Tag: London downtown
Double take: Downtown hotel floats plan to convert units to condos
A landmark downtown hotel that created a stir this month with its plan to build a 35-storey residential tower next door is contemplating another major change to convert some of its existing rooms to condos. London’s DoubleTree by Hilton is eyeing city hall approval to convert some or all of its rooms to residential units, […]
Musicians, fireworks to help ring in the New Year at Victoria Park
New Year’s celebrations are coming back to Victoria Park this holiday season, following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re so excited to bring New Year’s Eve in the Park back once again for all Londoners to enjoy and ring in the new year together,” Marcus Plowright, chair of the New Year’s Eve […]
St. Paul’s downtown meal program returns, seeks donations for Christmas
An essential meal program for homeless Londoners downtown has returned after a two-year absence because of the pandemic. “We’re back downtown and that’s where we should be. This is our home,” Heather McNamara, co-ordinator of the Fellowship Centre at St. Paul’s Social Services, said Thursday. The first sit-down meal Thursday drew about 40 people, but […]
Core office vacancy rate remains high as companies shift to hybrid work
One in four office spaces in downtown London remains empty as the core continues to struggle with pandemic hangover, according to recent commercial realty reports.
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