General Update/Rumour thread [Urban Ottawa]

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by Ottawan

I don't think Thom was suggesting there was any basis to "demand" a four story mixed-use building, just stating that such would be the appropriate use of the site. And he is right.

LCBO has started to move into podiums of mixed-use buildings (if I recall correctly, Central was actually the first such location in the province. Now the LCBO is a proponent of a tower on their site at King & Spadina in Toronto). If the LCBO can see the logic in leveraging real estate, why couldn't the Beer Store, which is a private (albeit monopolized) corporation?

BTW, congratulations to you Thom on the Centretown Presidency and good job on deciding to challenge Diane Holmes. I think you're the right man for the job.

Hope they do a better job with others than they did with the LCBO in the Central apartment. I was in it last week and thought it was crappy.