Tag: london city hall
Towers of Spite, Take 2: City politicians back more buildings on small lot
Amid the housing crisis, city politicians have changed their tune on the so-called Towers of Spite. During Tuesday’s meeting of council’s planning committee, politicians unanimously voted to endorse adding more buildings to the lot at 2-4 Audrey Ave. and 186-188 Huron St., where four buildings now stand. The four tall, narrow rental buildings near Western […]
‘Towers of Spite’: Developer intends to ‘fill in what’s missing’
London’s Towers of Spite may get company.
Tenants’ group frustrated as ‘toothless’ renoviction bylaw moves ahead
London tenants are a key step closer to getting more protection from renovictions under a bylaw approved by a council committee Monday.
Developers, mayor: Plan for taller buildings across London falls short
London is looking to change its skyline as it boosts height limits across the city, but it’s not enough in some areas, the mayor and local developers say.
City hall bylaw officials blitz six-building apartment cluster, eyeing landlord issues
Six buildings. Seven-hundred apartments. One strategy to ensure London’s rental units are ship-shape. Â City hall bylaw officials blitzed a 700-unit apartment complex at 740-758 Kipps Lane in the cityâs northeast end Saturday, taking a page out of a similar program in Toronto to ensure landlords are complying with property standards. Â “We went to […]