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Controversial $350-million project scrapped for Calgary’s Chinatown
Developer El Condor Lands has scrapped a controversial $350-million project for Calgary’s Chinatown. The developer requested the permit be cancelled at a hearing Tuesday at the Sub-Division Appeal Board.
The board agreed and withdrew the permit, meaning it can no longer go forward.
It’s being called a victory by those who have fought for changes to the plan for the last five years.
“The project itself, as submitted, is dead,” says Terry Wong, spokesperson for a group calling itself Friends of Chinatown.
El Condor Lands wanted to build two 27-storey high rise towers on a block of land between 2 and 3 avenues S.W. just off Centre Street, in the heart of Chinatown.
The towers were to house 519 condos and commercial property.
In addition, there were plans for a retail corridor and a 12-storey hotel.
Source:
https://globalnews.ca/news/5403685/350-million-construction-project-cancelled-calgary-chinatown/ (full article includes videos)
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