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Originally Posted by Drybrain
The FIVE project is an actual restoration, but the buildings have been so run-down that a lot of the details, etc., are going to have to be brand-new. And the interiors will be preserved as well, unlike Waterside or Commerce Square.
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It appears as though about 50% of the block is being preserved and restored. Referring to the construction pictures below, it appears as though the storefronts and small buildings along Yonge Street are being preserved. For Toronto that is good since in the past the whole block probably would have been demolished.
As others have pointed out, Halifax developers can't exceed the Citadel Ramparts and therefore don't have the luxury of building 48 storeys high. If 22nd Commerce Square could go higher, then the proposal would likely look much different. But I like the 22nd Commerce Square proposal as it is.
Here are some images (below) of the Five Condos construction. (source:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/FIVE-...34797429868803 )
