The Official Saint John, NB Project Thread - Page 499

michael_d40 · #**9961** Posted **Dec 11, 2014, 6:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Whaler

Old city hall building has been sold and will under go a major renovation.
More condos.
Very good news.

No idea what the "Old City Hall" building is. I've been here for 11 years, and have always known City Hall to be in the tower at 15 Market Square. So yeah... no idea where the "Old" one is.

Care to provide an actual civic for the building you are referring to?

magee_b · #**9962** Posted **Dec 11, 2014, 6:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by michael_d40

No idea what the "Old City Hall" building is. I've been here for 11 years, and have always known City Hall to be in the tower at 15 Market Square. So yeah... no idea where the "Old" one is.

Care to provide an actual civic for the building you are referring to?

Unless Whaler is confusing Old City Hall with the Old Post Office (The building mentioned earlier as being redeveloped into condos), Old City Hall is 116 Prince William

Source: http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-...px?id=10799#i1

michael_d40 · #**9963** Posted **Dec 11, 2014, 7:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by magee_b

Unless Whaler is confusing Old City Hall with the Old Post Office (The building mentioned earlier as being redeveloped into condos), Old City Hall is 116 Prince William

Source: http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-...px?id=10799#i1

Ahhh - neat!

Varlik · #**9964** Posted **Dec 11, 2014, 10:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by cdnguys

Does any one know what is going on with the old city hall building on corner of Princess and Prince William? The book store and fishy chores both moved out and it appears the for sale of lease sign is gone. Also, any one know what is going in the old Buick / Cadillac dealership on rothesay ave?

This is simply a rumor I heard so take it as that, but I heard that Britt's who is next door will be expanding into that building.

nwalbert · #**9965** Posted **Dec 12, 2014, 1:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by magee_b

Unless Whaler is confusing Old City Hall with the Old Post Office (The building mentioned earlier as being redeveloped into condos), Old City Hall is 116 Prince William

Source: http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-...px?id=10799#i1

I just have to comment, what an absolutely beautiful building. We are so lucky in SJ to have these amazing buildings.

kwajo · #**9966** Posted **Dec 12, 2014, 7:58 PM**

A fun blast from the vapourware development archives, courtesy of Bob Boyce's twitter https://twitter.com/boyceonteck/stat...90615376609281

JHikka · #**9967** Posted **Dec 13, 2014, 5:46 AM**

One SJ project i'm glad never happened..

Walk then Run · #**9968** Posted **Dec 13, 2014, 10:35 PM**

Yikes! We did dodge a nasty looking waterfront, especially in the areas of where the Hilton and the condos are now. I wonder if people thought this looked good 40 years ago?

Southpaw78 · #**9969** Posted **Dec 14, 2014, 2:03 PM**

Does anyone have any pictures of the newly done Prince William Street? Heard that project has finished up for the most part. Would be great to see the contrast to what it once was...

cdnguys · #**9970** Posted **Dec 14, 2014, 10:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Southpaw78

Does anyone have any pictures of the newly done Prince William Street? Heard that project has finished up for the most part. Would be great to see the contrast to what it once was...

I was there today and most of the utility poles are still standing - they are supposed to be removed. Brick work is done and trees are planted. It's paved, but thinking there might be a top coat yet to come

Glad Old Post Office and Old City Hall sold and will be condos. Now we just need the Palatine building and Bank of NB to sell.

Gnarly · #**9971** Posted **Dec 15, 2014, 5:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by kwajo

A fun blast from the vapourware development archives, courtesy of Bob Boyce's twitter https://twitter.com/boyceonteck/stat...90615376609281

I think this would have been a great development for Saint John.....anything is better than nothing.

michael_d40 · #**9972** Posted **Dec 15, 2014, 8:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Gnarly

I think this would have been a great development for Saint John.....anything is better than nothing.

We didn't get nothing. Instead of the picture above. We ended up with Market Square/ Saint John Trade & Convention Centre, The Hilton, York Point, Robertsons Wharf, Harbourside Tower, the Boardwalk/Harbour Passage, Canada Games Aquatic Centre, the Inside Connection Pedway system, and the Mercantile Centre.

If those services don't appease you.... I don't think anything will.....

flwright · #**9973** Posted **Dec 16, 2014, 1:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by cdnguys

Now we just need the Palatine building and Bank of NB to sell.

No need to worry about the Palatine -- the new luxury apartments on the top two floors are just hitting the market: https://www.facebook.com/ThePalatine...age_fan_invite

magee_b · #**9974** Posted **Dec 21, 2014, 8:41 PM**

Port City Royal opened for lunch time (11am-2pm) this past week on Grannan Lane. Seems they are keeping limited lunchtime hours for the next while as a sort of "soft-opening" before expanding with their dinner hours.

I've spent the last few afternoons / evenings uptown and was pleased to see that most of the shops and restaurants appeared to be quite busy!

RR Drummer · #**9975** Posted **Dec 22, 2014, 10:57 PM**

Really enjoying paying less at the pumps lately, $0.959 per litre today. I was in Calais a few days ago and paid $0.66 per litre plus exchange, that was nice

I do wish that we had a Costco gas bar which would drive prices down a bit more. Maybe in the future, one never knows.

BLeagues · #**9976** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 11:19 PM**

I paid $1.02 for a liter in Fort McMurray late last week. We here in SJ think we have it tough?

Try Fort Mac, where it's consistently 15-20 cents a liter more than in Edmonton.

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Originally Posted by RR Drummer

Really enjoying paying less at the pumps lately, $0.959 per litre today. I was in Calais a few days ago and paid $0.66 per litre plus exchange...

CdnEh · #**9977** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 11:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by BLeagues

I paid $1.02 for a liter in Fort McMurray late last week. We here in SJ think we have it tough?

Try Fort Mac, where it's consistently 15-20 cents a liter more than in Edmonton.

The horror.

CdnEh · #**9978** Posted **Dec 24, 2014, 12:00 AM**

FYI the Reversing Fall's Restaurant is packing up on Dec 31st when their lease with the city is up.

They're moving down the street to the newly renovated Boaz building.

I wonder if the city has any plans for the vacant building?

CdnEh · #**9979** Posted **Dec 26, 2014, 3:31 PM**

Anybody have any idea what the building going up at the far end of the parking lot of the Atlantic Superstore on Somerset is?

JHikka · #**9980** Posted **Dec 26, 2014, 3:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by CdnEh

Anybody have any idea what the building going up at the far end of the parking lot of the Atlantic Superstore on Somerset is?

See:

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Originally Posted by JHikka

ANBL Liquor Store. Not sure if this is replacing the one at Lansdowne or not.

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Originally Posted by flwright

According to the representative at the PAC meeting a few months back, this ANBL location will be IN ADDITION to the Lansdowne location.

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Originally Posted by Southpaw78

So just heard news of the new NB Liqour store opening on Somerset. It looks huge! Are the closing the Lansdowne location?

If anyone is honestly wondering what buildings are going up where I would suggest leafing through City Council agendas and minutes. Generally you can find renders and site plans for most projects in the city prior to them happening.