kcantor
Senior Member
I’m pretty sure non-accessory parking isn't a listed use on the BMO site either…
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Greenspace
Senior Member
^There isn't non-accessory parking use any longer. But I get what you're saying. Similar to the BMO site, they could leave some retail or build a park and ask to have some parking accessory to that use.
David A
Senior Member
In the current economic environment it could be years before a large development is viable here. So it would probably be best that whoever buys this has some aptitude or desire to fill and use the existing commercial space, not someone who goes to the city, whines, tries to tear it down and use it for something very sub optimal for the location like parking.
kcantor
Senior Member
Apologies for forgetting the dropping of accessory as a separate class of parking.
To follow your train of thought however, why couldn’t someone demolish everything except the Paramount marquee sign (it’s the only historically designated piece and it’s provincially designated, not municipal) and the wall it hangs on and then say to the city “on review our costs are even higher than Westrich’s on their two sites and it’s the same terrible market so…”.
johnnyboy
Active Member
While Paramount Parking has a bit of a ring to it, this idea gives me the willies.
kcantor
Senior Member
??? But, but, but there isn’t a single retailer on either side of Jasper for that entire block. Surely a parking lot with some brightly painted planters and a sea can’s worth of retail would be better even if it’s only a few decades of temporary?While Paramount Parking has a bit of a ring to it, this idea gives me the willies.
Greenspace
Senior Member
If just the facades of the buildings were kept on the north and west property lines it could be argued to be a parkade, per Westrich 104 st/103 ave.Apologies for forgetting the dropping of accessory as a separate class of parking.
To follow your train of thought however, why couldn’t someone demolish everything except the Paramount marquee sign (it’s the only historically designated piece and it’s provincially designated, not municipal) and the wall it hangs on and then say to the city “on review our costs are even higher than Westrich’s on their two sites and it’s the same terrible market so…”.
ADob
Active Member
Since we clearly lack for parking in our fair downtown, I propose that we raze any and all buildings that are a. empty, b. old and decrepit, c. historically significant (cause we don't do that here), d. questionable for whatever other random reason, and/or e. in a location that would be conducive to more parking (i.e., EVERYWHERE). We can turn the entire downtown into a Potemkin village of parking lots!!!