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Proposal to Redevelop the Cogswell Interchange and Develop a New World Trade and Convention Centre A Positive Change for Halifax Regional Municipality The Hardman Group responded to an Expression of Interest to develop a New World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax. Our proposal identified this project as an opportunity to redevelop the Cogswell Interchange and begin to create an new urban precinct in the Downtown area. Located near the waterfront, the Cogswell Interchange is a 16.5 acre network of streets and overpasses leading into the Downtown core. By removing this structure, there are sufficient lands to develop a new World Trade and Convention Centre, a full-service Hilton Hotel, as well as create a new street network with sidewalks, residential and green spaces. Adhering to the HRMbyDesign strategy, the Hardman's proposal detailed how an iconic World Trade Centre building would serve as a new multi-use gateway to downtown complete with hotel, retail space, residential options, a central transit hub, walkways and green space. The proposal also outlines how, with public input, it would reconnect Brunswick and Gottingen Streets to the downtown and eliminate the need for convention and delivery traffic to flow further into the downtown. Recently, a decision from the Provincial-Municipal procurement committee was disclosed that the Hardman Group's bid to remove the Cogswell Interchange and replace it with a new multi-use World Trade Centre was unsuccessful. Developing this site could have been a transformational project for the City; building on the framework and recommendations developed through the HRM By Design process - to redevelop this area, re-integrate new streets, buildings and neighborhoods into the historic fabric of Downtown. To view the details of the proposal, or to have the opportunity to comment on the proposal, please visit www.reclaimtheinterchange.ca.
For more information, contact: Colin Whitcomb - Executive Vice President
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