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Originally Posted by esquire
One thing I always found a bit odd about Moncton was how downtown suddenly trails off south of the main drag. Is that area prone to flooding, or is there some other reason it's barely developed? Most of the buildings in that area look like newer builds.
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Moncton used to have a working riverfront with wharves, warehouses and rail sidings. That disappeared in the 1960s, mostly with the river silting in after the causeway to Riverview was built upstream (this tragedy is being remediated with the causeway being replaced by a new bridge. Work is currently ongoing).
All the old industrial building have been removed, but it's only been in the last 5-10 years or so that the city has gotten really serious about redevelopment in the area. This started with the construction of Riverfront Park, Assumption Blvd and a few small condo buildings. A few years back the new courthouse was built on reclaimed industrial land (Beaver Lumber property). Last year phase one of the Downing Street reconstruction was opened. Below is a render of what phase two of Downing might look like.
The building in the foreground is proposed as a new city market (ground floor) and new public library (top floors).
Things are looking up!