So the track across Riverside Drive to Hiram Walker’s has bit the dust. The demolition of the waterfront silos are more than likely, and if they go, suddenly the long neglected Walker Power Building becomes a building with a waterfront view…
How many times have you looked at a building and imagined what you could do with it, if money was no object…
One of our regular readers Shane imagined exactly that scenario for the Walker Power Building.
Now keep in mind, there is no proposal on the table, and this isn’t any kind of official proposal… but if we had more people with Shane’s way of thinking, maybe our city wouldn’t have seen so many needless demolitions over the last half century.
Shane’s imagined plan calls for ground floor retail, with 2nd and 3rd floor residential lofts and offices, while the 4th floor becomes boutique hotel space.
A new road would be created on the South side of the building from Devonshire to Chilver. This would create street frontage to the retail on the South façade of the building.
Thanks for sharing these pictures Shane, we need more people with vision like this in our city. Hopefully the Walker Power Building sees new life if the silo’s bite the dust.
Shane also incorporated a street car stop into his plan, in case such a system should ever be implemented in the city again. 😉
Have a good weekend everyone! See you back here Monday.
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outstanding. Glad to know someone in the city is thinking about using the heritage instead of destroying it and making more empty parking lots.
This is amazing Shane. It would be awesome if this building got repurposed like this, or even rehab'ed at all.
I think it's wonderful! For mid-rise buildings, mixed use is the way to go.
Two questions: What's on the roof? Where do residents park?
Brilliant.
Great work...If only money were no object. Good to see people are thinking like this though.
Good work! It could have even been re-purposed to be the new train station instead of building a building that ignores the heritage of the location. Then maybe you could actually locate the train station if you were a visitor to this city.
I love the idea except for ground floor retail. Believe it or not Wnidsor is saturated with retail space already. Sadly Windsorites love their big box stores more than they do locally owned businesses.
The reason (so it has been said) this building will eventually come down is that the soil around and beneath it is contaminated.
The silo's I believe are stil being used. They are filled by trucks instead of trains now.
This is a cool concept, It look like something you may see in Toronto or New York. The suspended balconies are quite modernistic. I wonder if this was drawn with autocad revit. It would be nice to see a building like this in windsor
I'm ready to move in.
How about combining both Shane's idea and Aaron's. How cool would this building be as a combination train station / office building / commercial building. Think of it as a mini Union station in Toronto.Tracks that run to platforms at the south of the building which enter into a main floor concourse leading out onto Riverside Drive.Upper floors rented as office space,and a collection of eateries and lounges catering to rail travelers and Walkerville tourists.10 minute taxi ride to the Casino and walking distance to the ever growing Walkerville scene ,all enhanced by a beautiful view of the river.Done right the station itself would be a destination.
Think about it and then go take a peek at the turd of a " staion "being crammed in behind a warehouse... Nice work Shane. Great idea Aaron.