July 8, 2007
Hello,
I have sent some updated photos and info for this property to be
added to your website and records (Category B Heritage Status).
(photos to be added to the site soon - np)
This building is owned by Personal Best Seminars Inc. and that is the
main tenant who leases out space to various other organizations.
We have owned this building since 1992 and spent many hundreds of
thousands ($$$) and many hours of sweat and tears renovating the
space. The exterior was repainted again in 2006, outdoor lights
added; parging redone; modern corrogated siding added to North and
South side of building; a frosted window added to east side next to
entrance to allow for more light in the office space & new sidewalks
(badly needed, thank you City of Calgary). We are soon going to add
a painted sign along the east side (under the lights) for our
business and the Cozy Corner Cafe is under new ownership (The 80/20
Cafe ) with new signage coming soon I imagine.
The interior also contains the original oak hardwood flooring which
was reclaimed and used throughout the main floor. The interior brick
was sandblasted in 1993 and left raw. There is an original built in
safe in the basement (that some people think is haunted - lol). The
original freight elevator was used by us to haul chairs/tables etc
from one floor to another until 2004 when we had it blocked off and
it now serves as a photocopy room on the main floor and a coat/shoe
room on the 2nd floor for a yoga studio. The metal doors still close
though and appear to be quite fascinating to people.
We have had many offers from realtors wanting to buy this building to
be torn down for condos (as is now happening all around us) and my
husband and I consider this to be such a crime as this space holds
such history and has in so many ways become home to us. I know this
will likely happens some day when we move on and it brings me to
tears to think about it.
If you have any other questions about this property, please feel free
to contact us.
Thank you
Cory Fiset
Personal Best Seminars Inc.Statistics: Posted by newsposter — Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:26 am
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