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A new report says two older buildings on the former Bloomfield school site in Halifax are no longer safe to access as the property remains undeveloped.

As the number of homeless people rises, there are mounting calls for empty buildings around Halifax to be repurposed for affordable housing.

A scheduled hearing about serious safety concerns at the site before Nova Scotias Utility and Review Board was essentially called off Tuesday after the city and the developer struck a deal about the old Bloomfield site.

A lawyer for the Halifax Regional Municipality says the city has reached an agreement with the owner of a derelict property that was deemed a safety hazard.

Halifax Fire and Safety is ordering the developer who owns the former Bloomfield School building to take action and address the ‘immediate threat’ to the safety of anyone who enters it, including those who may be seeking shelter inside.

Its becoming a sore point in a city thats desperate for more housing.

A Halifax woman who spent years advocating for the redevelopment of the former Bloomfield school site says she's frustrated to see more delays and wasted opportunity.

Halifax councillors are calling on a developer to address safety concerns at a former north-end school site while it continues to sit vacant two years after it was sold.

Look up almost anywhere around downtown Halifax and you will probably see one of the many tower cranes that have become part of the skyline. HRM and industry experts describe their number as unprecedented for the region.

Halifax-based developer hopes to have design for Bloomfield site this year Banc Invesments was given the OK to buy the long-vacant Bloomfield site on Sept. 1, but the property deed was only recently transferred on Jan. 25. Alex Halef, who heads up the Halifax-based company, told CBC News hes unsure when construction will begin at the Agricola Street site. Social Sharing