worklofts. From the renderings the building appears to fit in perfectly with the character of Agricola while also enhancing the beauty and making tha area more attractive to live and work on. Its an unique project and along with other new buildings it will greatly help the makeover of the North-End.

Trillium. A brand new condominium tower for South Park St. It'll help extend the retail district of SGR while at the same time also making South Park St a nicer street. It falls under the same height of nearby buildings so it won't feel out of place. And its a very beautiful building that is unrivalled in HRM.

Harbour Isle. A massive redevelopment of "wasteland" in Burnside. Its the first "urban resort" in Halifax. I love it mainly because it includes a brand new boardwalk, marina and four glass buildings. And it might also encourage the fixing up of waterfront property around the Bedford Basin.

And well I have to give Honourable Mentions to Gladstone Ridge and Salter St.

[hfx_chris]

Trillium
United Gulf
Kings Wharf

[Barrington south]

#1-Salter Street Block
#2-United Gulf/Tex Park
#3-Trillium

[Barrington south]

Bedford Dj...has your favorite project changed from Trillium to The work Lofts?

[Dmajackson]

Bedford Dj...has your favorite project changed from Trillium to The work Lofts?

Not really. I do love the Worklofts a lot but just because of sheer size the Trillium is still my favourite.

I just didn't put my favourites in order. I just put them in the order of what i thought of first and well at the time i was researching the Worklofts. :)

[worldlyhaligonian]

1 - International Place
2 - United Gulf
3 - Salter Street

These 3 will make Halifax look like a modern city and alleviate the empty lot syndrome of downtown.

[Barrington south]

For me, my #3 was a toss up between International Place and Trillium. I definitely agree that International place will have a greater influence on Halifax, by helping to modernise the core,by bringing new jobs and adding to the skyline.Downtown, has a stagnant feel to it and this project is desperately needed. I chose Trillium however because aesthetically I prefer it, and i am a big fan of the SGR area. To me that is where the heartbeat of the city is, and any retail expansion in the area will add to the bustling atmosphere. There is also, of course, the benefit of having all those new resident's living in the area. And along with the Clyde St parking lots, plus the Cultural center/central library I very pleased with the direction this neighborhood is taking.....if they ever happen

[JET]

#1 Kings Wharf
#2 Kings Wharf
#3 Kings Wharf

Not that I'm partial; well, I guess I am. JET

[sdm]

1 Queenslanding
2 International Place
3 Emera Power station redevelopment

[Dmajackson]

#1 Kings Wharf
#2 Kings Wharf
#3 Kings Wharf

Not that I'm partial; well, I guess I am. JET

I'm only giving you one vote for KW but i noted you excitment for it ;)

1 Queenslanding
2 International Place
3 Emera Power station redevelopment

Emera really needs to start up. It might not be the most important IMO but the ugliness of the power plant is almost enough to make me puke everytime i go downtown. :yuck:

I really hope they'll start up in January.

[hfx_chris]

You now have Kings Wharf listed twice in your first post, DJ.
Regarding the power plant.. why is it I always seem to like the buildings nobody else likes? :(

[Dmajackson]

Thanks hfx_chris I didn't even notice it. :)

[spaustin]

The Trillium. To me it's not a contest :) International Place would be tempting but it's too much in the maybe someday stage to make it in my opinion.

[Dmajackson]

The Trillium. To me it's not a contest :) International Place would be tempting but it's too much in the maybe someday stage to make it in my opinion.

You do have two more votes if you want to add IP to your list ;)

[hfx_chris]

Actually now that I think about it, can we vote Kings Wharf? Has the development been approved? I'm thinking now the only thing council approved was logistical... not the actual development

[sdm]

Actually now that I think about it, can we vote Kings Wharf? Has the development been approved? I'm thinking now the only thing council approved was logistical... not the actual development

I believe your correct, in that it still needs approval of the actual development.

[Dmajackson]

Actually now that I think about it, can we vote Kings Wharf? Has the development been approved? I'm thinking now the only thing council approved was logistical... not the actual development

I believe your correct, in that it still needs approval of the actual development.

Its in the "grey" area.

I did say you could vote for a proposal which technically this is but I also did say that it had to be from 2008 so it depends. No head way was made on this in 2008 except for the logistics.

Since the same applies for IP and UG (no headway made in 2008) though i will allow it under that rule.

The only question is if proposals should be allowed or not. What do you guys think? Yes or no for proposals?

[Jonovision]

I would say yes, cause they all made big news this year.

My picks would be....

Kings Wharf
International Place
Centennial Development

and I would have to add an honorable mention for Founders Corner. It's a great infill development for downtown Dartmouth and I can't wait to see it when its finished.

[Barrington south]

i would say yes...just to make it more interesting :banana:

[Dmajackson]

Well i guess the proposals stay on the list. :)

Whatever happened to all the proposals from the Summer anways? I haven't heard anything on the Vic, Alexander, Emera, or Roy for awhile now. I hope too many didn't get pulled because of the ecomonic sitation...

[someone123]

I think to some degree there was simply a rush to get things approved before HRM by Design comes in. Realistically, it's unlikely that it would have been possible for these all to proceed during a short period even if the economy were doing well.

Most big proposals approved in 2006-07 haven't even started yet.

Also, I like the idea of the Roy Building proposal but it needs some design work.

[Dmajackson]

I think to some degree there was simply a rush to get things approved before HRM by Design comes in. Realistically, it's unlikely that it would have been possible for these all to proceed during a short period even if the economy were doing well.

Most big proposals approved in 2006-07 haven't even started yet.

Also, I like the idea of the Roy Building proposal but it needs some design work.

True.

How many proposals were approved in 2006-07? That was before I started paying attention to development so I don't have a sweet clue.

The Roy Building idea was nice but I agree with you that the design needed some work. The only project I'm really curious about is the Vic. Something about that one really caught my attention.

[J.M.]

1 - International Place
2 - United Gulf
3 - Kings Wharf :shrug:

Im in love with International Place for some reason.

[Barrington south]

2006-07? That was before I started paying attention to development

That's surprising DJ...considering how passionate you are

[Dmajackson]

That's surprising DJ...considering how passionate you are

Yah well as soon as I start looking things up I just couldn't stop and this forum has become like a drug to me. I just cant stop looking and posting.

Of course this is a cool website :tup:

I'm pretty sure my insane thread numbers and quadruple digit post count shows a little passion :rolleyes: