Two good friends of mine have just launched what I understand is basically a for-profit sustainable development enterprise that connects western businesses with eastern/southern/less-white artisans. It's a mad dope concept. Yeah, I said it. I had the privilege of naming them (Bridge People - get it? It's a double-entendre!), designing ... Read more »

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Interesting design proposal to replace Victorian Apartments on the corner of Hollis Street and Morris Street downtown. Everyone's up in arms because of the red balconies, which are in fact intended to be red tinted glass, but I'm hopeful that's not legitimate grounds for rejecting a development proposal. There's also ... Read more »

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Armour Group's proposal to redevelop a group of low-rise heritage buildings at 1860 Upper Water Street into the Waterside Centre, a 9 story retail and office building that saves historic facades and adds a 6 story glass structure above them, has met resistance from heritage advocates. The Heritage Trust is arguing ... Read more »

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Apparently. Brandt Anderson, a young dot com millionaire via uSight, wanted to parlay his riches into ownership of an NBA team. He met with David Stern and Snoop Sterny Stern suggested that Brandt cut his ownership teeth in the NBDL. So Brandt bought the Utah Flash. With his fingers already dipped in ... Read more »

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This is the old design for the so-called "triangle lands" - the property just after Cogswell at the end of Granville Mall: This was designed by Halifax's WHW Architects, a prominent local firm who, I believe, are best known for their design of Clayton Park's "flagship" Keshen Goodman Library: It turns out ... Read more »

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This is an exciting new development planned for the parking lot between Salter Street and Bishop's Landing. I hope this project doesn't get delayed by NIMBYs and such. I can't imagine it would, but, then again, you never know. The designs call for a 12 story, 142 unit apartment building (1) ... Read more »

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