After a long presentation and a longer debate, regional council decided Southwest Properties’ 16-storey proposal for the waterfront was just too big and strayed too far from the rules. The city’s design review committee approved the plans in July. As the Examiner reported the next day: The site is known as the Cunard lot —...
Committee’s decision to allow 16-storey Halifax waterfront development appealed — 23 times
Nearly two dozen residents or businesses have filed appeals of a recent decision to approve a new development for the Halifax waterfront, triggering a hearing at council later this month. In July, the city’s design review committee approved Southwest Properties’ plans for a residential building on the Lower Water Street property known as the Cunard Block....