Fire damaged brewery coming down soon (6 photos)
Friday, February 15, 2013 by: Darren Taylor
Demolition of at least part of the vacant Northern Breweries building on Bay Street should begin very soon.
That from City of Sault Ste. Marie Chief Building Official Don Maki.
Part of the vacant building was severely damaged in a fire last Thursday.
The property was purchased by developers in April 2011, with the intention of demolishing the old brewery and erecting a 30-storey tower, with commercial space on the lower floors and residential condos on the upper floors.
Nirmala Singh of NSGI, (formerly Sun Avalone), the property’s new owners, could not be reached for comment.
Maki told SooToday.com “we’ve issued an order (to NSGI) to demolish the front portion of the building where the fire was, within 30 days.
Maki said no deadline was given for demolition of the entire site.
“That’s at their leisure, we don’t have any issues with the rest of the building.”
The partial demolition order was issued February 8, Maki said.
“She (Singh) has put everything in motion to get that front part demolished. I know there was somebody going through the building. They had to hire an engineer to do a review and give us a synopsis of the demolition and a plan for a road closure when they do it. They’re working on it.”
Investigation of the blaze on February 7 resulted in City Police arresting a 17-year-old female and 20-year-old Merle Travis Bowen-Hart.
Police have not revealed information about the charges, but Constable Sonny Spina of Sault Ste. Marie Police Service told us no additional suspects are being sought in this investigation.
Photos taken by SooToday.com staff on the road Sunday, February 10.
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mudrunner 2/15/2013 8:19:08 AM ReportI so want that sign in on the building.
rcssm69 2/15/2013 8:51:43 AM ReportI'll believe it when I see it!!!
Can't be reached for comment???
Haven't taken out permits yet???
Sounds like Garforth is backing up this company!!!
andrews 2/15/2013 9:16:18 AM ReportMaybe garforth is a Zombie and coming to bite us in the a$$
30 stories?--I doubt it.
who is the agent selling the units, they say they have lots of interest..from whom to who?
K-Nish 2/15/2013 9:36:21 AM Reporthttp://www.cityssm.on.ca/contentadmin/UserFiles/File/CityDepartments/Clerks/MediaArchive/2013/Sault%20This%20Week/0123NorthernBreweriesBoom.pdf
Apparent was scheduled for march demo
tommy_boi07 2/15/2013 10:10:18 AM ReportI don't know where you're reading that no permits have been taken out yet, it says she has taken all the steps to put the demolition into motion...
crashed13 2/15/2013 10:17:07 AM ReportI seen the plans for the new condos. Small 1 and 2 bedrooms condos (apartments) for 270k-350k.
Might work in T.O or Vancouver but that type of cash still buys a large nice "real house" in the Sault with yard and driveway to a garage.
I don't think they will fly off the shelf.
TFinn 2/15/2013 10:45:56 AM Reportcrashed13 2/15/2013 10:17:07 AM
For retired people, that want the luxury of locking their door and going without the worry of anyone to take care of their lawns, driveways, exterior upkeep, safety... etc ... there is a market ... however not for everyone..!
iamtc 2/15/2013 11:41:30 AM Reportthey should build a new puc building there
Bad Dawg 2/15/2013 12:32:26 PM Reportwhy won't it sell..... in 20 yrs I may want one.
rcssm69 2/15/2013 1:02:30 PM ReportTommyBoi07,
There was a story a few days back where they interviewed the local contractor hired for the demolition. He stated the permits need to be obtained by Singh and hadn't been at that point.
Can't find it anymore. I'm sure someone on here read it as well.
Come on someone back me up!!! LOL
seen_your 2/15/2013 3:38:05 PM ReportI don't know what to think about it, I know I will never live there. At least it will be nicer to look at.
JustMe1234567 2/15/2013 7:43:50 PM ReportThe whole condo thing sounds far fetched to me. Call my cynical, but if someone bought this property, why has it just been sitting there rotting for so long?
And now it's a burned out wreckage.
And I agree with mudrunner, would I ever love to have that Northern Brewery sign!!! Best Soo history artifact ever! lol.
MikeQ 2/15/2013 10:21:03 PM ReportThose condos will sell... look at the prices of those Ficmar condos out on second line... they are flying off the shelves at 300k. I don't see why any of these wouldn't. Baby Boomers are all starting to retire, if there's a market to get into... it's one that applies to the baby boomer generation (or will in 5 to 10 years).
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