11-09-2019, 12:18 AM
(11-08-2019, 08:20 PM)jeffster Wrote:That is basically my point. There is no incentive for the owner of the property to sell/ development when they have tenants giving them money. It would have been better in my opinion to suffer 5 more years of an empty retal space and then demolish and start from scratch. In order to make it pleasing to the eye and have a good street presence they will have to spend a lot. Conestoga would be better off buying a lot dt and starting from scratch.(11-08-2019, 05:34 PM)westwardloo Wrote: I am totally in agreement in regards to people living, working and going to school in the downtown. My argument is that if Conestoga college had chosen a different building to set up shop temporarily and maybe eventual build a purpose built space like the mcmaster pharmacy school that would have been more favorable than propping up a blight on the downtown like Market Square. as long as there are tenants to rent the space I don't think we will ever be rid of this block unfortunately.
I am thinking that eventually they could make this building more pleasing to the eye. How exactly, I am not sure. I could see eventually Conestoga taking over other buildings in the area, including the tower, if all works well.
I am just thinking though that razing the property and creating something worthwhile is going to be a massive development, especially since the site seems to be well use.