2 0 1 6 ▁that ▁his ▁company ▁was ▁" very ▁close " ▁to ▁subm itting ▁a ▁new ▁proposal ▁and ▁hoped ▁council ▁would ▁agree ▁to ▁an ▁extension . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁dated ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁an ▁architecture ▁firm ▁representing ▁United ▁G ulf ▁requested ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁Development ▁Ag re ement ' s ▁date ▁of ▁comm enc ement . ▁City ▁staff ▁recommended ▁against ▁this ▁action ▁and ▁further ▁recommended ▁dis charg ing ▁the ▁Development ▁Ag re ement . ▁Council ▁voted ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁dis charge ▁the ▁Development ▁Ag re ement . ▁ ▁Sky e ▁Hal if ax ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁United ▁G ulf ▁put ▁forward ▁a ▁new ▁proposal ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁also ▁called ▁Sky e ▁Hal if ax . ▁It ▁compr ises ▁two ▁ 2 1 - store y , ▁ 6 6 - met re - t all ▁to wers ▁linked ▁by ▁a ▁shared ▁pod ium . ▁The ▁development ▁would ▁include ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁feet ▁of ▁ret ail ▁space , ▁ 4 0 0 ▁resident ial ▁units , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁hotel ▁rooms , ▁and ▁ind oor ▁car ▁par king . ▁Like ▁the ▁previous ▁proposal , ▁the ▁design ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Peter ▁Cle w es ▁of ▁architecture ▁firm ▁architect s Al liance . ▁The ▁city ' s ▁Design ▁Review ▁Committee ▁approved ▁the ▁proposal ▁with ▁conditions ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁At ▁that ▁time