Actually, not really…
The Urban Village plan is “on hold”. I’ve been telling my friend who bought a house near the Urban Village proposed location for years that the whole plan was a sham, and that this city will never get its act together enough to pull off something like the Urban Village. Glad to see that the McMansion Mayor did not fail to dissapoint…
New plan
Urban village delayed for ‘significant project’Dave Hall
Windsor StarWednesday, April 25, 2007
Mayor Eddie Francis says the urban village concept has been delayed
Plans for an urban village on lands adjacent to the Art Gallery of Windsor have been delayed because of the potential for a “significant project†which could encompass most or all of the 50 acres, said Mayor Eddie Francis.
Speaking after the Downtown Windsor business improvement area annual general meeting, Francis declined to divulge details but said “it’s not driven by a single developer and it’s something we need to consider before we bring forward a request for proposals for the urban village.
“We need an opportunity to address that entire development before we move forward with anything else,†said Francis.
London developer Shmuel Farhi recently acquired a piece of property next to the art gallery fronting on Riverside Drive as part of a land swap which allowed the city to acquire property where the new arena is being built on the city’s far east side.
While acknowledging that Farhi is “looking to add to his investment downtown,†Francis declined to say whether Farhi was involved in the development project being considered by the city.
The 50-acre site, which is bounded by the new transit terminal on the eastern edge, University Avenue on the south, Caron Avenue on the west and Pitt Street on the north, was the subject of a community improvement plan more than three years ago.
Once city council decided the property was an expensive and inappropriate location for a new arena development, the focus shifted to an urban village which would include an eclectic mix of residential, commercial and retail development designed to attract more pedestrian traffic to the edge of the city core.
Council decided last year to issue a request for proposals from potential developers on both sides of the border but that process is now on hold.
© The Windsor Star 2007
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Observer, you're giveing waaaaaaaay too much credit to the U. They wouldn't know good design if it fell out of a tree.
Good to see the news that they built a new surface parking lot. I bet it's a safe bet that you can remove the quotation marks from ugly. It will be ugly, no doubt about it.
Myabe they could spend some time reparing the buildings they own and stop demolishing historic properites directly (Grad House) and by neglect (Price of Wales). Anyone with two eyes can see the University is one of the least respectful bodies in the city to their surrounding neighbourhoods.
I truly feel bad for the residents in the area of the proposed monstrosity.
Everybody's wrong. It's a Family Aquatic Complex.