London Free Press

Towers of Spite, Take 2: City politicians back more buildings on small lot

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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 […]

London Free Press

City hall bylaw officials blitz six-building apartment cluster, eyeing landlord issues

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Six buildings. Seven-hundred apartments. One strategy to ensure London’s rental units are ship-shape.   City hall bylaw officials blitzed a 700-unit apartment complex at 740-758 Kipps Lane in the city’s northeast end Saturday, taking a page out of a similar program in Toronto to ensure landlords are complying with property standards.   “We went to […]