Building on final piece of property for needed for Pleasant Hill Village demolished

The Kubica Glassworks building at 1407 20th Street West has finally been demolished after a lengthy public negotiation that failed and set the stage for a rare expropriation by the City of Saskatoon. The property was the last of several required to free all of the land for a 72-unit seniors complex being built as part of the Pleasant Hill revitalization project.

The city has purchased all of the adjacent properties and already demolished several houses but had been unable to settle with the owners of Kubica Glass who lived and worked out of the 20th Street building.

The City of Saskatoon took possession of the property on April 30. Following an environmental assessment of the land and any necessary remediation, it’s hoped that construction of the senior’s complex can begin by fall of 2010.