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Originally Posted by someone123
The policies in these areas seem to have been driven by height limits for a long time but I don't think the outcome from that has been very good. It would be better for the area for Dalhousie to have a smaller footprint with taller buildings. Nothing crazy, but maybe 8-12 floors instead of 4-6. I think it's similar around that southern Barrington area. Narrow towers that could fit on the footprint of a small apartment block would be much more attractive than squat boxes. It is way better to have a 12 storey point tower for a neighbour than a squat 6 storey box.
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I learned a lot from
this CBC article about the new Dalhousie residence project on Henry St.:
First, I discovered that former HRM CAO Cathie O’Toole landed on her feet after her tiff with Mayor Andy and is now V-P Finance for Dal, one of the few parachute destinations that would result in a raise and maybe even some added pension benefits, who knows. Who says there isn’t an old girl’s network?
Anyway, the article reveals that construction of the residence was somehow tied to a Provincial operating grant of an additional $20.7 million that would otherwise have been lost, so build we must. Here’s an artist’s rendition:
Of course, the head of the faculty association is against it, presumably believing the money should have been shared with them. Ah well, what can you do?
The article also has this somewhat sad image of the Henry St victims on their way to oblivion:
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