To downtown passersby, the landmark Hudson's Bay Company building may look the same as it has for almost a century, but inside, work continues on its transformation.
To downtown passersby, Winnipeg’s landmark Hudson’s Bay Company building on Portage Avenue may look the same as it has for almost a century, but inside, new owner the Southern Chiefs Organization has been hard at work on the building’s transformation.
Heritage Winnipeg executive director Cindy Tugwell told Global Winnipeg that since taking over the building in the spring, the SCO has been prepping it for construction — and that when all is said and done, the new mixed-use space should play a big role in revitalizing the downtown. “I’m thrilled to see this project underway,” Tugwell said. “This is an amazing downtown landmark building — this is a very conspicuous building and it’s really important that this be retrofitted, rehabilitated so that people can come back to downtown and enjoy this building.
“Since the summer, the Southern Chiefs Organization has been doing an immense amount of cleaning, from the penthouse, the sixth floor, all the way down.“The main floor is the last area to be done, and then they’re starting the light demolition, so there’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work that’s being done that Winnipeggers aren’t seeing on the outside of the building.
“I think what’s really important about this project is it’s mixed-use, and that’s really critical for downtown.
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