New Cogswell District could put ‘Halifax on the map’ for city planning

Work is underway at the Cogswell District. Credit: Suzanne Rent

Suzanne Rent · Halifax Examiner · Posted: June 6, 2024

Community land trust could plant new roots in district

Block D, which is along the overpass that is being taken down this summer, is the block that New Roots Community Land Trust is interested in developing. As the Examiner reported in May, Treno Morton, a planner with New Roots, gave a presentation on how a housing development in that block could look. Black neighbourhoods were destroyed and displaced to build the interchange and New Roots is working with the city to rebuild a community for Black residents in the Cogswell District.

The New Roots proposal includes two high-rise buildings with affordable and market housing, a recreation and community space, and social spaces.

The New Roots Community Land Trust is looking to access Parcel D at the new Cogswell District to build housing. Credit: New Roots Community Land Trust