Conrad Black
Senior Member
You are aware that the park behind Spire was provided by the developer?
Good point about recognizing the design merits of contemporary buildings when they're first built not after they've gone. Getting a warm and fuzzy feeling about preserving second rate Victorian piles is an easy sell, but when you look around at how quickly some of our better modern buildings have been monkeyed with ( Commerce Court's outside plaza junked up; Royal Bank Plaza's interior spaces closed off; Eaton Centre's spacious north and south entrances severely modified etc. ) it makes for a depressing sight.
Retail at the base of Spire has been cleaned up considerably. Better signs and it's much more open now. The gym area on the north end facing Church St is still closed off with white solar blinds which is unfortunate, but it is much improved now.
The gym faces a bit of Lombard, but mostly the pickup/dropoff area. The 'multi-purpose' room is what's facing Church, and I imagine the blinds will never be opened.