The evolution of KW

[tomh009]

There is still plenty of opportunity to create more office space in downtown, whether by renovating old factories or by building new in one of the parking lots.

The choice to leave the Tannery building to be developed on the west side of Joseph at its existing size, and not add any height or remove any parking, should show a bit of how little appetite there still is for certain changes in downtown, at least on the side of many developers. It took the richest country in the world for new (as opposed to refurbished) office space to be created in Downtown, with UpTown seeing the first space, a few floors on the south side of Willis ways, in maybe a decade or more.

I don't really have an issue with refurbishing space.  I would rather have old buildings being used, and integrated into the downtown, than new buildings being built and the old ones vacant, crumbling down and boarded up.  (Doing both is not really realistic as additional office space doesn't automatically create additional demand, and there was substantial commercial space vacancy downtown.)  There will be more new office space built as well, just give it time.  Multi-modal hub, King's Crossing, 55 King W phase 2 (yes, I do think it'll happen), Charles/Gaukel redevelopment.  I have confidence there will be plenty of new builds as well within 10 years.