The_Cat
Senior Member
I think The Last of Us had to spruce up the torn-down BMO site when they shot downtown.
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husky
Active Member
I didn't realize there was a basement!
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
So he has enough money to buy the building, tear the building down, leave it a mess, but cites no good reasons of to build. Meanwhile stationlands has built and will continue to build, Parks has completed its residential high rise and may soon build more. And further he probably is unwilling to sell to someone else who will build. The city has to stop being weak on property owners that do this. Arlington site was at least somewhat out of the way but 101 is right in the heart and is, as said in the article, an eyesore.
JNO1
Active Member
To me, this says a lot about the integrity and professionalism of a guy who responds to questions about the absolutely embarassing and disgraceful condition of this site in the "heart of the heart" of the dowtown core of his hometown city with a shrug. I don't know how we are ever going to truly move forward with rivitalizing our beleaguered core with people like this owning large chunks of property in the heart of our downtown.
The_Cat
Senior Member
How long before they flip the land?
IanO
Superstar
Yup, a large one that can clearly be seen from the street as there are fences around the holes to keep people out... always curious if it is home to a few these days.
archited
Senior Member
The City should mediate a forced sale.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Kosy123
Senior Member
Paving it over and having a food truck corner would be a much better space if this isn't going to get done anytime soon. That'll get rid of the eyesore, get some foot traffic and not have it be a useless vacant ruin.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Pave it, add a basketball court, food trucks, buskers and other things that will bring more and more pedestrian traffic, until the property can have a developer that will actually develop the property.
David A
Senior Member
There are people who really belong in a local corporate hall of shame. Someone should put up a sign saying this mess is by ... with both his personal and company name on it.
At this point the Arlington site actually looks better, although it took far too long for it even to get to where it is now.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Call your councillors!
ADob
Active Member
Wrote an email to Anne Stevenson after walking by on my way to a work lunch. So far haven't heard anything back and they're usually good about responding. Her comments on the video clip suggest she's as frustrated as the rest of us.
davcocom
Active Member
I attended one of Anne Stevenson's meetups last year, and this tower was a concern with the Procura site at 100 Ave. She's very aware of it, so frustrating that in comparison with Ashley Salvador, who passed a motion for decrepit properties in her ward, Anne didn't seem bothered by it. It was also asked if these sites could be part of that motion, but she said that those sites wouldn't fall into that category (I'm not sure why).
I've emailed her several times to express other concerns (like the sudden removal of the fountain in Warehouse Park), and she never responds; it's one of her assistants who checks her email; I'm not even sure if they pass the messages along, but you for sure should email her and let her know your concerns: anne.stevenson@edmonton.ca
Gronk!
Senior Member
It's an election year, so I want Anne Stevenson to get off her arse and do something before she loses her job.