The front of the building on Ste. Catherine St. opposite Alexis Nihon Plaza has been resurfaced and its glorious bas relief and Packard emblem have been forever replaced.
Owner Reza Tirana is hoping to demolish the building for a new development but has thus far been stalled by dealing with the various levels of bureaucracy.
The building sits near the border of Westmount and Montreal and might actually be divided between the two.
Apparently pedestrians were able to cross the Victoria Bridge on foot until recent times, as this adjacent photo indicates. My cursory research hasn't yet turned up a link suggesting when and why this policy was changed. If anybody knows, please send the info along. I'd like to see pedestrians welcomed back across the span.