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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Someone involved with the construction of the Courtyard Marriott hotel in front of Maritime Mall, responding to criticism about the building's design and the suggestion that the developer didn't try hard enough to challenge HRM on their design requirements: There is no such thing as trying hard enough when it comes ... Read more »

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This would be to the left of the Park Vic on South Park St., just a block from the Spring Garden intersection. It'd be developed by W.M. Fares, using a design by Duffus, Romans, Kundzins, Rounsefell. The lot's small, just a little over a half acre, but it's a great ... Read more »

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