Quick development of surface lot for SkipTheDishes HQ unrealistic, Forks CEO says
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Talk of developing the surface parking lot opposite the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is premature, Forks CEO Paul Jordan says.
The Free Press reported recently that the lot is being promoted as the site of a new headquarters for Winnipeg-based international food courier company SkipTheDishes, but Jordan said Tuesday too much prep work still has to be done before the site can be realistically considered for development.
“What people need to understand is you can’t rush to the end without doing all the proper steps,” he said, explaining that the property is expected to be a rich archeological site that will need to be explored before it can be developed. The land, part of CN Rail’s downtown yard for more than 100 years, will also have be examined for environmental contamination and possible remediation.
“It’s not a clean piece of property — until we know what it is, the talk about developments are premature.”
The Forks has included the property, which is owned by the City of Winnipeg, as part of its multi-use Railside Development, a project that would see 14 acres of surface parking lots developed into a series of public and private spaces.
Mayor Brian Bowman and members of his executive policy committee Tuesday unanimously agreed to a proposal to declare the land surplus and sell it to The Forks for its wider development plans. City officials said the property would be sold at market value. Council will consider the plan at its meeting July 18.
Officials told the Free Press that Economic Development Winnipeg eyes the site as the home for a smart park development for the city’s tech companies, with SkipTheDishes as the main tenant. Jordan earlier told the Free Press that concept is compatible with the Railside Development initiative.
But Jordan told reporters Tuesday that he’s not been in contact with SkipTheDishes or any other prospective tenant for the site and he had no idea when the land could be developed.
“The Forks has no agreement with anybody. It’s not our land and until it becomes our land there is no comment. We’re not talking to them. We’re not planning anything with them.
aldo.santin@freepress.mb.ca