Demolition begins on former Summerside trade school site

Demolition of the derelict stays of a former commerce faculty website on Granville Avenue in Summerside started Tuesday.

The town is spending $2.3 million to clear the positioning for future improvement. 5 acres of the positioning would be the future dwelling of Summerside’s new neighborhood well being centre, introduced by the province in December.

“It has been 20 years within the imaginative and prescient, two years within the planning and two months within the making,” stated Mike Thususka, director of financial improvement for the town of Summerside.

“We’re really realizing the ultimate redevelopment alternative for the previous Holland School by tearing the constructing down.”

The constructing has been vacant for almost 20 years and one metropolis councillor beforehand known as it “a shame” to the town.

“It actually has a destructive affect on the neighborhood. One thing needed to be finished. We determined to take that funding and make one thing occur,” stated Thususka.

“For this space of city, clearly our business hub, we’re attempting to make some extra developments popping up right here. Definitely, we now have some land constrictions up on this finish of the city, so this helps open up one other 15 acres of land for redevelopment.”

The parcel of land not being transferred to the province is owned by developer Tim Financial institution’s Pan American Properties. Plans to construct 90 condo items had been introduced in 2020.

“We’re persevering with to work with Mr. Banks and encourage him to make some extra investments on this neighborhood,” Thususka stated.

Building on the province’s $23-million, 45,000-square-foot well being centre is predicted to start within the fall.