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It's not an insurance scam, the real issue is zoning.
The building is considered a Heritage building by the City of Toronto. The owners of the building, just wanted to tear the whole thing down, and build something new, but the City would not let them, because of the designation. This is why Salad King has not returned, the property sits in limbo, until now.
So not an insurance scam, but certainly a way to get around the zoning pylons that the city threw up. I definitely suspect arson.
The whole thing has been a huge mess. It is amazingly short sighted of the city, to just throw up a barrier at Young and Gould instead of dealing with the issue. Yes, let's fuck up traffic in the busiest part of town, because we cannot figure out to remove the rubble.
Salad King is supposed to open up above the Footlocker across the street. But they have to reroute some of their pipes through Footlocker, who is not being too helpful.
| quote: | | Then the reality of building a second-floor restaurant set in, and progress slowed. A new drainage system had to be directed through Foot Locker, and Liu suddenly had to wait for their cooperation. Then crews realized the facilities would require more power, but another wire from Toronto Hydro meant a crew digging up Elm Street behind the building and navigating through a "spiderweb" of gas and water pipes. Liu originally thought the restaurant would have electricity by now, but Hydro has said workers cannot begin until January 15, 2011. |
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