900 King St W | 25 fl | U/C

[ijmorlan]

But it should!!!

Are you saying demolition should only be allowed if the replacement is already approved?

If so I don’t think this will have the effect you want. People won’t just keep operating the building they would prefer to demolish; they’ll just leave it empty and do minimal maintenance on it.

Then the next government will come along and try to address the problem of unwanted empty buildings, and cause even more distortion.

Much better to just set some basic rules on how empty lots have to be maintained to avoid real eyesores.