Raise the Hammer
By Ryan McGreal
Published June 15, 2011
Vrancor, the company that owns most of the properties in the block framed by Main Street, Bay Street, King Street and Caroline Street, has released a site plan [PDF link] for 150 Main Street West, the site of the former Revenue Canada Building, and 20/22 George Street.
Site plan for 150 Main Street West and 20/22 George Street
The plan, drafted by architecture firm Desmarais Cousineau Yaghjian St-Jean & Assoc. (DCYSA) and dated March 3, 2011, shows retail along the south side of George Street, a parking entrance and laneway off Main Street through to George, and a combination of retail and reception on the North side of George.
Detail of the plan for 150 Main Street West
East of the parking lane, the south side of George also features a hotel guest drop-off area, with a restaurant at the corner of George and Bay.
After controversy erupted in January, over Vrancor's plan to demolish the old Revenue Canada Building at 150 Main Street West, the company has since proposed partially restoring the west side of the building and preserving its heritage attributes.
The company has not yet released renderings of the plan. The architectural drawing was released this morning to Councillor Jason Farr.
By neighbour (registered)
Posted June 15, 2011 at 14:40:26
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Posted June 15, 2011 at 16:45:07
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Posted June 15, 2011 at 14:49:27
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Posted June 15, 2011 at 16:12:39
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By Tecumseh (registered)
Posted June 15, 2011 at 17:04:31
It appears that the drawings pre-date the decision to keep the west half of the Federal Building. It doesn't look like the footprint as shown in the drawing matches what's on site presently. Certainly that little laneway/drop-off thing off Main St. wouldn't fit in the space that's there presently.
I'm a bit disappointed in the treatment of Main St. It really looks like the plan is to face everything toward George St. I hope the building doesn't entirely turn it's back on Main St... then again, with the traffic there, the complete absence of any pedestrian environment on Main, why should developers treat Main St as anything other than the traffic sewer that it is? Pretty tragic that our main streets are relegated to utility corridors and nothing else.
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Posted June 15, 2011 at 20:02:21
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