The building that formerly housed a McDonald鈥檚 in downtown 琉璃神社 is finally coming down.

The property on 1746 Water Street had been empty for 13 years and was the subject of a lengthy lawsuit between the City of 琉璃神社 and McDonald鈥檚, which was resolved earlier this year in May.

The legal action stemmed from the 2007 construction of revised road alignments for the William R. Bennett Bridge. McDonald鈥檚 subsequently ceased operations at the location and claimed land and business losses against the city.

Graham Hood, 琉璃神社鈥檚 strategic land development manager previously said coupled with last year鈥檚 acquisition of the former Husky station at 380 Harvey Avenue, the city is excited about developing the site.

鈥淎 plan for lot consolidation and future redevelopment options that leverage the site鈥檚 prominence at the entrance to both 琉璃神社 and the downtown core will be brought forward for council鈥檚 consideration in the coming months,鈥� he said.

- with files from Michael Rodriguez

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