[Dmajackson]

I'll create a proper first post later on.

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Photo of Bedford Map to be inserted at a later date.
Map base from Google Maps, Edited by Dmajackson

Related Projects:

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All projects with a * symbol are linked to external websites

Series Information:

The "districts" and "areas" series is based upon my Developments Maps (see above for link). It is designed to allow discussion on the district in general and provide a place for smaller developments in the area to have a place to be discussed. Larger projects will have a seperate thread that will be linked to this post in the space above.

This thread is the third of the series and will focus on the Bedford area. This area consists of all of the Halifax Regional Municipality within the political and municipal strategy boundaries of Bedford (District 21).

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A photo I took today of the new Shopper's under construction at Sunnyside Mall;

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5283468187_4e56614974_z.jpg

One's got to admit I was bound to create a Bedford thread eventually. :P

[Dmajackson]

Bedford complex planned
Jodrey descendants to build office tower
By BILL POWER Business Reporter
Wed, Jan 5 - 4:53 AM

The Hennigar family, grandchildren of the late Hantsport business legend R.A. Jodrey, will begin construction in mid-March of a four-storey office building near the Bedford Common.

The 40,000-square-foot complex, to be called Thornridge Tower, will be home to Thornridge Holdings Ltd. and its wholly owned merchant bank, Hawthorne Capital Inc.

Other companies owned by Thornridge Holdings are also expected to operate out of the proposed development.

"We’ve applied for a building permit and engineering work is underway," Nick Betts, president of Thornridge Holdings, said in an interview Tuesday.

An information technology centre will be a major project component, Betts said.

Thornridge Holdings emerged as a result of a realignment of Jodrey family interests in November 2010, he said.

The company is 100 per cent owned by the Hennigar family of Nova Scotia.

Word of the office complex came with the announcement Tuesday that Hawthorne Capital had purchased a "significant interest" in Belmont Financial Services Inc., a news release said. Belmont Financial operates from Dartmouth and Saint John, N.B.

The value of the deal was not released.

Belmont Financial manages benefit programs for more than 300 clients and administers $500 million in assets, said the release.

"The intention is to build up business significantly," said Betts.

Hawthorne Capital and Belmont Financial will team up to provide exit strategies for owners of successful businesses preparing for retirement.

"Some of these businesses built up by Nova Scotians are excellent operations but lack assets that would interest traditional lenders," said Betts.

"As a result, potential buyers have a tough time obtaining financing."

He said one potential scenario would see Hawthorne Capital providing purchase capital for a successful transaction, with Belmont Financial providing financial services such as administration of group benefits for the new business owners.

Some details of Hawthorne Capital’s new equity stake in Belmont Financial were included in the release, circulated jointly by the companies Tuesday.

The release said Thornridge Tower is designed to accommodate predicted growth and will be ready for occupancy by the fall of 2011.

Through Thornridge, the Hennigar family holds major interests in High Liner Foods, Assisted Living Concepts, Envirosystems Inc., Annapolis Group Inc. and a number of public and privately held companies across North America.

http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1220246.html

[Dmajackson]

New buidling for the older district of Bedford;

http://www.partnersglobal.com/files/drm/f769c63d-f236-4b32-b577-4bbae2258b92.jpg

It's going to replace the Koppernaes Building (http://www.partnersglobal.com/files/drm/fc89c354-8193-477f-973e-376905915ed7.pdf) at 268 Bedford Highway (just south of Meadowbrook).

[someone123]

Hideous building and the existing one is actually somewhat historic and character-filled by Bedford standards.

[Jstaleness]

I dunno, I do like all the glass in front. The old building was pretty tired looking on the outside. I wonder if the structure is sound?

[Dmajackson]

Community, HRM, Provincial Partnership Adds Centre and Sports Field to New Bedford High School - Lund, Outhit

(April 1, 2011) - HRM Regional Council has given the green light to enter into a joint partnership with the Province on a $10.7-million community centre and regulation size artificial turf sports field for the new Bedford-Hammonds Plains high school.

