Chronamut
Active Member
I hope they're friggen happy - they got what they wanted - destruction of every heritage building on that strip where they can now build a crappy building in its place - they're probably pissed the bank building on the corner of james and main is still standing.
And oh look, I was right, they literally did take a backhoe to it, let it collapse and sifted through what crashed down and placed it on skids. Disgusting.
Can't wait to see what eyesore facade they propose here while 75% of the interior podium is taken up by parking.. :/ - maybe they'll do a halfhearted stencil facade recreation like they proposed with the tivoli - where they recreate shapes made of damn styrofoam and then stucco over it like that one across from capri..
like sunnyside.. this too has just taken the life out of me.. haven't felt this gutted since they cut down all the mature trees in gore park. The lack of respect for our city is just appalling.
Thank GOD they worked to restore the buildings further down beside the old embassy. The bank is now the only old building left on that entire demolished block. I wonder how the bank of nova scotia is gonna fare... if the demolition will affect them structurally..
Feel the stab in your heart as this digs into the last one..
It even had a roman pillar inside holding it up structurally..
Read more HERE.
"As part of the evolving development proposal, a heritage permit has called for the preservation or replication of facades, depending on the address.
The pre-Confederation stone fronts of 18-22 King St. E. were to be secured by a steel structure while the rest of the redevelopment work continued.
A “conditionally approved” heritage permit also called for the restoration of 18-22’s gable roof and dormers.
But heritage provisions don’t apply in the emergency situation, unlike a planned demolition, which comes with a prescribed process to save heritage features, Robichaud said.
Nonetheless, the city has “requested” that the owner “salvage the heritage elements and they’ve agreed to the city’s request.”
Stone heritage features from the facades of buildings were placed on skids at the fenced-off demolition site. Last week, excavators dropped bricks into a dumpster.
On Friday, David Blanchard, the consortium’s managing partner, said via an emailed statement the group is “working” with the city “to determine next steps in a conservation plan” for what remains of the buildings.
Blanchard said “heritage polices and economic conditions have delayed” the consortium’s redevelopment plans.
Carroll, meanwhile, said he has “absolutely zero” confidence in the future of the dismantled heritage features.
“We had made the best of a bad situation,” he said, referring to the plan to at least save some of the facades, if not the buildings themselves.
“And then the builder sits on his thumb and does nothing.”
And oh look, I was right, they literally did take a backhoe to it, let it collapse and sifted through what crashed down and placed it on skids. Disgusting.
Can't wait to see what eyesore facade they propose here while 75% of the interior podium is taken up by parking.. :/ - maybe they'll do a halfhearted stencil facade recreation like they proposed with the tivoli - where they recreate shapes made of damn styrofoam and then stucco over it like that one across from capri..
like sunnyside.. this too has just taken the life out of me.. haven't felt this gutted since they cut down all the mature trees in gore park. The lack of respect for our city is just appalling.
Thank GOD they worked to restore the buildings further down beside the old embassy. The bank is now the only old building left on that entire demolished block. I wonder how the bank of nova scotia is gonna fare... if the demolition will affect them structurally..
Feel the stab in your heart as this digs into the last one..
It even had a roman pillar inside holding it up structurally..
Read more HERE.
"As part of the evolving development proposal, a heritage permit has called for the preservation or replication of facades, depending on the address.
The pre-Confederation stone fronts of 18-22 King St. E. were to be secured by a steel structure while the rest of the redevelopment work continued.
A “conditionally approved” heritage permit also called for the restoration of 18-22’s gable roof and dormers.
But heritage provisions don’t apply in the emergency situation, unlike a planned demolition, which comes with a prescribed process to save heritage features, Robichaud said.
Nonetheless, the city has “requested” that the owner “salvage the heritage elements and they’ve agreed to the city’s request.”
Stone heritage features from the facades of buildings were placed on skids at the fenced-off demolition site. Last week, excavators dropped bricks into a dumpster.
On Friday, David Blanchard, the consortium’s managing partner, said via an emailed statement the group is “working” with the city “to determine next steps in a conservation plan” for what remains of the buildings.
Blanchard said “heritage polices and economic conditions have delayed” the consortium’s redevelopment plans.
Carroll, meanwhile, said he has “absolutely zero” confidence in the future of the dismantled heritage features.
“We had made the best of a bad situation,” he said, referring to the plan to at least save some of the facades, if not the buildings themselves.
“And then the builder sits on his thumb and does nothing.”
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