The developer behind the massive King's Wharf project along the Dartmouth waterfront has asked Halifax regional council to approve major changes to the project, although the number of proposed residential units would remain the same at 1,500.

There are four buildings already built or under construction at the site.

Developer Francis Fares said he plans to begin work on the tallest building on the site in 2018, but he'll spend the next six months going through an amendment process.

"We reduced the height along the waterfront. The focus is on the pedestrian experience," he said.

Francis Fares is the developer behind King's Wharf. (CBC)

The revised proposal envisions more public space, including boardwalks and a beach.

"We have the sun here until sunset, so we thought we'd take advantage of it and make the waterfront more enjoyable and pedestrian friendly," said Fares.

The developer has also asked the municipality for permission to eliminate a second access route into the King's Wharf

site.

Fares said experts have told him it isn't necessary, but a second route is part of the original plan approved in 2008.

Fares said it could take another decade to complete the King's Wharf Project.