6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁gar age ▁was ▁le ased ▁out ▁to ▁Tex aco ▁Canada ▁on ▁a ▁long - term ▁basis ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁service ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁convenience ▁store . ▁The ▁le ase ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁Ul tr amar ▁when ▁that ▁company ▁purchased ▁assets ▁of ▁Tex aco ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁gar age ▁was ▁in ▁decre pit ▁condition ▁by ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁mill en ni um . ▁The ▁city ▁issued ▁a ▁request ▁for ▁propos als ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁dow nt own ▁par king ▁gar age ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁intended ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁par king ▁spaces ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁Tex park ▁and ▁the ▁Bishop ' s ▁Land ing ▁sites . ▁It ▁received ▁five ▁valid ▁subm issions ▁and ▁a ▁proposal ▁by ▁the ▁Hard man ▁Group ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁Regional ▁Council ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁replacement ▁gar age , ▁which ▁s its ▁at ▁the ▁opposite ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁city ▁block ▁as ▁the ▁Tex park ▁site , ▁began ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Cal led ▁Metro P ark , ▁it ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Tex park ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁by ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁vac ant ▁lot ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁United ▁G ulf ▁Develop ments ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Development ▁propos als