Halifax starts planning for Woodlawn Mall redevelopment, with about 630 homes in four towers first

Halifax regional council voted Tuesday to begin planning for a new neighbourhood on the 6.7-hectare Woodlawn Mall site in Dartmouth. The process will set densities and development rules and examine a proposal from developer Woodlawn Future Limited for four residential towers of 18 to 20 storeys on part of the site. A staff report says the towers would hold about 633 homes. Studies will check parkland, water, sewer and traffic capacity, and staff are seeking outside funding for them. Woodlawn is the first of nine provincially identified suburban growth sites to reach council. Public consultation will likely start next year.