"I want to thank the Province, my Council colleagues, staff, and residents for their tremendous support of this once-in-every-30-years' opportunity,” District 21 Councillor Tim Outhit said today. “This facility and field will address a long-time need for sports, meeting, and recreation space in our growing community.

The multi-million dollar project is to be paid through a combination of HRM budget allocation and the Bedford-Hammonds Plains Area Rate. The details will be discussed and finalized in the upcoming 2011-12 HRM budget process.

“The outdoor turf will benefit football and soccer leagues all across HRM,” District 23 Councillor Peter Lund said. “Expansion of the basketball court and construction of a second court are welcome additions to our community. Not only will the sports community benefit, folks in Bedford and Hammonds Plains will have a community space to call home, a place to gather, read, exercise and watch student performances.”

The initial motion to help fund half of the capital cost of the local project through the area rate was approved by North West Community Council on January 27, 2011.

In April 2009, the Province announced a replacement for the Charles P. Allen High School by September 2013. Last December, Innovation Drive was selected as the site for the new school.

The project falls within Bedford West, one of HRM’s designated Master Plan growth areas. The Province is currently working on the detailed design phase for the new school.

The Bedford Councillor noted that the announcement of a new school for the area provided yet another opportunity for the region to look at the benefits of partnering with the Province to expand the school to include a community centre component. This partnership would reduce construction costs over building a stand-alone municipal facility by almost $2.6 million

HRM Press Release (http://www.halifax.ca/mediaroom/pressrelease/pr2011/110401NewBedfordHighSchoolreceivesCentreandSportsField.html)

[worldlyhaligonian]

$11 million??? How were people even using cost as an excuse for the trade centre? I'm all for this, but I mean, its like 1/5 of the HRM contribution for the trade centre... and will be used by 0.1% of the Halifax population!

[Dmajackson]

^Don't forget half of the $10.7 Million to be provided by HRM is coming directly out of the pockets of Bedford residents and not the general tax pool. I was at the public meeting a couple of months ago and every Bedford resident was for the tax rate so there's no lack of public support for paying for it by ourselves.

Now that the lack of recreational space in Bedford is addressed maybe the municipality will start looking at our major traffic and public transit problems. If we can have traffic flow as smoothly as on the Peninsula then I will be satisfied (mind you this will costs tens of millions of dollars).

[DigitalNinja]

Mind you the city found 90 million to upgrade the street lights to new LED ones. A new school is needed in bedford and I think that part is great. But the convention center better go through!

[Dmajackson]

Noticed this sign today. 1040 Bedford Highway is in the wooded section of road between Hammonds Plains and Convoy just at the top of Mill Cove Hill.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5586782344_8002b5ce42_z.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60395629@N04/5586782344/sizes/z/in/photostream/

[Dmajackson]

Bedford landmark outgrows space, moves to Sackville
Published on April 6, 2011
Bobbie-Lynn Hall Topics : Sackville , Bedford , Atlantic Gardens

Look up, look way up and you'll see an empty space where Atlantic Gardens used to be.

After more than 43 years, Atlantic Gardens — a recognizable Bedford landmark — has moved from its home on the Bedford Highway to Middle Sackville. A tough personal move, owners Jim and Peggy Godfrey still live behind where the greenhouses used to be, but from a business standpoint it made perfect sense.

"We simply needed the space," said co-owner Robin Godfrey.

Although the centre has moved, the history behind it is one for the Bedford history books.

"As the story goes, my father was here from Ontario doing contract work and boarding in a house in Upper Sackville," said Godfrey. "One day he saw my mother walking down the road and drove his truck in the ditch. They started dating and when she wanted to get a gift for her teacher he drove around trying to find a plant or a bush. When he couldn't find a thing he immediately thought of a great business opportunity."

In 1968, the Godfreys opened a roadside garden centre near the old fire department in Bedford, and things just started growing from there.

Now the centre has pretty much outgrown its spot, and with the increasing traffic on the Bedford Highway, lack of parking space and higher expenses it just made sense to move the entire production to land the couple had purchased in Middle Sackville years ago.

