The long-delayed Cogswell District redevelopment project is finally moving forward after the land negotiations were finalized between the Halifax Regional Municipality and Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust, according to a release Friday from the municipality. HRM will acquire four parcels of land from the company in exchange for a newly created parcel of municipal land where the Cogswell interchange currently stands. A park and transit hub will be created near Granville Street. A digital rendering of the planned park and transit hub near Granville Street. "The project is more than it was, and better than it was, as far as delivering on all the promises of Cogswell [District].

Source: CBC News January 29, 2021 17:29 UTC