Comment 86628

By lawrence (registered) - website | Posted February 22, 2013 at 10:56:15

It is almost a shame that it has to go. I understand it's history has been shady as of late but it's got a bit of a California vibe about it.

Either way, it's good that the city has purchased it so that the residents in that otherwise really nice neighborhood, can finally bid farewell to the sketchy goings on there.

As for Centre Mall, as much as I hate the entire design and especially drive through corner at Kenilworth/Barton, that property was aloud to turn into hell before it was developed. We should be proud that it has developed into something clean and that it has created more jobs but I am glad Merulla looks to do better. That's all any of us can do.

Big box's time needs to come because the environment that they create is not that of a community setting. Especially in an area so heavily populated. Walmart should have allowed interior shops it rents space for, to set up shop along Ottawa Street with entrances into their store fronts that lead into Walmart. As stated above, all of Barton should have been a street wall included restaurants who could have a patio facing Barton. Those buses run every 10 minutes or so during the day. It's a highly accessible transit route and there could be so much more foot traffic with how close it is to residential. The entire block is a failure because it's so anti pedestrian.

Can the property owner spare some green space with some benches and maybe a jungle gym or something? It seems from wandering that property, that there could be hope for redemption. Why doesn't transit go through there like Eastgate?

Ward 3 Trustee for HWDSB.

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