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Twelve years after it was rendered vacant by a spectacular fire that claimed Penticton’s last strip club, a high-profile lot in the downtown core is set for redevelopment – again.
A previous attempt was made to turn it into a mixed-use building eight years ago
The century-old Plimmer Emporium has had a colourful past.
Plimmer Emporium, built in 1917, was initially the Rutland Private Hotel. It was also once home to nightclub Slack Alice, restaurant Toad Hall and record store Chelsea Records. In 1997, it became a combination commercial and residential building designed by architect Roger Walker. For the past 30 years, two units now up for sale have been owned by Joanne Watson, who has run Urban Sanctuary, a beauty therapy and day spa, from the site. DIAKRIT/SUPPLIED The first floor is a 90sqm apartment. Watson no longer wishes to be a landlord, so is selling the units and moving her business to another...