Iqaluit committee backs new Noble House building development
Developer plans 4-storey project with 68 residential units where former building burned down
These drawings depict plans Northview Properties has for a new Noble House building on the lot where its predecessor was destroyed by fire last year. (Screenshot courtesy of City of Iqaluit)
Developers are drawing up plans to build a new Noble House in Iqaluit on the site of the former building, which was destroyed by fire more than a year ago.
A fire tears through the Noble House apartment building in Iqaluit on Jan. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jason Sudlovenick, Special to Nunatsiaq News)
Northview Properties wants to build a four-storey mixed-use building at 1088 Mivvik St., according to a report presented during Tuesday’s Iqaluit planning and development committee meeting.
It would have 68 residential units — 39 of them one-bedroom and 27 of them two-bedroom, along with two live-work units which are a mix of residential and commercial space.
The ground floor also would have 507 square metres of commercial space.
Plans include 67 parking spaces, plus additional room for snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles.
The report to council did not include a construction or completion timeline.
Committee members voted unanimously in favour of recommending that council approve a development permit for the building. That approval is expected to come up the next time city council meets.
Deputy Mayor Kimberly Smith, who chairs the planning committee, said she’s looking forward to seeing this project get built.
“It’s a good mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and some commercial space in there, so I think it’ll be an excellent development,” she said during the meeting.
The old Noble House building was destroyed by fire on the evening of Jan. 8, 2025.
No injuries were reported in the blaze. However, at least 36 families lost their homes and several businesses lost their offices and commercial spaces.
There has been little activity on the lot since last year, other than crews scrapping rubble from the old structure.
Any news on what caused the Noble House fire?
Plummer. Didn’t use a heat shield when soldering in the walls in the commercial part of the building at the back. Whole building went up.
The architects for this complex and other upcoming housing projects should integrate seasonal/storage rooms per unit so individuals may want to actually invest in staying in them as a permanent residence.
A seasonal room for every planned unit would allow people to reduce their carbon footprint by providing them the ability to reuse seasonal gear and decorations while simultaneously acting as a space where they could store homemade canned goods or pantry items.
Create environtments where lives could flourish and thrive while granting the space for people to consider it a permanent residence rather than a “stepping stone” to homeownership.