"We have sewer and water there now," he said. "We can grow and sell right there in one spot without having to transport. And most importantly, when the highway opens we will really be just six miles down the road — Exit 2A off Highway 101."

One person who's not necessarily happy about the move is Suzanne Boudreau co-owner of Bedford Draperies located right next to where Atlantic Gardens used to be.

"They were great neighbours," said Boudreau, who has run the store there for more than 20 years. "Everyone knew where they were so they were a great reference for advertising, and Peggy always used to come over and fix up our yard."

Godfrey said the property was actually sold a few years back and Atlantic Gardens had been renting it. He has no idea what the new owner plans to do with the property now.

The new location in Middle Sackville opened on April 1.

[Dmajackson]

Noticed this sign today. 1040 Bedford Highway is in the wooded section of road between Hammonds Plains and Convoy just at the top of Mill Cove Hill.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5586782344_8002b5ce42_z.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60395629@N04/5586782344/sizes/z/in/photostream/

This will eventually become this;

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5189/5598987639_b3f16d14b1_z.jpg
Case 16792 (http://www.halifax.ca/planning/Case16792Details.html)

[worldlyhaligonian]

Not exactly the Trillium, but I trust it will be somewhat fitting with the area.

[Dmajackson]

Another small development for what is now the fringe of Bedford;

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5651015796_c8a08006f5_z.jpg

Given the location this development is quite forward thinking. At three storeys I think this might be the tallest building on Hammonds Plains Road west of the Bi-Hi. :P

[worldlyhaligonian]

Would this be considered a tower? ;)

[Dmajackson]

The Chickenburger Lady's house is being demolished right now (the ugly house behind the restaurant itself). She only passed away a month or so ago so Mickey must of had some plans for it.

$5 it will be a new parking lot the restaurant :P

[Keith P.]

The Chickenburger Lady's house is being demolished right now (the ugly house behind the restaurant itself). She only passed away a month or so ago so Mickey must of had some plans for it.

$5 it will be a new parking lot the restaurant :P

It wasn't ugly at all. It was a nice example of an mid-century bungalow. A damn site better than a parking lot. I am personally no fan of Mickey MacDonald and his questionable nouveau-riche tastes.

[Northend Guy]

It wasn't ugly at all. It was a nice example of an mid-century bungalow. A damn site better than a parking lot. I am personally no fan of Mickey MacDonald and his questionable nouveau-riche tastes.

But at the same time, the man has invested alot in cleaning up properties and making them more street level friendly. Personally I think he deserves more credit. I also am not a fan of every nuanced idea that some developers have - but at the same time I appreciate MOST developments for the fact that they are forward thinking. I think Mickey has more than proven that he is a forward thinking investor - even if he does have ecclectic tastes.

[Dmajackson]

From the Burnside News (http://www.burnsidenews.com/News/2011-06-10/article-2574453/Business-park-construction-in-full-swing/2)

Bluewater Place

While the shovels aren’t in the ground on this Atlantic Acres Business Park project yet, the plan is to create an office and retail space development. Located at the intersection of Hammonds Plains Road and Bluewater Road, the current plans call for a 24,000 square foot building, but there’s some flexibility on the final numbers.
“Right now, we’re working on securing an anchor tenant,” says James Higgs, a salesperson with Network Realty Services. “If that anchor tenant says, ‘I want X amount of space’ and it doesn’t fit with the current plans we have, we’re willing to rework the plans to suit their needs.”
Higgs figures the ground level will be retail and is hopeful there will be three levels of office space. While the building will be owned and managed by Broadway Properties Limited, Network Realty is the licensed brokerage finding tenants for the development.
Higgs says the plans for the development aren’t the only thing that can be changed.
“The name is up for grabs too,” he says

[Dmajackson]

Just a couple of shots of some new houses in my neighbourhood (photos by me):

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5107/5862481880_221bdf0ceb_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5107/5862483888_f78d5bfe76_z.jpg

Within a kilometre of my house there has been 4 new builds (vacant lots), 2 rebuilds (demolition & new house), countless major exterior renovations, three site preps (for future infill), and one new condominium building all worked on within the last 12-24 months. Add in new houses in Ridgevale and ongoing renovations at Sunnyside and its apparent East Bedford is holding its own in terms of investment in the community especially considering zero municipal dollars have been spent on upgrades in the area over the past five years.

