Windsor City Hall

Windsor City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The mayor's office and Windsor City Council are housed in the main building at 350 City Hall Square West, while additional city services are located in an adjacent building at 400 City Square East in downtown Windsor.

Windsor City Hall
Main building of Windsor City Hall
General information
TypeCity hall
LocationWindsor, Ontario
Address350 City Hall Square West
Coordinates42°19′0.31″N 83°02′06.3″W
Groundbreaking2016
Completed2018
CostCA$30,000,000
OwnerCity of Windsor
Technical details
Floor count5
Design and construction
Architecture firm
  • Moriyama & Teshima Architects
  • Archittectura Inc.

History

The site of the hall was previously Central Public School, thereafter the city purchased the property in 1904 and served it as the city hall. In 1955, construction began, the building being completed on 1956.[1][2] In 2005, an additional building part of the Windsor City Hall campus was opened across the street from the city hall, on 400 City Hall Square.[3] The second building now serves various public services.[4]

Plans to demolish the building after concerns of aging and structural issues started being brought up in 1990s. A new building was a topic during the 2014 budget meeting in 2013.[5] A council vote was in favour of a new building which was passed 10 to 1.[6] In October 2014, the Windsor City Council approved plans to demolish the original city hall and build a newer building.[7]

Old City Hall, demolished in 2019

Construction of the new building was originally scheduled to start late 2015 and be completed in 2017-2018,[5][7] but actual construction began in mid-2016.[8] The project is estimated to cost $23 million.[9] The new city hall opened to the public on May 22, 2018.[10] The grand opening took place on May 26, 2018.[11]

References
  1. "City Hall Campuses". City of Windsor. City of Windsor. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. Jarvis, Anne. "Jarvis: A burnished civic square". Windsor Star. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. Schmidt, Doug. "City pursues deposit on building it can't sell". Windsor Star. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. "Governments come together to better serve the community of Windsor". Government of Ontario. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. Schmidt, Doug. "New City Hall on the horizon". Windsor Star. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. Simcoe, Luke. "Windsor city council approves $35M plan for City Hall". Metro News. Metro International. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. "Council approves new Windsor city hall design". CTV News Windsor. Bell Media. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  8. "Updated Milestones - August 2016" (PDF). citywindsor.ca. City of Windsor, Ontario. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. "$23M Windsor City Hall design to be voted on by public". CBC News. Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  10. "New Windsor City Hall set to open next week". CTV News. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  11. McArthur, Donald (May 27, 2018). "Big crowd gathers for grand opening of new Windsor City Hall". Windsor Star. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
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