From office high-rise to hard lofts.

Pilot led the conversion of a 13-storey Halifax office building into 173 residential lofts, resulting in one of Atlantic Canada’s largest office-to-residential conversions. The work required environmental remediation, major building-systems coordination, and careful planning around active commercial and government tenants. By adapting sequencing as conditions evolved, Pilot kept the project aligned without losing sight of the building’s industrial character or the client’s design intent.

Project details:

• Architect: Fathom
• Client: Sidewalk
• Completion date: April 2026

Project highlights:

• Coordinated work across two interconnected buildings with different construction histories.
• Maintained operations for commercial and government tenants during construction.
• Managed extensive environmental demolition and abatement.
• Designed new residential mechanical systems within an office building.
• Completed the project without a tower crane through careful logistics planning.
• Preserved the building’s industrial character while meeting modern code requirements.
• Applied value engineering while preserving the architectural vision.
• Adapted construction sequencing and workflows as project conditions evolved.
• Converted underutilized mechanical space into two-level penthouse residences.