03-18-2021, 06:57 PM
(03-18-2021, 04:27 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(03-18-2021, 04:13 PM)tomh009 Wrote: It is pretty blank, even if it does provide some protection from the elements. But I don't see why you couldn't add some entrances there and reconfigure the interior in this part to enable standalone retail units.
Yeah, actually ironically, it's already functions as a bit of a portico that some here are such big fans of. As for why you cannot add entrances, I'm not sure just entrances are enough---there are some already. There needs to be something there at streetlevel, shops, even just hallways. I can't tell for sure, but it looks like the floor level of the building is not at ground level there. That could be very hard to rennovate. There also appear to be utility accesses and garage doors that could be hard to rennovate around.
I was thinking you could do something like what Eaton Lofts has: the floor is higher, but there is a lower floor, whether for a display window or something else, in front of the windows. Would need a structural engineer to determine whether this is feasible.
Duke St and Scott St sides are much worse, hence my suggestion to tear down that part and intensify half (ish) the property.