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Originally Posted by h0twired
Why? IKEA is a big box retailer by nature and requires massive amounts of square footage and warehouse space.
While we all may dream of an idealistic urban IKEA, it really wouldn't happen and would have the street character equivalent to the old Canada Post sorting facility. Most of the street presence would be a big blue wall or loading bays for the semi trucks delivering new stock.
Not exactly what I would want occupying a downtown block. It is bad enough we have the MTS Center doing about the same thing. Especially along Donald and Hargrave.
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Exactly
Idealistically, it would be nice. Idealistically, this could encompass some sort of deviation to the IKEA design. Perhaps slightly outside downtown? Perhaps IKEA would idealistically incorporate a design in a tower and add the mixed use condos etc... (the following development that comes with the IKEA) downtown as well? This is all ideal. In this sense I would be for it. But its not realistic.
I understand that, and, I would much rather some nice residential tower downtown vs a big box store.
But my ultimate point was IKEA is good for the city, vs if there was no IKEA, plus it adds to development in an area where there is land, and still opportunity to grow. Imo the IKEA is logistically well placed. The region its in is close to Polo Park, close to the south, near river heights & tuxedo, and its at what is (& is going to [more so] be) a major intersection for that area.
Now if only we could find a way to reduce a few of these damn traffic lights....