Halifax Exhibition Centre site development raises concerns for locals [Video]

More than 100 people attended the first of two public engagement sessions Wednesday afternoon to share feedback on development plans for the Halifax Exhibition Centre site.

The plan submitted by developer “Fathom Studio” in January 2023, called the Halifax Exhibition Centre Opportunity Site, involves a mixed-use development.

The proposed plan says it will maintain the existing gas bar and redevelop the other portion of the site with:

approximately 5,867 residential units, including 28 multi-unit buildings ranging between six to 24 storeys, as well as 20 townhomes and stacked townhomes
an expansion of central water and wastewater services
new public roads, infrastructure and parkland

Council started the process in April, saying the Regional Municipal Planning Strategy sees the land around the Exhibition site as “an opportunity site for new housing development in support of housing needs of the municipality.”

A rendering showing an aerial view of a multi-use development of the Halifax Exhibition Centre site. (Fathom Studio)