Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment

[jeffster]

The Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa was condemned and heritage advocates fought to save it successful, so it is theoretically possible to still save it. I'm not personally all that optimistic, though.

Aberdeen Pavilion was owned by the City of Ottawa, and was a publicly used facility until it fell into disrepair. Really the issue with that place wasn’t structural damage, but rather the cost to restore it to its former glory. The taxpayers in Ottawa fought to keep that building from the wrecking ball, and it worked.

This place in Preston, though, has never publicly owned. And the main issue is that it is structurally in poor shape, and likely in need of a lot of shoring. So unless taxpayers in Cambridge want to restore it, I can’t see this building being saved. And for those that are fighting to save it, put your money where you mouth is. Mortgage out your property, use your savings, and buy the building and repair it.