And so it begins.. Today's Times & Transcript
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Former CN Terminal Plaza to be reborn
BY BRENT MAZEROLLE
TIMES & TRANSCRIPT STAFF
24 May 2012 08:23AM
The glass house is about to get a whole lot glassier, and a whole lot better in another sign that downtown west of the subway rail overpass is about to be reborn.
The building in this instance was once the hub of activity in Moncton’s downtown, the Atlantic regional headquarters of the Canadian National Railroad. For a generation, even the building’s address, 1234 Main Street, somehow seemed to speak of it being at the heart of the action in Moncton.
When the iconic CN logo came down and the last of the railway’s workers left in 2003, it signalled the end of an era for Moncton.
It was certainly the end of an era for the building, colloquially known as “the glass house” for what was its then-ultra-modern facade when it opened in 1962.
Now the building is poised to get a multi-million-dollar facelift from owner Crombie REIT Properties, the real estate branch of the Sobeys empire.
The Greater Moncton Planning District Commission granted the company the necessary variances and permissions Wednesday night to proceed with the work.
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I'm sure the rest of the article will surface elsewhere shortly. It doesn't give much more information, other than the exterior will completely be refinished to look something similar to the BMO building on Main St.. The interior will also be completely refinished, which will add to the square footage - this should be very nice. There are also plans for the second building, and they will only be proceeding with phase 1 at this point.. Project begins in September - will take approximately 12 months.. That about sums it up!
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