Demolition of 500 Dunsmuir Starts
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•Should the facade of the Vancouver heritage building at 500 Dunsmuir St. be retained?
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The demolition of 500 Dunsmuir House , a 115-year-old former hotel, is to begin on Friday .
Vancouver ’s chief building official is recommending the demolition of the dilapidated building.
In the past, the city has encouraged developers to preserve the facades of heritage buildings.
Civic historian John Atkin said saving the facade would be tricky and costly.
500 Dunsmuir is zoned commercial but Holborn has been angling to build residential.
The company has been at odds with the city and the province before.
The Union of B.C. Municipalities has asked the provincial government to allow municipalities to charge a tax for empty buildings.
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