[Halifax] The Sister Sites | 2X29 m | 2X9 floors | Completed - Page 21

kph06 · #**401** Posted **Oct 14, 2013, 2:05 PM**

Photos from yesterday by me:

Jonovision · #**402** Posted **Oct 26, 2013, 11:22 PM**

From today.

RyeJay · #**403** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 7:58 AM**

She's slowly coming along...
Once the process is aboveground, the excitement for completion will build.

And without looking far back into this thread, I can't recall if either of the other sister sites will begin before or after this first development is done.

worldlyhaligonian · #**404** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 8:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by RyeJay

She's slowly coming along...
Once the process is aboveground, the excitement for completion will build.

And without looking far back into this thread, I can't recall if either of the other sister sites will begin before or after this first development is done.

Isn't there only 2 sites? Where is the 3rd development happening?

RyeJay · #**405** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 8:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

Isn't there only 2 sites? Where is the 3rd development happening?

You're correct. *scratches head* I thought there was a portion behind the library that was its own site, but it's not. I haven't been paying close enough attention to the sister sites, haha.

ScovaNotian · #**406** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 10:31 PM**

Isn't there a third site across Queen? www.halifax.ca/SisterSites/ suggests there is.

teddifax · #**407** Posted **Dec 2, 2013, 2:13 AM**

Are there any recent pictures of this one?

someone123 · #**408** Posted **Dec 2, 2013, 2:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by teddifax

Are there any recent pictures of this one?

Coincidentally I just found this:

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Not much visible change here, but it will probably start to speed up when all of the foundation is in place. I think it'll create an interesting effect like the Vertu apartments by sticking up from behind the shorter buildings along Spring Garden Road. When this round of construction is done the street will have a lot more of a "downtown" feel. Before 2004 or so it felt more like a neighbourhood retail strip.

I also like how Spring Garden Road will blend in more with the residential streets to the south, rather than being separated by a no man's land of ugly parking lots. Changes like that make a big difference. Someday I hope we see the same thing for, say, Barrington Street and the waterfront.

teddifax · #**409** Posted **Dec 2, 2013, 6:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

Coincidentally I just found this:

Source

Not much visible change here, but it will probably start to speed up when all of the foundation is in place. I think it'll create an interesting effect like the Vertu apartments by sticking up from behind the shorter buildings along Spring Garden Road. When this round of construction is done the street will have a lot more of a "downtown" feel. Before 2004 or so it felt more like a neighbourhood retail strip.

I also like how Spring Garden Road will blend in more with the residential streets to the south, rather than being separated by a no man's land of ugly parking lots. Changes like that make a big difference. Someday I hope we see the same thing for, say, Barrington Street and the waterfront.

Thank you for the picture!

counterfactual · #**410** Posted **Dec 2, 2013, 6:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

Coincidentally I just found this:

Source

Not much visible change here, but it will probably start to speed up when all of the foundation is in place. I think it'll create an interesting effect like the Vertu apartments by sticking up from behind the shorter buildings along Spring Garden Road. When this round of construction is done the street will have a lot more of a "downtown" feel. Before 2004 or so it felt more like a neighbourhood retail strip.

I also like how Spring Garden Road will blend in more with the residential streets to the south, rather than being separated by a no man's land of ugly parking lots. Changes like that make a big difference. Someday I hope we see the same thing for, say, Barrington Street and the waterfront.

Agreed, I actually think Barrington Street has more potential than SGR for high end retail, just because of the older buildings can be re-done nicely, leading to a prettier street. That might also be the model that Reznick is envisioning, by buying up most of Barrington, slowly renovating, and now proposing high end luxury rentals/condos.

That's essentially how Bloor Street developed in Toronto, at least closer to Yonge Street. Plenty of high end retail came there after high density, high end, residential development popped up on and around the street.

Dmajackson · #**411** Posted **Jan 4, 2014, 4:22 AM**

I don't know if this has been shared but this project now has its website up and running.

http://www.thesistersites.ca/

It doesn't have details on pricing but it does have renderings (including a Clyde Street streetscape one I haven't seen before) and floorplans.

counterfactual · #**412** Posted **Jan 4, 2014, 4:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Dmajackson

I don't know if this has been shared but this project now has its website up and running.

http://www.thesistersites.ca/

It doesn't have details on pricing but it does have renderings (including a Clyde Street streetscape one I haven't seen before) and floorplans.

Quite like the street scaping, with the brick sidewalks, trees, and benches.

Also love the large amount of street level commercial space. This development could really liven up this area.

FuzzyWuz · #**413** Posted **Jan 5, 2014, 8:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dmajackson

I don't know if this has been shared but this project now has its website up and running.

http://www.thesistersites.ca/

And I see the webpage developer has used a script without actually hosting it on the sisters website. He put in a pointer to the script on github and the script author is asking, to no reply apparently, for the pointer to be removed. Can't believe it hasn't been fixed after all these months. Makes the site look bad.