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Developer tears down historic Queen West building (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by oporko to c/[email protected]

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One of Queen Street West's oldest shops has been demolished despite its designation in 2007 as a protected heritage building.

On Monday, the City of Toronto slapped a stop-work order on construction at the building at 520 Queen St. W., built in the 1850s. But it's unclear what the city intends to do next about the unauthorized demolition.

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Hopefully they fine him and force him to reconstruct. If the city doesn’t send a message it’s not profitable to tear down heritage buildings, it’ll be open season on them.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Lol developer just pretending the designation doesn't exist is wild. Hope they force a rebuild and issue a massive fine.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

🤷‍♂️ does it matter? This building looks like it got heritage status simply by being old rather than being important.

[–] oporko 5 points 1 year ago

Sure it’s debatable, but it’s not up to the owner to decide the heritage status doesn’t apply.