JoeUrban
Active Member
Very concerning. Both the key historic value of this building and the value of actually creating residential within the CBD after a couple of years of such talk in general makes this a critical project to me.
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Calgcouver
Active Member
Rumours of its inactivity seem to be true. There were a couple of workers on site today, but they weren’t doing much except securing the site I think.
Beltline_B
Senior Member
I think you're right Surreal. It appears they're shutting things down.
Kōsō
Active Member
This is truly sad. The Barron Building is Calgary's last remaining true Art Deco style piece of architecture. If this sits open to the elements for years without any progress I am afraid it will become fodder for the wrecking ball. I am hoping this is not going to go the way of the York Hotel.
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
With the utmost sorrow, I must inform you all that this one is most definitely dormant ?
Calgcouver
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JoeUrban
Active Member
Just a reminder that the city's request for historical protection of the Barron was personally hijacked by Rollin Stanley who made the city and the province look stupid when Strategic revealed, at the designation hearing held because of the designation request from the city itself, that they had a letter from Rollin that the city no longer supported designation. Also a designation hearing that no city heritage staff attended I'm sure due to their lack of interest and not due to any pressure (sarcasm).
calgaryherald.com
City planner backtracks on historic status for former home of Uptown Theatre
A developer’s bid to maintain many heritage features of a prominent 1951 downtown office highrise but demolish what’s left of its theatre marquee has prompted Calgary’s top planner to reverse tack and oppose provincial historic designation for the building. That status would bar Strategic Group...
calgaryherald.com
Sky of Blue
Active Member
It might as well meet the wrecking ball now, rather than being an eyesore for who knows how many years...just to meet the wrecking ball.
JonnyCanuck
Senior Member
I have a feeling like what happened to some projects 2008-2010, this is going to become a derelict site until another developer comes along. Ironically, it was Strategic that salvaged one of those from that period .... 10 Ave & 1st SE.
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Just a reminder that the city's request for historical protection of the Barron was personally hijacked by Rollin Stanley who made the city and the province look stupid when Strategic revealed, at the designation hearing held because of the designation request from the city itself, that they had a letter from Rollin that the city no longer supported designation. Also a designation hearing that no city heritage staff attended I'm sure due to their lack of interest and not due to any pressure (sarcasm).
City planner backtracks on historic status for former home of Uptown Theatre
A developer’s bid to maintain many heritage features of a prominent 1951 downtown office highrise but demolish what’s left of its theatre marquee has prompted Calgary’s top planner to reverse tack and oppose provincial historic designation for the building. That status would bar Strategic Group...
Thankfully the article is 6 years old, so hopefully isn't as relevant now.
JoeUrban
Active Member
I'm not sure I follow, the article is why the building was going to and then didn't receive provincial protection which could protect it if the current issues leads it to be purchased by another buyer. The age of it doesn't have an effect on that fact.
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Anywho, I just sent an email to their leasing team. In the process I found a couple renders we haven't seen here before. I'll let y'all know if I get a response from Strategic. If anyone has Twitter, you should Tweet Strategic and ask what's going on. They posted as recently as a month ago.
I didn't realize how extensive the reconfiguration to the exterior of the restaurant space would be.
Source: https://www.strategicgroup.ca/commercial/calgary/retail/barron-building/
I didn't realize how extensive the reconfiguration to the exterior of the restaurant space would be.
Source: https://www.strategicgroup.ca/commercial/calgary/retail/barron-building/
Sky of Blue
Active Member
There is another Art Deco style building in the city. The recently built Vogue.
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Barron is Art Moderne, and Vogue is a bastardization of Art Deco.