Building Life Belleville

12/31/2021

With its new 13’ pine windows and freshly cleaned brick, 232 Front really adds to the historic charm of downtown Belleville! On the inside we getting ready for the next stage of renovations.

12/21/2021

Our beautiful new windows are being installed this week and we are thrilled at how incredible they look!

11/13/2021

Mark and his crew are stripping away the old yellow paint to its original lovely red color!

05/15/2021

The earliest photo of 232 Front St. dates back to 1885!
I went back to the Belleville Archives to look for more photos.
Here are the (photo) bread crumbs that led me to 1885....

1978: taken July 1, 1978 during the 1978 Belleville Centennial Parade. First pic of the 'Maze Mall'.
1978: Encore Mart: the archive says this was taken in August 1978 but I don't think it could have been because the parade picture clearly shows the Maze Mall facade.
1940: this parade photo shows 232 as The Metropolitan with Clarke's on the second floor. Notice White's Hardware Store is with the CIL Paints sign.
1948: on the right, you can see the CIL sign for White's Hardware and a glimpse of the Metropolitan to the right of it. Notice the Lattimer Drugs building to the left of the CIL sign - notice the windows and brick work around their arched windows.
1930: notice the same building (Lattimer) on the left and which means 232 Front is to the right of the DRUGS Soda sign - the arched windows and air vents are clearly distinguishable.
1885: the Lattimer building can be distinguished on the left, and 232 Front would be the second one next.

05/09/2021

Happy Mother's Day! Where would be without our moms?

04/28/2021

The Community Archives of Belleville is a treasure trove of photos. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/
I was able to dig up a few more photos of our building:
- as a Metropolitan store with Clarke's Studio on the second floor
- as Encore Mart
- neighbour to Zellers - on the left you can see the carriage way that goes through our building.

04/27/2021

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Are you looking for a space for your work, creative outlet or start-up business? Units are available on a Month-to-Month basis at Building Life beginning May, 2021. Building Life is re-imagining 232 Front Street, the former "Maze Mall" and you can be part of the transformation happening in...

04/27/2021

Great to see this program back this year and we get to be a part of it! Looking forward to seeing people on Front Street over the summer months!

Belleville Council is supporting the Downtown District BIA and giving approval to bring Front Street down to j...

04/26/2021

Thank you The Belleville Intelligencer for talking with us about our vision for 232 Front St. in downtown Belleville.

Maze Mall reimagined under new 'Building Life' owners
https://www.intelligencer.ca/news/maze-mall-reimagined-under-new-building-life-owners

04/26/2021

Thanks Quinte News for sharing our story!

“With all of the new residential units planned for downtown and area we thought it was high time to get more involved. There’s so much potential here,” said Mark Turner.

Belleville is "undergoing a major transformation." Those are the words of a man who has been involved in the r...

04/25/2021

We just can't get over seeing the original building revealed after so many years! Big thanks to Mark Turner and his crew at Restoration Services for doing such a great job of carefully removing the cladding!

04/24/2021

Here it is, freed from all that cladding!