Stratford architect Robert Ritz says preserving the full Grand Trunk building would deliver a fivefold return on investment and better honour the city’s heritage.

Following Stratford council’s decision last month to keep only the middle section of the Grand Trunk building, a well-known local architect is calling on the city to go further and preserve the entire structure.

The building, says Stratford architect Robert Ritz, has more long-term value if it remains fully intact than partially torn down.

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“The building is the solution, not the problem, because we know what’s there,” Ritz said in an interview with the Beacon Herald.

“We know that we have a dirty site and we have an old building, but we know more about the building than we do about the site because the site

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