YMCA announces Southwest as developer

HALIFAX, June 17, 2014 – The YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth announced today that it has secured Southwest Properties and Streamliner Properties Inc. as its development partner to build a new 70,000-square-foot YMCA Centre of Community on the corner of South Park and Sackville Streets in downtown Halifax.

Project name revealed and urban murals unveiled…

Students from Saint Mary’s Elementary school shared their urban vision at a construction celebration at the site of Southwest Properties’ latest residential project on Friday, May 2nd, 2014.  Several large-scale, painted plywood murals were unveiled and installed as public art on the hoarding around the Hollis Street lot.

Young visionaries paint urban core

Young urban residents of Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) will share their vision of the kind of community they want to live in.  One hundred and five students from Saint Mary’s Elementary school, aged primary to grade 6, will take part in a painting workshop hosted by Southwest Properties this Friday.  Urban Visionaires

The Grainery Lofts Received LEED® Gold Certification

Halifax, Monday, February 24,  2014 – Southwest Properties is proud to announce that its residential building, The Grainery Lofts, has received LEED® Gold Certification (LEED® for New Construction).  This achievement marks the first privately owned and developed, multi-unit residential building east of Montreal to achieve LEED® Gold status. 

Tell Us What Your Urban Life Looks Like on February 12th

UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who came out to explore the question “what does your urban life look like?”. The well-attended, fun and interactive evening allowed our Southwest team to engage with a group who are passionate on shaping the future lifestyle in the urban core.

Southwest to Develop Exciting Mixed-use Building in Downtown Halifax

Following the presentation to the HRM Design Review Committee on August 18th, Southwest Properties are to hold a Project Information Meeting for the exciting mixed-use redevelopment in late September. Click for more information, we would love to receive your comments.

Southwest’s Proposed Cunard Block Concept

Waterfront Development has completed one more step in its RFP process for the Cunard Development on the Halifax waterfront by selecting Southwest Properties/Minett Real Estate Services as the preferred proponent.