How 2 cities revived their train stations and ideas for MCS.

[Funaho]

And yes davewindsor you're exactly right. Just because he fixes it up doesn't mean he'll get a return on the investment. What really should happen [[and should've happened from the moment he bought the place) is it should be sealed airtight around the main floors and the stairwells leading up stairs, so it can be protected somewhat from people and the elements so when the time comes and the market or approvals come in the building can be fixed up and made great again!

While we've all had some great ideas of what would be "nice" to have at the MCS location, none of it is financially viable at this point, nor will it be any time in the foreseeable future. I know it sucks, but the glory days of the MCS are gone and they aren't coming back. The area around the station never developed into what was envisioned when the MCS was built and it never will at this point. It's all low- to medium-density commercial and residential, and there's plenty of space available already. Nobody in their right mind is going to want to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to repair the building and then sit on it, paying taxes and maintenance/security costs for 30 years in the hope that there will be a use for it again someday....maybe. The only reason Moroun is even sitting on it is to cock block efforts to reuse the old rail tunnel.

[Chuck_MI]

The only reason Moroun is even sitting on it is to cock block efforts to reuse the old rail tunnel.

You hit the nail on the head with this statement.
Government agencies should put the cock block on this moron by levying fines for inadequately maintaining an urban blight.