Sweet Basil Building

[1] It stood beside the oldest storefront in Halifax, the 1820 Harrington MacDonald-Briggs Building [2] and faced the preserved warehouses and shipping offices of Privateer's Wharf, a National Historic Site.

[3] The building was rented to a successful Halifax restaurant but Armour group argued that it was uneconomical because the upper floors were not suited for profitable modern office space.

[4] The last tenant, the Sweet Basil Bistro, reluctantly left the building after 19 years on the site due to the redevelopment.

Armour Group wished to use the land to build a nine-story office tower called the Waterside Centre, which involved the demolition of six heritage buildings, although the facades of some would be reconstructed at street level.

[8] However Armour Group announced that they would appeal the decision to Nova Scotia's Utility and Review Board, on October 31, the same day as his company began demolition of the Sweet Basil Building|.