1.) The Customs House, Dominique Ducharme Site - 105 McGill Street and 400 Place Youville, Montreal, Quebec. 105 McGill Street was owned by the People of Canada when the Robert de Niro movie "The Score" was filmed there:
5.) National Film Board of Canada Site, Norman McLaren Building- 3155, Cote-de-Liesse Road and 120 Houde Street, Lot 2 189 743. The buildings are vacant, and the land mass is 12.10421 acres. Norman McLaren was an animator, producer and director for the National Film Board, he won an Academy Award, and his movies were added to the UNESCO world heritage collection.
6.) Sir William Logan Building, 580 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario-Property Number 08803 in the "Federal Directory of Real Property" website, under the category "Public Procurement and Government Services". During the year 2006, Minister of Public Works Michael Fortier conducted a review of 35 PWGSC buildings, including the Sir William Logan Building, see the Internet article "PWGSC Awards Contract with Respect to Certain Real Estate Assets".
This is what happened to some of the targeted real estate assets:
Sir John Carling Building, 930 Carling Avenue - demolished.
Thomas D'Arcy McGee Building, 90 Sparks Street - sold a year later (2007) to a Vancouver-based private company, Larco Investments.
Government of Canada Building, One Front Street West, Toronto next to Union Station - sold a few years ago by Canada Lands Company to Larco Investments.
Sinclair Centre, 757 Hastings Street, Vancouver-named by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to honour his father-in-law James Sinclair. The property was supposed to be sold to Larco Investments in 2007.
Fairmont RCMP Training Academy, 657-37th Avenue West, Vancouver - Canada Lands Company plans to demolish the complex.
National Library and Archives, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa - I believe that the Archives will be vacant once a new LAC is constructed on LeBreton Flats.
Skyline Towers 1 to V11, 1400 Merivale Road, Ottawa - constructed on the grounds of the Central Experimental Farm. Sold to Larco Investments during the year 2007.
Canada Place, 9700 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta - sold to Larco Investments, 2007.
National Film Board complex, 3155 Cote-de-Liesse Road, Montreal - vacant, will likely be demolished.
Tunney's Pasture Complex, Ottawa - is now the focus of a huge redevelopment which will include several condominium towers. John Lennon and Yoko Ono visited the Brooke Claxton Building located at 70 Columbine Driveway during their 1969 "Bed-Ins for Peace" tour. The photo is from flickr.com:
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| "The Score" |
2.) Dominion Public Building - One Front Street, Toronto, Ontario.
3.) Higenbotham Building, 704 4th Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta - The Canada Post building is currently being sold on the open market through an Internet website called "Federal properties for sale." I used to visit the Manpower offices, the Manpower counsellors were located on the second floor. My Mother borrowed office furniture from the Higenbotham Building warehouse, when she obtained a Federal Local Initiatives Project Grant. Her non-profit agency was called "Concern" and it provided free services for elderly and disabled people in Lethbridge - house painting, lawn mowing, house cleaning...
4.) The Sir Leonard Tilley Building, 719 Heron Road, Confederation Heights, Ottawa - The Tilley Building is currently vacant. The entire 256.99 acre Confederation Heights government complex will be massively redeveloped---see the document (pdf) "Confederation Heights-Queen's University". According to the document, the National Capital Commission and PWGSC are partners in the project.
3.) Higenbotham Building, 704 4th Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta - The Canada Post building is currently being sold on the open market through an Internet website called "Federal properties for sale." I used to visit the Manpower offices, the Manpower counsellors were located on the second floor. My Mother borrowed office furniture from the Higenbotham Building warehouse, when she obtained a Federal Local Initiatives Project Grant. Her non-profit agency was called "Concern" and it provided free services for elderly and disabled people in Lethbridge - house painting, lawn mowing, house cleaning...
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| I am on a Canada Post loading dock at 704 4th Avenue South. (I am second from the left) in 1973. |
5.) National Film Board of Canada Site, Norman McLaren Building- 3155, Cote-de-Liesse Road and 120 Houde Street, Lot 2 189 743. The buildings are vacant, and the land mass is 12.10421 acres. Norman McLaren was an animator, producer and director for the National Film Board, he won an Academy Award, and his movies were added to the UNESCO world heritage collection.
6.) Sir William Logan Building, 580 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario-Property Number 08803 in the "Federal Directory of Real Property" website, under the category "Public Procurement and Government Services". During the year 2006, Minister of Public Works Michael Fortier conducted a review of 35 PWGSC buildings, including the Sir William Logan Building, see the Internet article "PWGSC Awards Contract with Respect to Certain Real Estate Assets".
This is what happened to some of the targeted real estate assets:
Sir John Carling Building, 930 Carling Avenue - demolished.
Thomas D'Arcy McGee Building, 90 Sparks Street - sold a year later (2007) to a Vancouver-based private company, Larco Investments.
Government of Canada Building, One Front Street West, Toronto next to Union Station - sold a few years ago by Canada Lands Company to Larco Investments.
Sinclair Centre, 757 Hastings Street, Vancouver-named by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to honour his father-in-law James Sinclair. The property was supposed to be sold to Larco Investments in 2007.
Fairmont RCMP Training Academy, 657-37th Avenue West, Vancouver - Canada Lands Company plans to demolish the complex.
National Library and Archives, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa - I believe that the Archives will be vacant once a new LAC is constructed on LeBreton Flats.
Skyline Towers 1 to V11, 1400 Merivale Road, Ottawa - constructed on the grounds of the Central Experimental Farm. Sold to Larco Investments during the year 2007.
Canada Place, 9700 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta - sold to Larco Investments, 2007.
National Film Board complex, 3155 Cote-de-Liesse Road, Montreal - vacant, will likely be demolished.
Tunney's Pasture Complex, Ottawa - is now the focus of a huge redevelopment which will include several condominium towers. John Lennon and Yoko Ono visited the Brooke Claxton Building located at 70 Columbine Driveway during their 1969 "Bed-Ins for Peace" tour. The photo is from flickr.com:
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