Mary Anne’s Place is envisioned as a warm and welcoming community, and is well-positioned to become a dynamic part of the Moody Centre neighbourhood. Existing within a context that benefits from both urban and natural, as well as residential and commercial qualities, Mary Anne’s Place offers a multitude of amenities all within a walkable distance. Featuring frontages that activate the street and surrounding area, the development provides an excellent standard to the streetscape, creating a welcoming atmosphere for this growing community.

The site’s unique location within Moody Centre, at the transition between an emerging transit-oriented city centre and a vibrant heritage district, calls for unique architectural solutions that draw from the surrounding neighborhood character. By drawing on historical elements and utilizing them in a contemporary development, a sensitive transition is achieved throughout the site. The five character defining elements outlined below form a framework for effectively making this transition.

• Commercial Heritage Scale: Smaller-scale development and lot widths characterize the heritage district of Moody Centre.
• Varied Widths and Roof Lines: Roof lines are often sloped in a gable, hip, shed, or similar manner typical of light wood frame construction.
• False Front Parapet: ‘Boomtown’ commercial buildings often featured an overheight, false front parapet to increase relative scale and create a stronger street presence.
• Bay Windows: Bay windows, trim, and symmetry are some of the prominent details and elements that showcase the strong heritage character throughout the area.
• Colour Palette: Lapped wooden siding, corner boards, and trim are painted an eclectic array of vibrant, heritage colours. These colourful expressions create unique identities for each building and establish a sense of place.

Mary Anne's Place being a full block within Moody Centre allows for a number of unique opportunities for cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability measures to be implemented. The development is designed to preserve and better integrate the historic P. Burns Butcher shop into the Clarke Street frontage. By relocating it to the Queens Street Plaza, it will increase in prominence and continue to serve an important role in the community’s history and identity. The new pedestrian mews will provide a space for gathering and provide an engaging public pathway, encouraging exploration and foot traffic through the site.