[Moncton] Northwest/Magnetic Hill Developments - Page 82

josh_cat_eyes · #**1621** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 1:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by jonny golden

That road will really open up that chunk of land for more development. It will be interesting to see what happens over time. I wonder if there'd be a market for an apartment building there?

I have to assume it’s zoned highway commercial but it could always be rezoned. Only time will tell.

jonny golden · #**1622** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 2:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by josh_cat_eyes

I have to assume it’s zoned highway commercial but it could always be rezoned. Only time will tell.

Yeah that makes sense. I was just thinking about all the service industry jobs in that area and how convenient it would be for them.

MonctonRad · #**1623** Posted **Aug 15, 2019, 8:18 PM**

Wood framing is now on site at the IHOP construction location. I presume we will see walls arising either tomorrow or early next week.

MonctonRad · #**1624** Posted **Aug 18, 2019, 12:10 AM**

Regarding Emma Place, from the Spitfire Design FB page:

Project Spotlight: Place Emma
Mountain Rd, Moncton NB - 118 Unit Multi-Res

Construction is currently underway on this 118-unit, 6-storey concrete construction apartment building, centrally located on the corner of Mountain Rd & Plaza Blvd.
The airy, quiet & well-appointed suites range from 560-870 sq.ft 1 bedroom/1 bath and 1,180-1,330 sq.ft 2 bedroom/2 bath units.
Amenities include secure underground parking with tenant storage units & bike parking, gym, large common meeting room with full kitchen, common library and two elevators.

Opening early summer 2021

MonctonRad · #**1625** Posted **Aug 18, 2019, 6:57 PM**

Curbs and sidewalks are currently being installed on the Twin Oak Drive extension project. They will have to have the southern part of the extension (at least as far as the entrance to Ecole le Sommet) complete within two weeks in preparation for the new school year.

BlackYear · #**1626** Posted **Aug 18, 2019, 11:28 PM**

When I was post editing this IHOP photo, I noticed the extended back roadway which is connecting to Casino drive. It also appears land has been cleared back there. Is something else being constructed here that I haven't read about?

MonctonRad · #**1627** Posted **Aug 19, 2019, 1:47 PM**

There were a couple of large flatbeds waiting in the Northwest Centre parking lot this morning, which I'm pretty sure were carrying parts of a tower crane for the Emma Place construction site.

MonctonRad · #**1628** Posted **Aug 19, 2019, 7:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

There were a couple of large flatbeds waiting in the Northwest Centre parking lot this morning, which I'm pretty sure were carrying parts of a tower crane for the Emma Place construction site.

Those definitely were tower crane components, and they have now been offloaded at the Emma Place construction site.

So, soon we will have five active tower cranes in operation in greater Moncton. This will be a record number AFAIK.

MonctonRad · #**1629** Posted **Aug 20, 2019, 8:48 PM**

The base of the tower crane at Emma Place was installed today. I imagine the tower and boom will be added by the end of the week.

MonctonRad · #**1630** Posted **Aug 23, 2019, 7:54 PM**

Perry's Furniture (from Quispamsis) is opening a second location in the former Barnaby's on Mountain Road.

This will apparently be a permanent location (not a pop-up), and the opening date should be in mid September.

https://www.facebook.com/furniturequispamsis/

Good to have this space finally filled..........

MonctonianSentinel01 · #**1631** Posted **Aug 24, 2019, 7:15 AM**

Look's like nice stuff too, can't wait to check it out!

Feneant · #**1632** Posted **Aug 26, 2019, 10:23 AM**

Anyone know what's going up down at the corner of Gorge and Front Mountain? Someone told me it was an apartment building and from driving by yesterday it is definitely a large concrete footprint that's going in but seriously, why would they build an apartment down there?

MonctonRad · #**1633** Posted **Aug 26, 2019, 1:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by Feneant

Anyone know what's going up down at the corner of Gorge and Front Mountain? Someone told me it was an apartment building and from driving by yesterday it is definitely a large concrete footprint that's going in but seriously, why would they build an apartment down there?

I heard an apartment building as well, but that was a completely unverified rumour. Rumours can be circular, and sometimes you will hear rumours from several different sources, but they all ultimately arose from the same unreliable source.

This is a strange location for an apartment building. It's basically an overgrown farmers field over a km beyond the edge of the current urban fringe.

It's a large construction site though.

We'll see............

MonctonRad · #**1634** Posted **Aug 26, 2019, 1:40 PM**

I read with interest today that the city is exploring the possibility (again) of connecting Muirfield (Twin Oaks) through to Casino Drive.

