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Request
Application by Sightline Planning and Approvals, on behalf of the property owner, requesting to construct a 14-storey mixed-use building at 143 and 153 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville.
Proposal
The applicant wishes to construct a mixed-use building. The major aspects of the proposal are as follows:
- Two 14-storey towers on a shared podium, as viewed from Sackville Drive.
- Two levels of underground parking, along with a surface parking lot located at the rear of the property.
- Approximately 301 residential units and 12,009 square feet of ground floor commercial space.
- Vehicular access off Hillcrest Drive.
The Development Plans (provided below) outline the development proposal in detail, and include information related to the proposed buildings, parking locations, driveway access, planning rationale, and landscaping.
Process
The application will be considered under the Development Agreement process.
Status
Currently this application is at the review team stage of the process where the request is reviewed by internal municipal staff from Development Engineering [including Traffic Services], Land Development & Subdivision, HRM Fire Protection Services, HRM Transit, as well as externally by Nova Scotia Power and Halifax Water.
Once the team review stage is complete, the application will move forward to public consultation. Additional details about this stage of the planning process will be shared at a later date. Please continue to check this webpage for updates. Properties within the notification area will also receive a mailed notice once the application enters the public consultation stage.
Documents Submitted for Evaluation
The applicant has submitted plans and studies required by HRM staff to properly evaluate the application.
Architectural Drawings (Site Plan, Floor Plans, Elevations)
Contact Information
For further information, please contact:
Dean MacDougall
Planner III
Current Planning
Telephone: 902.240.7085
Email: dean.macdougall@halifax.ca
Mailing Address
HRM Planning Applications
PO Box: 1749,
Halifax,
Nova Scotia,
B3J 3A5
Attention: Dean MacDougall