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Originally Posted by hamilton23
In my opinion, I'd be surprised if this gets built under current ownership.
The easiest, cheapest and probably the best thing for this building and for the area, would've been a complete restoration of the actual theatre and make it a theatre/film venue, similar to the Elgin in Toronto, Mirvish, etc.
Building Condos above a theatre never made any sense. Especially when you factor in sound restrictions and other factors in this case (extensive demolition, reconstruction, etc) That costs huge money.
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I thought the tower was going in front of the theatre, not atop it.
I'll be surprised too if this gets built by the current owners. But it would
not surprise me to see another developer take over, much like what's happened with the Connolly.
It may even make sense for the condo and the theatre to be done by separate companies in partnership. The projects need not be tied together, in terms of their build, aside from the connecting parts.