A construction fence has gone up around the old Diamond’s Bar on Gottingen Street, and workers are tearing out the insides of the building right now. It looks like the whole thing will be coming down in the next few days. Next to be razed is the former Mitchell’s Environmental Treasures building three doors down. […]
Housing Trust of Nova Scotia
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Gottingen Street eyesores to be removed
[image-1] Two eyesores on Gottingen Street are coming down. The former Mitchells Environmental Treasures and Derby/Diamonds Bar buildings will be torn down in coming weeks, confirms Ross Cantwell of the Housing Trust of Nova Scotia. The trust acquired both properties and is now going through the permitting process to build an affordable housing complex on the Diamond site. A similar proposal will later be floated for the MET site, but there are economies of scale in razing both buildings at once. Taking down the MET building is complicated, says Cantwell. There is an enormous amount of junk in the building,