06-30-2021, 08:52 PM
(06-29-2021, 05:46 PM)ac3r Wrote: Yeah the facilities would be tricky to integrate, but not impossible. A good architecture team ought to be able to figure it out. I think it's just going to boil down to whether or not Momentum is willing to put in the work/money to save this and whether or not the ACO, Kitchener Heritage Council (or whatever it's called) and the city are willing to designate this as something worth preserving.
I wish more of the people who work for these local developers, architects and people working for the ROW/city lurked these forums (and perhaps Reddit). There is a lot of great input that users generate on these places, but it never really gets heard unless someone goes to some community Zoom meeting...but that's a pretty limited way to receive input.
At the end of the day, they will be at the mercy of Momentum. I think Momentum will do whatever they can to make *some* people happy, including saving the facade, and elements of the interior. I am certain that ones from the RoW, the city, etc, do lurk here and elsewhere. But at the end of the day, it's a paycheque for them.
As I keep on saying, people have to bring up these issues before city hall BEFORE a developer comes along, and understands they are free to do what they want as there is no conditions on the property. But this never happens.
We simply don't learn in this community. We repeat the same mistake over and over and over again. And we only get upset after it's too late.