[fenwick16]

These are quite unique house designs. Very interesting - I haven't seen anything like this in the Greater Toronto Area (that I can think of).

[Dmajackson]

Bedford's still doing well :tup:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6087969854_7d6651b7b6_b.jpg

[HaliStreaks]

Bedford's still doing well :tup:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6087969854_7d6651b7b6_b.jpg

This is a great shot!!

[MonctonRad]

:previous:

Very impressive!! :tup:

Is Metro Transit boosting transit options to Bedford from downtown. I can foresee even more traffic congestion in the not too distant future.

Time for commuter rail IMHO.

[someone123]

The only semi-serious transit improvement proposed was the Bedford ferry and that seems unlikely to happen anytime soon.

It's too bad because Bedford could be great with a little more density and better transit. There's a lot of potential around the waterfront, Mill Cove, Sunnyside, etc.

[Dmajackson]

The ferry been cancelled without public consultation. Apparently reducing capacity on the Woodside Ferry and increasing the speed of the ferry is more important than transit to Bedford.

On average we get one additional bus run a year out here. This means we get space for 50 more transit passengers in a town growing more than a 1'000 a year. By my calculations in ten years it will take 2 hours to go from Sunnyside to Spring Garden via transit.

Anyways there is no reason to discuss transit improvements in Bedford. Metro Transit has shown it cares more for Tantallon and Eastern Passage then Bedford and it has clearly stated there will be no significant improvements in Bedford in the next ten years.

[haligonia]

While I agree with you that transit from Bedford to Halifax can be a pain in the neck (the 80 is either really good or really bad) I wouldn't say that MT cares more about Tantallon or Eastern Passage than Bedford. They did recieve new routes in recent years, but up until then transit to both communities was basically nonexistant. Just because Bedford doesn't get everything other communities in the HRM does doesn't mean that we're liked any less. I'm sure Metro Transit has a good reason behind every decision they make.

[Keith P.]

This kind of growth is exactly why Bayers Rd needs to be upgraded ASAP. I don't care if you put 20 new buses on the Bedford-Halifax run, all they would do is sit in traffic until the infrastructure is upgraded.

[Jstaleness]

This kind of growth is exactly why Bayers Rd needs to be upgraded ASAP. I don't care if you put 20 new buses on the Bedford-Halifax run, all they would do is sit in traffic until the infrastructure is upgraded.

More buses should mean less cars though. So it may not get as congested if the routes were smart and served purpose. If they are just more long cross town runs then you are right, a complete waste.

[Dmajackson]

I'm sure Metro Transit has a good reason behind every decision they make.

I doubt it. Here's some examples of the "brains" of Metro Transit.

- Fast Ferry cancelled without a public announcement
- Route 80 (do I really need to say more?)
- No Bedford-Bridge bus because of lack of demand (30min vs 1h+ on the 80)
- Broken promise of rerouting the 87
- Service cutback on Routes 82, 88, 89
- Only using old broken buses on the 80 (I can't count the number of times the bus has broken down on me)
- Routing of the 66 in Burnside
- No service to Dartmouth on weekends
- Broken promise of new routes this year with new buses arriving (new service to Mainland North and Dockyards but no Bedford ones)

The bias Metro Transit has is very unfortunate but is hard to ignore. Bedford now has 20'000+ residents and there are only six routes, only one of which runs at least every 30 minutes seven days a week.

The only upside is as of tomorrow we have an "Express Route". This is an improvement but remember it only runs twice a day and I guarantee you MT will state this is the long promised Rapid Transit to downtown.

[Jstaleness]

I doubt it. Here's some examples of the "brains" of Metro Transit.
- Route 80 (do I really need to say more?)


