Circa 1877 (née Brick Brewery) | 20 fl | Complete

[Pheidippides]

It is very disappointing to see how little was preserved given how popular those types of spaces are at the moment and shocking that it was even allowed given that it is on the heritage registry.

Was all the extra expense really worth saving that little? Did something go wrong and they couldn't save more of the structure?

The marketing of the building definitely played up that aspect more than it should have given what little remains.

Even the zoning change application is misleading, "A portion of the non-designated heritage building that currently occupies the property will be retained and integrated into the new building." A "portion" is like saying there will be some cookie left to share when cookie monster is done.

The development application report stated, "A secondary building on the site will be demolished, according to a report submitted to the city." which probably referred to the metal/aluminum building backing on to Caroline and would seem to imply that the other building would not be demolished.

The final approval was, "The project incorporates former Brick Brewing facades into the building. Part of the non-designated yellow brick heritage building on site will be integrated into the new tower."