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Old Posted Sep 27, 2011, 8:35 PM
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[Halifax] Monaghan Square (6100 Young Street) | 2X54 m | 2x17 fl | Completed

As Dmajackson mentioned in another thread there is a proposal for the Young St. strip mall on the corner of Young and Monaghan. As there is now an official case with HRM I figured we could start a thread.

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This is nice. I am for this without a doubt.
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Old Posted Sep 27, 2011, 9:06 PM
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Finally this area is on the development radar.
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Old Posted Sep 27, 2011, 9:21 PM
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Pretty nice proposal. I would like it more if they found a better solution for the surface parking, but this is still a huge improvement for the area and the development wouldn't be too bad for pedestrians. There's a decent sidewalk around the building as well as along the road.

Empire is correct in pointing out that this is one of the best spots on the peninsula for new development. It's underused but has good transportation connections and is adjacent to an attractive urban area (Hydrostone/North End). As far as I know there are zero residents or heritage buildings nearby, so there probably won't be significant opposition. The Gladstone towers also provide a good precedent for a development like this.
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I'm very pleased to see this area beginning to take-off!
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Old Posted Sep 28, 2011, 1:34 AM
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Definitely in favour of this proposal.

At first blush the 39 parking spots in front of the building was irritating to see but considering the location this is acceptable. With the large sidewalk in front of the commercial units I think there is plenty of safe pedestrian passage and considering adjacent uses on Monaghan Drive having a parking lot next to the road is an okay use.

Seventeen stories is easily the tallest building in the area and while this may or may not be a good thing this part of the peninsula can easily handle the growth with ease. Young Street has four travel lanes, easy access to most of HRM, and three bus routes so stating this will be too dense is pointless.
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Old Posted Sep 28, 2011, 1:42 AM
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This makes a lot of sense!! I have high hopes for this entire district, all the way over to St. Joseph's, Windsor street., Almon/Bloomfield, etc....... despite Blumenthals' backwards views.....

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Its absolutely incredible. I can't see the real thing being too much of a departure from the rendering because it seems simple to pull off due to its modern cues.

This is exactly what Halifax needs. How long before Watts decries this?

Let's make it happen Halifax, this will be a boon to this whole area!
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Old Posted Sep 28, 2011, 2:58 AM
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Now if only something like this was proposed for all of the land next to superstore!
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This is impressive.
I'm not sure if you agree with me DJ; but this reminds me of a wider version of the building your family lives in; in Calgary?

I am all in favour of this...definitely. Will be at the City office tomorrow - will ask about this.

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Old Posted Sep 28, 2011, 10:21 AM
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Great step forward... probably would have been better if the surface parking was tucked behind the building. In theory anyway - there are probably complications that made it simpler to just leave the parking in front.
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This would be a huge improvement to that area and makes alot of sense.
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I like how you'd be able to see these towers from the 102 when entering the city. The eastlink building already stands out from there and these buildings are considerably taller.
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This is impressive.
I'm not sure if you agree with me DJ; but this reminds me of a wider version of the building your family lives in; in Calgary?

I am all in favour of this...definitely. Will be at the City office tomorrow - will ask about this.
Reminds me of the "London" , at Macleod tr & Heritage dr , once they finally finish it that is.

Think this will be great personaly, now imagne if they built a stadium in the area(forum), what a change that could be to this area. And the potential to fill those retail areas on the main floor with a team bar and CFL team official team store, now that'd be sweeeeeet!
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Reminds me of the "London" , at Macleod tr & Heritage dr , once they finally finish it that is.

Think this will be great personaly, now imagne if they built a stadium in the area(forum), what a change that could be to this area. And the potential to fill those retail areas on the main floor with a team bar and CFL team official team store, now that'd be sweeeeeet!
A stadium in that area would inspire building proposals much taller than 17 storeys.
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This is impressive.
I'm not sure if you agree with me DJ; but this reminds me of a wider version of the building your family lives in; in Calgary?

I am all in favour of this...definitely. Will be at the City office tomorrow - will ask about this.
It does remind me of the building in Calgary quite a bit but the height it different. The one my brother lives in has three towers. The two completed are 17 and 24 floors and the third underway is 32 floors I believe. If this is even close to as good as the Calgary one I will be very pleased.
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From the CH website....

Twin apartment towers proposed for Young Street
A Halifax developer wants to turn a strip mall on Young Street in Halifax into a complex that includes two 17-storey apartment towers.

WM Apartments has asked the municipality for permission to build the towers around a four-storey building that would include more rental units and ground-floor retail space.

"It’s a phenomenal development," Robert Margeson, vice-president of WM Apartments, said in an interview Wednesday.

"We feel it’s very good for the city and great for the neighbourhood."

A public meeting on the proposal is scheduled for next Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the municipal planning office on Bayers Road.

WM Apartments has owned the strip mall, which included a land lease with Halifax Regional Municipality, since1994. A sister company bought the one-hectare property, which is across from the Atlantic Superstore, from the municipality last month. The property is assessed at $4.9 million.

Margeson wouldn’t put a preliminary price tag on the development, which includes 320 apartments and 33,000 square feet of retail space. Parking would be mostly underground but also include a parking lot for 57 vehicles.

"We feel the site is ideal for that type of development. It’s underutilized, with the original building built as a warehouse in the ’60s."

Construction would take about two years after the project is approved, he said.

The landlord will be involved in relocating the 14 strip mall tenants, Margeson said.

Coun. Jennifer Watts (Connaught-Quinpool) said there is a lot of development potential in the commercial area above North Street.

But the area council said such a large project should be considered as part of a regional plan that is in the works for the urban core.

"This development has the potential to set the tone. My concern is that it be done carefully, with a real eye to the future."

Watts said the project would be similar to Westwood Development Ltd.’s nearby Gladstone development.

"There was actually quite a bit of concern in the neighbourhood about the height," she said of the complex at Gladstone and Almon streets.

"Some folks may not like the height of those buildings, but I think the fear of the potential negative impact has not, in fact, played out, from my discussions with folks on the street."

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I actually rather like Watt's comments. That gives me hope that perhaps that the issue of building height is finally starting to be understood by people. Granted, this building is much higher but there is no residential around it so the issue of height is mute.
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Old Posted Sep 29, 2011, 7:34 PM
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"There was actually quite a bit of concern in the neighbourhood about the height," she said of the complex at Gladstone and Almon streets.

I actually rather like Watt's comments. That gives me hope that perhaps that the issue of building height is finally starting to be understood by people. Granted, this building is much higher but there is no residential around it so the issue of height is mute.
What scares me about this is that she actually equates this block of all commercial to the sleepy residential streets up near Willow and Windsor.

Young needs people living on it given the built in infrastucture I mention above.

I assume council will pass this though, it makes so much sense! If a stadium was built nearby, this would be quite the area!
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Am I looking at it wrong or is the rendering from Young and Monoghan flipped?
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Old Posted Sep 28, 2011, 3:55 PM
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Am I looking at it wrong or is the rendering from Young and Monoghan flipped?
The view is looking southwest from Young St.
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