Is the Plains Hotel Going, Going, Gone?
An out of province developer filed documents with the City of Regina, outlining a plan to demolish the Plains Hotel and build a hotel/condos on the corner of Albert Street and Victoria Avenue. Don’t get out your wrecking balls just yet – the developer has to file a discretionary-use application, go through a review process and get City Council to officially approve the new development. However, I hope that the process is smooth and we get another beautiful, new building in downtown Regina.
Downtown Regina badly needs two things – more hotel rooms and more places to live. While this project is far from the affordable housing of my dreams, it is a step in the right direction. The Plains has history, but that corner has a certain mystique and deserves one more beautiful building to top it all off.
Now give me a jazz club on the ground floor….
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About Greg: Greg Hluska is an early 30s Regina guy. By day, he works in User Experience in a technology company and by night, he is an avid reader/writer who helps publish the Regina Streets Magazine. |
[...] like we should expect two major development announcements over the next few months. I know that there is going to be a new hotel/condo project built on the north east corner of Victoria and Albert…, but I have not found any confirmation of where the second building is expected to go [...]