Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment

[jeffster]

The point is that the Preston Springs and these other buildings were allowed to get this state.  "Demolition by intentional neglect" as stated above.  I had no particular love for Barra Castle that's for certain but  Forsyth, Preston Springs & Electrohome all could have been  successfully renovated and/or incorporated into new developments if they hadn't been allowed to decay.  On the other hand, I was sad too see the loss of the old Mayfair (at least the first few stories anyway) but have been won over by it's replacement.  Time will tell if the replacements for Preston Springs and Electrohome are as successful.

The issue is always the same: these places don't have enough interest for a developer to come in and spend millions to make that building useful again. The cities and/or region don't have the money, nor the will, nor the support of taxpayers, to do it themselves.

Many places have been saved, and it likely has to do with the condition they were in prior to any conversation, as well as their potential. Arrow Shirt, Kaufmann, Seagrams, Goudies, the Tannery, are some of the places that come to mind that got a second life.