This one made me laugh. Anyone who has ever ridden it and even those that haven't hate this route.

[DigitalNinja]

Ironically even from Sackville the Route 80 is the fastest way to get to HSC. taking the 185 then the one is slower...

[q12]

Bedford's still doing well :tup:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6087969854_7d6651b7b6_b.jpg

There is CTV news story on all the tower cranes in Halifax and how its almost unprecedented (24 Cranes it says in the story). It also mentions that construction activity in Halifax could top one Billion dollars next year which has never happened.

They have a camera shot in the story that looks like it stole Dmajacksons shot above. :previous:

http://atlantic.ctv.ca/?video=525881 Story is at 8:15

[Waye Mason]

There is CTV news story on all the tower cranes in Halifax and how its almost unprecedented (24 Cranes it says in the story). It also mentions that construction activity in Halifax could top one Billion dollars next year which has never happened.

That is about $34 million in new tax revenue... very significant! Almost enough to pay to bring down our commercial property tax rate to the national average, for example... (dare to dream)

[Dmajackson]

There is CTV news story on all the tower cranes in Halifax and how its almost unprecedented (24 Cranes it says in the story). It also mentions that construction activity in Halifax could top one Billion dollars next year which has never happened.

They have a camera shot in the story that looks like it stole Dmajacksons shot above. :previous:

http://atlantic.ctv.ca/?video=525881 Story is at 8:15

That shot they have looks identical to my "backup" photo of the one I posted above. I never uploaded it online so it's just strange coincidence I guess.

$1 billion is ridiculous for a city of our size really. Especially since we are not in a "boom". I wonder how places like Hamilton, Quebec, and Victoria do value wise.

I wonder if some reporters are following this forum ... :cheers:

[kph06]

Interesting, the guy from Omega said he has one crane set to go up, I wonder where that would be? It would be the second crane from the RCMP building.

[worldlyhaligonian]

Interesting, the guy from Omega said he has one crane set to go up, I wonder where that would be? It would be the second crane from the RCMP building.

Waterton II? One can dream... does UG have anything under construction currently?

[kph06]

Waterton II? One can dream... does UG have anything under construction currently?

Yeah, Navid Saberi's monster house on the Northwest Arm, even that seemed to have stalled last time I was by. Considering in June they gave a July 2011 start date and there is still no action on site, I seriously doubt their credibility.

[worldlyhaligonian]

Yeah, Navid Saberi's monster house on the Northwest Arm, even that seemed to have stalled last time I was by. Considering in June they gave a July 2011 start date and there is still no action on site, I seriously doubt their credibility.

Yeah, when the only project under development is your own house... and its moving slowly... I can't see Skye ever happening.

[HRM]

What house is his?

[Dmajackson]

http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/sites/default/files/imagecache/story_xlarge/stories/photos/Weekly_CurranHome002_BedSack_09-26-11_22JANJK_1.jpg
Source: The Chronicle Herald - Bedford/Sackville Community Herald

Just thought we could do with a break from the Metro Transit bickering. And well I like to keep this thread in people's minds. :P

The house shown above was on East Basin Road back in 1949. When the DND expanded the Magzine Hill ammunition holding area they moved the house to Dartmouth Road. It is kind of strange to hear that Bedford and Dartmouth were once connected by a residential subdivision. Now there is about 3km of nothingness between them

[Dmajackson]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6571751965_aaf224025c_z.jpg
Photo by me

This sign is up at the corner of Southgate Drive and the Bedford Highway. According to the very brief detail available on their website is it for sale at $1.8 million and has a 30'000sq. ft building approved.

[kph06]

S2, at Shaunslieve on the bedford highway now has a small tower crane up on site, I missed this one going up, it must have gone up in the last week or so. This is a Killam building and the website can be found here (http://www.killams2.com/index.php#home).

