24 Sussex Drive [Prime Minister's residence] | Vacant

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Originally Posted by OTSkyline

I would be tempted to say bulldoze and build new but $38M for new construction? That seems a bit steep, no? I would have thought they could have built something great for half that price!

I think it is because they are fixed on the idea that it needs to be made of stone:

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Mortar holding the limestone blocks is in poor condition and in some cases is missing completely. An engineering report says the limestone blocks are poor-quality stone prone to cracking, and the stones themselves are crumbling as water gets in and repeatedly freezes and thaws.

“To rebuild the structure using a different stone from a different quarry — that is both very expensive and it’s not actually very authentic from a point of view of heritage conservation,” Jeanes said.