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The frontage on Barton (the gym, presumably without the fence in front) was originally supposed to be commercial space. Wonder if Stinson changed his mind about that too... more reason to be wild about Harry??
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I was just in this building last week - that building is HUGE - they are progressing well on it - it's kinda freaky though - on the top floor there are certain areas where you can see through the floor to the floor below - it's literally just beams holding up the floors. Which means that unless they do some serious soundproofing you're gonna be able to hear EVERYTHING around you..
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And yeah this is on Barton st - which is a huge deterrent in and of itself. Barton st may never shake the stigma it has gained over the years. |
Barton has the best street wall in the city in parts, I would hate for it to go unused much longer..
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That looks like it was quickly thrown together on MS Word... Jesus... |
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Gibson School Lofts Sale
Hi all,
I am really late joining the conversation but I wonder if there's anyone out there who originally bought into the sale of units in the Gibson School Loft project with Harry Stinson back around 2014. Just wondering what happened with the project as it seems the restoration of this building has been completely abandoned and I want to know if original investors who bought into this project were ever able to get their money back from Harry Stinson. I would really appreciate if anyone would let me know or if there is a different group I should be directing this question to. Just really desperate for some answers now and would really appreciate hearing from anyone that has any information whatsoever. Thank you so much. |
All I know is that the plan of converting the building to condos is dead. The new plan is for the building to be 100% rentals.
I didn't buy into the original project and I can't say that I know anyone who did. But for whatever it's worth I do know that when buying condos pre-construction the deposits are held in a trust account with a lawyer, so it's not like Harry could just abscond with all the deposit money. |
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I honestly can't believe he even owns any properties in this city at this point. I mean in the over 10 years he's been in town, hes completed literally one mid sized project which ended up being quite a bit of a shit show after it was finally completed.
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Still, hopefully Gibson school gets done. Barton has so much potential to be a very different street between James and Ottawa, though it may take a decade or two for that to be realized... perhaps longer, given that that's more than 4 km in length. We're seeing some things begin to happen though. |
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On the other hand all these areas used to be bustling - barton used to be its own town - the town of Barton - it's just sad to see what it has degenerated into. Now we have a buncha businesses that WERE thriving on king st all boarded up now due to a shuttered LRT project. |
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Seems, anecdotally at least, that people who get priced out end up moving to places like Brantford, or St. Catharines and Niagara Falls. Or staying local, there are neighbourhoods on the mountain that seem to be relatively more affordable. |
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