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The Armour Group Limited

Halifax-based, family-held real estate company that integrates investment, design, development, construction, and property management of its own commercial assets. Best known for landmark Halifax waterfront and Bedford developments including Queen's Marque, RBC Waterside Centre, and Westway Park.

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// DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW
EP 31 Building a Cladding Company From Scratch: Estimating, Cr…EP 19 Natural Gas for Nova Scotia Builders: Construction Heat,…EP 4 How Trim Landscaping Built Halifax's Queen's Marque and …
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Trim Landscaping Inc.
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Client/owner relationship on Queen's Marque project.
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// SELECTED PROJECTS
Queen's Marque
Completed
Mixed-use waterfront district (office, retail, dining, luxury residences, 5-star hotel, public space) · 1599 Lower Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia · 2016 announced; 2019 target; completed
Developer and master builder (developed in partnership with Build Nova Scotia, which programs/operates the public space) · ~$200 million private investment
Build Nova Scotia page explicitly states 'This project is complete.' Armour Group first-party announcement (May 9, 2016) gives ~450,000+ sq ft over ~5 acres and the ~$200M figure. Designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects; includes The Muir hotel.
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RBC Waterside Centre
Completed
9-storey retail and office building (~85,500 sq ft); RBC Atlantic Canada regional HQ anchor tenant; LEED Gold (2016) · 1871 Upper Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia · 2014
Developer / builder · CA$16 million
Value (CA$16M) and 2014 completion per Wikipedia citing local press; involved demolition of six heritage buildings after a contested municipal/UARB approval. Value is a single secondary figure — treat as approximate.
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Westway Park (Westway IV building)
Completed
Class-AAA suburban office building, ~105,000 sq ft, 6 storeys, within the Westway Park corporate campus · West Bedford (suburban Halifax), Nova Scotia · 2022
Developer / builder
Westway IV reported 'ready for occupancy' Sept 2022 (RENX), fully pre-leased, with the Modspace co-working venture. The broader Westway Park campus (residential, hotels, retail) remains a multi-phase, ongoing build subject to planning approvals — not yet fully realized.
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// KEY PEOPLE
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Scott Armour McCrea
Chief Executive Officer
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Armour Mayes "Ben" McCrea
Founder (1972); led the company for nearly 40 years; died 2013
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// NOTABLE
Family-held company founded in 1972, now in second-generation leadership; described as one of Atlantic Canada's largest fully integrated real estate and investment enterprises.
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Headquartered at 1701 Hollis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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