The Aud

[tomh009]

(...) this building has been used for a mall, office space, educational all of them have failed. It's time to accept this building was poorly designed for most uses.

I have no particular love for the Market Square building. However, the design of the building has little to do with the failure of downtown department stores or the cutbacks in foreign student enrolment.

[ijmorlan]

(...) this building has been used for a mall, office space, educational all of them have failed. It's time to accept this building was poorly designed for most uses.

I have no particular love for the Market Square building. However, the design of the building has little to do with the failure of downtown department stores or the cutbacks in foreign student enrolment.

One might almost go so far as to say that the building is clearly a versatile space that can be re-purposed as needed, which would be a good thing.

[westwardloo]

I have no particular love for the Market Square building. However, the design of the building has little to do with the failure of downtown department stores or the cutbacks in foreign student enrolment.

One might almost go so far as to say that the building is clearly a versatile space that can be re-purposed as needed, which would be a good thing.

A versatile space that has been used for almost every possible use and failed every time.  At some point you need to cut your losses with a building like this. Europro would have to invest $50+million to renovate the building to be a desirable place to set up a business, but who would be the tenant. Office space demand DTK is lower then it has ever been, Conestoga college DTK campus has all but failed. It will never be a viable mall, the Market has its own space, I know the Region is talking about needing more court space, but I think they will look at the old Police station before they chose Market Square.  

This site is one of a small handful that is actually big enough to fit a Downtown arena.  I know people hate the idea of spending money on sports or entertainment, but the Aud is not going to be a viable facility for ever. The renovation was a band aide to extend its lifespan. Similar to the Hospital, our leaders need to start planning the facility now if we want something built in the next 10 years.