[kph06]

Shaunslieve crane, (poor quality) photo by me:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6696696855_7887aeef37_b.jpg

[Dmajackson]

88 Dartmouth Road - Proposed

Just noticed this site today. There's no information on the HRM website as of yet. The site is on the north/east side of Dartmouth Road between Ambercrest and Ridgevale a couple hundred meters from the ramps to Magazine Hill. There's only single-family dwellings around the site (a 4-storey apartment building a few hundred metres downhill) so that along with the low number of units equals about 3 floors in height I believe.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6810052921_f84e047cc1_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6810054155_c599b74948_z.jpg

Photos Credit: Urban_Halifax (Flickr.com) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75563463@N02/)

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Duke Street Commercial - U/C

This site is now under construction with blasting and site prep underway. It was formerly the home of a landscaping company in front of Charles P. Allen. With the Burnside Expressway slated to start construction later this year expect a lot of commercial expansion in the coming years in anticipation of the 2014 increase of traffic levels.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6810055385_df864f017d_z.jpg
Credit: Urban_Halifax (Flickr.com) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75563463@N02/)

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1040 Bedford Highway - Approved - Case 16792 (http://www.halifax.ca/planning/Case16792Details.html)

There is now a sign on site advertising the daycare center. According to sign by-laws the project has to be approved before this can happen.\

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Bluewater Place - In Leasing

Nothing new to report

[Dmajackson]

So I took a drive through the Thistle Grove (http://www.whitestonedevelopments.ca/developments/thistle-grove) subdivision today and was pleasantly surprised. :)

Most subdivisions that have gone up in HRM are disaster zones in terms of visual appearance (Larry Uteck bottom portion), layout (Kingswood), and other measures of appeal. Fortunately as time has progressed problems have been fixed with some newer subdivisions and this nice little area is continuing that trend.

The lots are moderately sized (40' I think) and though a small development there is quite a few lots. The layout has one cul-de-sac but the rest of the streets interconnect and run through an already existing middle-class neighbourhood. The really great part is the aesthetics done by the developer. There are NO POWERLINES along the roads, the paths are connected and paved, and they spent extra money to get a nice set of streetlamps. The completed model house is very attractive but it is not a McMansion and it blends in well with its neighbours.

[gm_scott]

So I took a drive through the Thistle Grove (http://www.whitestonedevelopments.ca/developments/thistle-grove) subdivision today and was pleasantly surprised. :)

Most subdivisions that have gone up in HRM are disaster zones in terms of visual appearance (Larry Uteck bottom portion), layout (Kingswood), and other measures of appeal. Fortunately as time has progressed problems have been fixed with some newer subdivisions and this nice little area is continuing that trend.

The lots are moderately sized (40' I think) and though a small development there is quite a few lots. The layout has one cul-de-sac but the rest of the streets interconnect and run through an already existing middle-class neighbourhood. The really great part is the aesthetics done by the developer. There are NO POWERLINES along the roads, the paths are connected and paved, and they spent extra money to get a nice set of streetlamps. The completed model house is very attractive but it is not a McMansion and it blends in well with its neighbours.

Sounds like a nice spot Dmajackson. Hopefully home buyers will get a look at this and demand that newer subdivisions be like it.

[halifaxboyns]

So I took a drive through the Thistle Grove (http://www.whitestonedevelopments.ca/developments/thistle-grove) subdivision today and was pleasantly surprised. :)

Most subdivisions that have gone up in HRM are disaster zones in terms of visual appearance (Larry Uteck bottom portion), layout (Kingswood), and other measures of appeal. Fortunately as time has progressed problems have been fixed with some newer subdivisions and this nice little area is continuing that trend.

The lots are moderately sized (40' I think) and though a small development there is quite a few lots. The layout has one cul-de-sac but the rest of the streets interconnect and run through an already existing middle-class neighbourhood. The really great part is the aesthetics done by the developer. There are NO POWERLINES along the roads, the paths are connected and paved, and they spent extra money to get a nice set of streetlamps. The completed model house is very attractive but it is not a McMansion and it blends in well with its neighbours.


Is this the new residential development going up behind the the 4 pad arena?

