Westwood Developments: DOYLE NEIGHBOURHOOD
About Us • Established in 1989 • Committed to building vibrant urban neighbourhoods in Halifax • Two principals • Danny Chedrawe • Mounir Haddad
About the Doyle neighbourhood: • An entire city block bordered by Doyle, Brunswick and Queen Streets with street level frontage spanning an entire block of Spring Garden Road – undisputedly the most desired downtown shopping location in Atlantic Canada
Enhancing the Spring Garden Experience • Widened sidewalks and underground electricity • Indoor parking • Street level retail • Lots of greenspace for use • An investment of $60M in the Nova Scotia economy
Our Development Team • Westwood Developments has partnered with two firms for the design of Doyle neighborhood: • Dan Goodspeed, Kassner Goodspeed Architects • George Cotaras, Fowler Bauld and Mitchel Architects
Planning and Public Consultation • Purchased properties from 2004-2010 • Presented renderings to HRM Design Review in October 2015 • Met with planning staff in January 2016 to review plans • HRM Design Review approved development of Doyle Block • Final HRM Design Review in March 2016 • Stakeholder briefings on-going • Public consultation will take place in February/March 2016 • Planning and consultation/engagement • Consulting with neighbourhood advisors
Development Timeline • Demolition began in January 2016 • Construction to begin June 2016 • Project complete December 2017
Public Opinion Polling • Halifax residents support additional redevelopment of the Spring Garden area • The majority support development of the area across from the Halifax Central Library and Doyle Street area specifically. • When residents were given information about the Doyle Street redevelopment including that it will be across the street from the library, has been approved by the Municipality, will contain residential units, parking, as well as retail and restaurant space, support is strong.
Current Renderings
Terrace Roo#op Restaurant Landscaped Courtyard
Store front retail
Widened sidewalks
Buried Electricity
View from the Library
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