I thought this issue had been put to bed 10 years ago when they were building Casino NB. In order to expedite the project (and quell civic protests), the city council at the time quickly promised residents of the Muirfield cul-de-sac that they would not be connected to Casino Drive.

Anyway, the issue is being studied again, and the local citizenry is beginning to marshal resources to mount another spirited defence, citing the usual tropes about concern for the children and fear of drunken casino patrons weaving all over the street on the way home from a night of revelry.

I can't imagine city council reversing their decision and opening up a Casino/Muirfield connection. This is after all an election year coming up. I think this proposal will be stillborn.

FWIW, I'm personally in favour of establishing this connection. All neighbourhoods require local collectors to help move traffic. Twin Oaks definitely fits the definition of a collector. If Muirfield/Twin Oaks is connected though to Casino, this and the upcoming extension of Twin Oaks through to the Ryan Street roundabout and on to Horsman and Berry Mills would complete an efficient way to move traffic though the northwest end.

I think any issues around high speed commuter traffic could be handled by traffic calming (multiple stop signs), as well as traffic cameras and traffic enforcement. The value of having a connector from the TCH and Mountain Road through to Berry Mills Road, serving multiple north end neighbourhoods and important buildings like the casino, the new north end YMCA and Ecole Le Sommet is too important to be waylaid by the concerns of a small number of local residents. The alternative (having to exit the neighbourhood in one location, travel on Mountain Road, and reenter the neighbourhood in a different location) is just too frustrating...........

MonctonRad · #**1635** Posted **Aug 26, 2019, 3:20 PM**

Just to be clear, this would be the destiny of Twin Oaks if Muirfield is connected up to Casino Drive:

A continuous route between the TCH and the MID West Industrial Park.

Now, this may sound frightening, but it would be easy to designate this route as a non through trucking route (as it should be).

The value of establishing this connection is to make traffic patterns within the northwest end more direct and more efficient (which in fact would also be more ecologically friendly too - fewer emissions to get from Point A to Point B).

As a neighbourhood collector, speeding along this route could be an issue, but traffic calming measures could be employed to reduce this possibility. I personally would favour multiple stop signs at intersections to accomplish this. Speed bumps are a nuisance. A couple of roundabouts could also be inserted along the street as well, especially one at the Twin Oaks/Evergreen intersection.

I think this connected street should be viewed as being similar to other existing neighbourhood collectors in the area such as Evergreen or Glencairn. Planned properly, this could benefit the vast majority of neighbourhood residents without unnecessarily infringing on the rights of a small affected minority.

MonctonianSentinel01 · #**1636** Posted **Aug 26, 2019, 5:44 PM**

If you use Sunshine Dr. you can accomplish the exact same thing. So connecting Casino to Muirfield shouldn't be much of an issue.

MonctonRad · #**1637** Posted **Aug 26, 2019, 5:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonianSentinel01

If you use Sunshine Dr. you can accomplish the exact same thing. So connecting Casino to Muirfield shouldn't be much of an issue.

Indeed.

To be clear, the most vocal activists against this proposal are the dozen or so residents on the west end of Muirfield, beyond Sunshine Drive. They are the ones who will lose the most if the streets are connected up. Right now they are on a quiet pseudo cul-de-sac.

Do their interests supersede the interests on the majority of other residents in the northwest end?

MonctonianSentinel01 · #**1638** Posted **Aug 26, 2019, 5:57 PM**

I mean...... I'd say no. I do understand though what they are trying to accomplish though and I feel for them. But when you purchase a property and build a house or buy one you should always take into consideration what may become later on down the road. Maybe they were already there before a casino was announced and figured there would only be more homes in that area? I would hate to try and keep my road quiet only to have other people jump in and say too bad when they don't even live there. But it's like you said, I think it would be for the greater good of the North End and the city.

MonctonianSentinel01 · #**1639** Posted **Aug 26, 2019, 6:00 PM**

Look at how long Glencairn and Mailhot would be if connected. Another lost opportunity if you ask me.

MonctonRad · #**1640** Posted **Aug 26, 2019, 6:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonianSentinel01

Look at how long Glencairn and Mailhot would be if connected. Another lost opportunity if you ask me.

Indeed that should be connected as well. It was always intended to be so. Again, the vested interests of a small minority of nearby residents has gotten in the way.

The result of this - the diversion of otherwise "direct" traffic onto adjacent residential streets. Is this fair?