[Dmajackson]

All photos taken by me :)

PLAY, LEARN, GROW (Bedford Highway):

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8466/8352116020_b2f285cf59_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8503/8351050677_bc6b118250_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8216/8351050253_0242a431ec_z.jpg

Bluewater Self Storage:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8047/8351063395_198ec76c2b_z.jpg

36 Duke Street:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8503/8351058663_8a6a00bcb2_z.jpg

Hammonds Plains Road Lots (near Basinview Drive):

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8359/8351057883_90a0237bf0_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8469/8351057369_4f8a7d0446_z.jpg

Moirs Pond Bridge:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8352119564_be1d0b711b_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8072/8351054279_82fd300b2b_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8469/8351053539_4955891e9b_z.jpg

Thistle Grove:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8077/8351049485_68108e772b_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8327/8351049165_6b3d1cb45c_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8468/8351048721_93923f476f_z.jpg

[someone123]

The quality of new homes seems to be going up, but it's too bad that so many of them are "contractor beige".

[Keith P.]

That's "Bedford Beige"...

[Dmajackson]

So apparently the BMO on Dartmouth Road will be moving to the "Chickenburger Parking Lot" next to the Sunnyside Tim Hortons. I guess this is a smart move on their part since you cannot get more exposure than sitting next to one of the busiest Timmy's in Halifax.

I don't know whats more sad though the fact that a rezoning is required for a financial institution thats trying to be built between two others or the fact that the Tim's is so busy they have to lengthen their drive-thru queue to avoid clogging up the highway. :haha:

Case 18304 Details (http://www.halifax.ca/planning/Case18304Details.html)

[Dmajackson]

Ridgevale residents oppose proposed condo project
March 4, 2013 - 11:48am BY SHERRI BORDEN COLLEY STAFF REPORTER

Zoning change would allow multi-unit buildings

Mim McDow has lived in a single-family home in Bedford’s Ridgevale subdivision for just over 20 years.

Today, she and other area residents are fighting to keep condominiums from being built in their neighbourhood.

“I want to make it clear that we are not against development there as long as it is within the present zoning — that’s single-dwelling,” McDow said in an interview.

...

(sborden@herald.ca)

Read More: thechronicleherald.ca (http://thechronicleherald.ca/bcw/855405-ridgevale-residents-oppose-proposed-condo-project)

I can understand that the first condo building to go up in neighbourhood can be controversial but it should be noted that this project is not directly in Ridgevale. It sits on a few empty lots along Dartmouth Road between the Ridgevale access roads. The site plan shows a nice thick buffer zone that maintains the forest strip, the properties do NOT have a shared boundary with any Ridgevale properties, and at only four-storeys high it will remain well below the tree line.

88 Dartmouth Road - Proposed

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[OldDartmouthMark]

I can understand that the first condo building to go up in neighbourhood can be controversial but it should be noted that this project is not directly in Ridgevale. It sits on a few empty lots along Dartmouth Road between the Ridgevale access roads. The site plan shows a nice thick buffer zone that maintains the forest strip, the properties do NOT have a shared boundary with any Ridgevale properties, and at only four-storeys high it will remain well below the tree line.

I don't see why they should have a problem with it if it fronts on Dartmouth Road, especially since there is another one just down the street on the opposite side:

https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ll=44.728582,-63.653723&spn=0.00197,0.004198&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=44.728542,-63.653594&panoid=JS3u1EmGo6fjvCq6KUpuwQ&cbp=12,235.82,,0,0

Can't see how it would affect Ridgevale at all, to be honest.

[Hali87]

From the article

"Right now it is a very, very desirable area to be in and we will lose that status if we have this towering building in the shadows of our homes."

I can't see these people getting much sympathy if that's how they're going to frame it. The fact that it will be "in the shadows of [their] homes" is both accurate and telling.

[OldDartmouthMark]

Looks like the Ridgevale residents won this battle:

http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1124616-developer-scraps-bedford-four-storey-condo-project

[dustykd]

Bedford is such a massive part of the city- It is interesting to see how it will continue to grow.