Downtown Update

[davidcappi]

Oh man this is excellent. That space has sat empty for WAY too long. Hopefully McMaster does some spiffing up of the exterior. New cladding and a good clean?

[Jon Dalton]

Hopefully this will keep the mall open longer as I imagine they offer a lot of night classes.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Whoa...who called that? Some sweet clairvoyance there.

[CaptainKirk]

Jason Farr

"We just heard at council that 430 jobs were created in the downtown area over the past year."

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4356262-new-logo-new-name-officially-unveiled-for-arena/

[oldcoote]

Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

Whoa...who called that? Some sweet clairvoyance there.

Originally Posted by ihateittoo

great news! any predictions? or insider info?

I personally can not think of any building other than an office tower with that kind of space downtown. What is the size of the old BMO space at jackson?

[Frankenrogers]

I love that space. Good to see for downtown.

[ihateittoo]

Well by process of elimination it wasn't hard to see it would be pretty much the only option. Its also an obvious candidate because the BMO pavilion looks very institutional and I'm sure Yale was desperate.



2014 is building well off 2013s successes.

[SteelTown]

I hope they colour the beams (looks like there's 7 beams). It'll really jazz up the building.

[davidcappi]

There are 8 beams. This is a perfect situation for a recladding job. Something modern to cover up the brown glass inbetween the windows.

[ihateittoo]

I think it would look great with just a little TLC. I like the original.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

I seem to recall seeing some pics of a freshly opened Bank of Montreal pavilion looking really colourful. I don't remember if it was the interior or the exterior of the building.

[beanmedic]

When did BMO relocate?

[davidcappi]

I'd love to see some pictures of it when it was open. I used to work in the City Center, and the outside needs a lot of work. The glass is quite scratched, and damaged, and there is quite a bit of rust on the metal beams outside. It needs some serious TLC. I feel like McMaster will be willing to put in the work though.

[ScreamingViking]

Personally I don't think the building needs much a change in appearance, just a cleanup. Compared to a lot of other 1970s architecture, I think it's aged well.

Aren't the metal beams that run up and over it are made of the same oxidized metal that's on 100 King W (Stelco Tower)?

If anything, changing the look of the mall entrance would do more for it. That silver-grey sign/lights and railing on the plaza level really clash with the browns. So hopefully Yale does put some effort into upgrading it.

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by beanmedic

When did BMO relocate?

The Spec story (quoted on the previous thread page) said 1997.

[CaptainKirk]

Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

I seem to recall seeing some pics of a freshly opened Bank of Montreal pavilion looking really colourful. I don't remember if it was the interior or the exterior of the building.

1972 (Can't find colour)

[Dr Awesomesauce]

I'd forgotten how much office space there is in that building.

[matt602]

I definitely think the building just needs a clean up and a restoration to the metal beams. Some new glass panes would go a long way. It's actually a pretty nifty design for something that was built in the 1970's. As already posted, I'm sure Mac will do something nice to it.

[HamiltonBoyInToronto]

sort of reminds me of the OCAD building in Toronto
http://www.garethbate.com/images/7_bio/bio_thumbs/ocad.JPG

[CaptainKirk]

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