Oh for the love of God... Update on the Stone Jug above.
Because the owner has poured millions more into the building than it was worth, it qualifies as new construction and must meet modern building codes. Those codes - especially as they relate to emergency exits from all floors, will remove the building's heritage designation.
He's had enough of fighting the bureaucracy and plans to board up the windows and walk away June 1.
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Note to self: "The plural of anecdote is not evidence."
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