That's arguable the top City owned heritage building. It won't get torn down unless they decide against maintaining it and it falls victim to another demolition by neglect.
Fleury was fighting another move a few weeks ago. Not related to the Market, but worth mentioning;
The City has a deal with the Ottawa Inn Motel on Montreal Road for temporary housing. It's costing the City $100 per day, $3000 per month. Often times, the City has to rent multiple rooms for big families.
The owner of the Motel bought a few derelict buildings around and renovated the apartments at his own expense to rent out to the City as temporary housing. He's again charging the City $100 a night, for an entire apartment. Same as the motel rooms.
These apartments save the City thousands of dollars per month and ensure that these families have a proper apartment where they can all fit together and enjoy the convenience of their own kitchen and increased privacy.
Fleury is raising a red flag because $3000 a month is double the cost of an average apartment in Ottawa. So he was fine with paying $3000 per motel room, but not for a full apartment. The guy is a motel operator. He bought these apartments and renovated them at his own expense to help the City's housing crisis. He's charging the same as the motel rooms.
Fleury argues that the money should be spent on permanent housing. It never was and won't be even if we cancel this deal with Ottawa Inn. It will just reduce our stock of emergency housing.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-inn-motel-apartment-1.4970057
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