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Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

I hope someone somewhere is working on a proposal for this site. To clarify, I mean to maintain the building and reimagine it. If it were to be demolished I might chain myself to its marble columns.

It would be a travesty to let this building deteriorate! CalgaryTiger, I would be right there with you in defiance of any demolition order!

As the article mentions, who is responsible for paying for the general maintenance in the interim period prior to decisions about future use?
 
I hope someone somewhere is working on a proposal for this site. To clarify, I mean to maintain the building and reimagine it. If it were to be demolished I might chain myself to its marble columns.
Definitely don’t want to lose the Bay building. I hope some entity steps forward soon with a plan to reimagine/refurbish. I’d even be ok with a redevelopment that retains a large part of the structure & exterior. For example, the renovated Bay building becomes a podium for a residential tower.
 
The Bay building is that rare site I would hate to see Truman pick up. They do good stuff but they suck when it comes to heritage protection.

I am optimistic that the building will be saved. It would be such an outrage if it weren't saved that I can't see any developer being willing to risk their reputation by demolishing it.
 
Interesting article. I still can't wrap my head around how Arlington are so passionate about 17th, and yet for their most important site they are building arguably the most bland and underwhelming new build in the entire downtown area.
 
I find it interesting when a developer really centralizes their efforts to a single corridor or area to legitimately try to change it. Kind of makes sense so they can benefit from their cumulative investment and understanding of the hyper-local market. There's probably others, but it seems like Sarina on 33rd seems to be quietly doing the same thing, plus that Leonard Group's focus on 34th Avenue.
 
Interesting article. I still can't wrap my head around how Arlington are so passionate about 17th, and yet for their most important site they are building arguably the most bland and underwhelming new build in the entire downtown area.
Being passionate and wanting to do something vs executing are different things. By their own admission, they had no experience before they started. At least their adding to retail and apartments to 17th.
 
Francesco is a good development, Enzo is good too, and I don't really mind Fifth but I'm heavily skeptical of what is to come. They have pulled back a little with the one at 17th and 7th (new Lululemon). Then of course there's Sentinel... I wonder why they wouldn't do something similar to Francesco there... I don't think they believe in that section of 17th and 14th as much would be my guess.
 
Definitely don’t want to lose the Bay building. I hope some entity steps forward soon with a plan to reimagine/refurbish. I’d even be ok with a redevelopment that retains a large part of the structure & exterior. For example, the renovated Bay building becomes a podium for a residential tower.
What is the upper levels of that building used for? Too bad we have such an abundance of office space. In Toronto's King West, there's some nice re-use of older buildings into renovated office space. Nvidia occupies one at the corner of King and Spadina. Shopify's Toronto HQ is also an adapted space where they kept some of the facade and built a modern office on top.

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