THUNDER BAY — Sometime next spring, construction crews should be at work on the site of an unfinished housing project at the Thunder Bay Country Club.
Di Gregorio Developments now plans to proceed with erecting a shell for a six-storey building on top of the existing foundation.
But there's no timeline yet for finishing off the 109-unit project, which was started by another developer in 2012, and golfers will be allowed to continue using the course.
Di Gregorio acquired the property and the entire golf course in 2022.
Over the past year, it's taken steps to protect and repair the building materials stored on site, in particular components for the yet-to-be-constructed exterior and bearing walls that were left behind by the previous owner.
It's also poured the footing for the external wall.
The company has been concerned about the current cost of things such as precast concrete, steel and windows, but in a recent interview spokesperson Silvio Di Gregorio said "we've managed to sort of do some massaging to one of the prices."
He expects crews will be at the golf course next year to close in the structure, so "it will have a roof, it will have windows, the whole thing," while electrical, mechanical, plumbing and drywall work will be put on hold.
"We're trying to take it in chunks, as it makes sense. So we will construct it, then look at the next step," Di Gregorio said.
The project was originally intended to be a condominium, but he said the company is now leaning toward apartments because it may make better sense as an investment.
In the meantime, golfers will be allowed back on the course again next year and for the foreseeable future.
