I was walking by yesterday and I noticed they have tied a small fir tree to the top most part of the building. I looked it up and it is apparently a very old tradition from europe having to do with getting rid of the tree spirits from a new building once it is topped out.
Has any of the finished exterior materials been put on yet? Im interested in seeing the colours ...
Yes, the blank backside has been clad. They installed some sort of steal suspended canopy that hangs off the lower part directly overtop the adjacent building. I have no idea what it is for however. And the back side has been glad with a red corrugated metal cladding. Nothing spectacular, but considering it is on the property line, options are limited.
we've got a case of the recent falkland development in terms of exterior claddings here... it would have looked more interesting with mostly all metal or all fake stone.
Thankfully pictures will be likely taken from the Halifax side.
Personally speaking - it's still a shame that the brightwood viewplane produces such small buildings. Although; if I had a means to get rid of it - I'd have pretty much kept this block short because of the other 'character buildings'.
Downtown Dartmouth has a long way to go but it's definitely on the upswing with this, King's Wharf, Founder's Corner, and other developments.
Basically the area just needs more population density, like downtown Halifax but on a smaller scale. It can't rely on more than a handful of shoppers from suburban Dartmouth or from Halifax.
I could see it taking off more if it hits a level where it can support a greater range of services like a full-sized grocery store to make it a "real" neighbourhood.
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