[Halifax] The Marlstone (1871 Albemarle) | 19 FL | U/C

[AnotherNorthender]

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[Jonovision]

The crane for this came down this week.

[RoshanMcG]

[bartekci]

This one turned out so well

[ArchAficionado]

Yeah! This one is a big improvement for that area. Great use of a very dead space.

[OldDartmouthMark]

I agree, and I am hoping that this could create the need for a resurgence of Scotia Square retail.

[someone123]

I notice it's one of those buildings that isn't that dramatic but has a subtle effect, like when viewed as a backdrop to City Hall. It makes Scotia Square look a bit more like a dense group of towers and gives it less of a "pin cushion" effect from the narrow side of the old towers.

I'm curious how Scotia Square will play out:
- What's going on with the ground floor changes around this tower?
- Can more towers be added on top of the complex?
- What are the plans, if any, to improve the periphery of the complex now that the interchange is gone?
- What are the plans to update the interior? Will there be new stores like Sobeys or Winners in there as the residential population of the area goes up?

[ArchAficionado]

Originally Posted by someone123

I notice it's one of those buildings that isn't that dramatic but has a subtle effect, like when viewed as a backdrop to City Hall. It makes Scotia Square look a bit more like a dense group of towers and gives it less of a "pin cushion" effect from the narrow side of the old towers.

I'm curious how Scotia Square will play out:
- What's going on with the ground floor changes around this tower?
- Can more towers be added on top of the complex?
- What are the plans, if any, to improve the periphery of the complex now that the interchange is gone?
- What are the plans to update the interior? Will there be new stores like Sobeys or Winners in there as the residential population of the area goes up?

I at one point saw a massing plan that showed a midrise building in the parking lot / hotel entry area that's downhill from the Cogswell tower. I thought that could be a great addition to round out the block. Redeveloping the garage surrounding that tower into a podium with some street interaction would also be a big improvement.

By far the most impactful change, however, would be the levelling and grand redevelopment of the trade mart block into some sort of public event space / plaza with developments bordering it. Something like Avenue des Canadiens in Montreal.

[HfxGuy]

Originally Posted by ArchAficionado

I at one point saw a massing plan that showed a midrise building in the parking lot / hotel entry area that's downhill from the Cogswell tower. I thought that could be a great addition to round out the block. Redeveloping the garage surrounding that tower into a podium with some street interaction would also be a big improvement.

By far the most impactful change, however, would be the levelling and grand redevelopment of the trade mart block into some sort of public event space / plaza with developments bordering it. Something like Avenue des Canadiens in Montreal.

Someone on here mentioned a while back that Crombie is planning
a similar redevelopment of the trademark building where they keep the podium and put 3-4 towers on top. Which has zoning for 40 stories IIRC. I wonder if they’re treating this build as a trial for a larger scale on the trademark.

[Dmajackson]

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