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Originally Posted by Only The Lonely..
Historic building's facades saved
City hall thinks it has a compromise solution that can save a historic building in the Exchange District and allow the owner to develop the property.
Council downgraded the historic designation of the property at 104 King St., which requires the preservation of two street facades but allows the owner to demolish the rest of the four-storey structure.
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Rewarding the owner. Pathetic. I don't care if it wasn't originally a heritage building when he bought it, its in a national historic site and is a prominent building, take the building away from the slum lord. We can do without his "investments" in parking lots and not paying taxes.
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"The city has been in conversation with the owner," Mayor Sam Katz said Wednesday. "This makes sure the facade remains."
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Yay, Facades for everyone! We're disneyland now. You suck, Sam Katz.
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But a report to city hall found that Bedford Developments allowed the building to deteriorate to the point where it's structurally unsound and will likely collapse this winter.
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This whole thing disgusts me. How many of us would love to own that building, or see someone who cares own that building, but the douchebags wouldn't sell it. Why didn't the city expropriate it? Good god, you know, I wouldn't put it past them to have some sort of accident happen which makes the facade conveniently unsalvagable, and leaves us with a disgusting parking lot.
Tom Broadbeck's obvious trolling on the subject is equally disgusting. I used to respect his opinion even if I disagreed with it, but I'm thoroughly sickened by his attitude and poor writing on this. theres lots of parking downtown, its just pay parking, and people dont want to pay. That's the f---ing point. People who want to invest in parking lots, which add little to the tax base in the city, should be punished.
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A spokesman for Bedford Developments could not be reached for comment.
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Pieces of garbage. Sometimes I truly hate this city.