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Halifax’s Design Review Committee approves eight-storey Barrington Street proposal

by Zane Woodford November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

A rendering of the new proposed building. Credit: Universal Realty Group

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Halifax’s Design Review Committee approves eight-storey Barrington Street proposal

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