Olympia Clueless About What to Do With Fine Arts Facade?

[leland_palmer]

It seems that everyone greatest fear is true.
Fine Art Building's facade being preserved for future reuse.

Kelli B. Kavanaugh
Model D
http://www.modeldmedia.com/developme...arts20409.aspx

The future use for the Fine Arts -- designed by Louis Kamper, also known as the architect of the Book Cadillac Hotel -- has not yet been determined, according to Karen Cullen, spokesperson for Ilitch Holdings, the parent company of Olympia. In a statement she released, Atanas Ilitch, Olympia's president, says, "We are confident that the façade of the historic Fine Arts Building can be preserved and ultimately integrated into a new development that will occupy the site at some point in the future."

I would like to believe that they know exactly what they are going to do with the facade but are being they usual secretive selves, not wanting to possible drive up real estate prices, etc. However, it is just as likely that the decided to knock down the building with no plan in place. I wonder how long the facade will be sitting there before the building and safety department decides that it is unsafe and demand that it be pulled down?