This happened a while back. They've been renovating the interior to rent out, and seem to slowly be working on the exterior. The Olivia Hair Cuts actually looks pretty decent now, but the rest is blegh. I'm not sure how far they plan to restore the exterior, but it seems to me like it won't be to the extent of the buildings to the north.
Unfortunate, but so is the kitty corner building to this. Buildings left to rot with owners that could care less for some reason. There was a house on our old street that was vacant for 20 years and we spoke to the owners when they finally decided to sell, and they were just a normal family that had held on to this property for 20 years without any plans for it. I'll never fully understand why people don't just sell and cash out from these apparently unwanted buildings.
Commercial tenancies are amazing too if the building is paid off. Tenant pays for nearly everything from inside renovations, to property taxes. The landlord has way more power as well. I don't get it, I really don't.
Same thing with the old theatre property behind the international village. The owner is just an old couple from Toronto. My coworker has talked to him a couple times when the husband comes to mow the lawn, probably in his 60s or 70s. Sell and retire man.
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