Regina’s old Sears building will soon close its doors for safety reasons – Regina | 24CA News
Regina’s outdated Sears clearance constructing will probably be closing its doorways for security causes, which implies native companies that make the most of the area might want to discover a new location.
The century-old constructing in Regina’s Warehouse District space, which dates again to 1918, has not too long ago been deemed lower than security codes by Regina Fire and Protective Services.
“Regina Fire & Protective Services Inspectors were called to this property due to public complaints,” the City of Regina mentioned in an e mail assertion. “Several serious fire & life safety deficiencies were identified upon inspection and our team was working with the owner on options to remedy.
“In this situation the owner made the decision to not address the deficiencies and instead to cease some tenancies.”
The outdated Sears constructing was a house to quite a few native companies and occasions together with the Centennial Market, Al Benesocky’s Shock House and Regina Battle Arena. The proprietor of Regina Battle Arena has referred to as the outdated Sears constructing house for the previous 5 years.
Dylan Biasutto mentioned he’s at a crossroad as a result of he’s uncertain of his subsequent transfer.
“I felt gutted, it was a sense of dread. I knew I had to call and cancel youth groups, school groups, (and) kids’ birthdays,” mentioned Biasutto. “It’s an older building and we kind of saw this coming eventually. We definitely thought we had more time.”
According to a Facebook put up, the constructing is scheduled to shut its doorways finish of May. Global News reached out to the constructing’s administration firm Colliers however didn’t obtain a response by deadline.
Local residents have fond reminiscences of the constructing previous to the Centennial Market.
“I grew up in this area … My mother and I walked down here to shop when it was Eaton’s. It was a grocery store upstairs as well as the Eaton store underneath. So that’s the memories I have,” mentioned Wayne Smith.
“It’s sad … it’s a heritage building but if it’s not being kept up and it’s a fire hazard, those things happen.”
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