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Originally Posted by Keith P.
The Roy Building does not go anywhere near Hollis. It backs on Granville and that entire side has been shedding chunks of its facade for 15 years or more, to the point where a permanent gallery had to be constructed over the sidewalk to protect pedestrians from injury. In that context reusing the existing brick seems foolhardy. The building itself is nothing special and would require a total interior gut in order to be competitive.
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Oh yeah, Granville, that's what I meant. My mistake. Same thing though—two frontages.
Regardless, the building shedding chunks of its facade says a lot more about the quality of the ownership than the quality of the building, given that it's been standing up to hurricanes and the freeze-thaw cycle for well over a hundred years, much of that time sufffering at the hands of indifferent ownership. I don't imagine the Keith Building is in much better shape, but there's no demo plan for that (though if someone doesn't step up and fix the damn thing...).
If it requires a total interior gut, that's what it takes—and I bet, a few years down the line, that Starfish could be charging top dollar for offices or condos in it. What's really offensive is that they'll probably try to take advantage of the heritage cachet with a flimsily constructed knock-off of the original facade and brand it "The Roy" or some nonsense.
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