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Vancouver to debate demolishing hazardous, dilapidated heritage building - BC

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The historic former Dunsmuir Hotel was built at 500 Dunsmuir Street in 1909, but has sat vacant since 2013.

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CBC News

115-year-old Vancouver building at risk of 'catastrophic' collapse

Built in 1909, Vancouver’s Dunsmuir House at the corner of Dunsmuir and Richards streets has been a grand hotel, a barracks for soldiers and a shelter, but for the past 11 years, it’s been vacant, not maintained, and now so worn-down, the city says it’s a public-safety hazard.

2 months ago·Canada

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Global News

‘Extremely compromised’: Vancouver’s 115 year old Dunsmuir Hotel could face demolition - BC

But the building has been vacant for more than a decade, and a report to city council says the building has become dilapidated and dangerous.

2 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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Daily Hive

Big collapse risk: Vancouver orders demolition of Dunsmuir building

The City of Vancouver is ordering Holborn Properties to demolish its neglected heritage building of 500 Dunsmuir Street in downtown.

2 months ago·Canada

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Vancouver Sun

Dilapidated downtown building at risk of catastrophic collapse, says Vancouver's chief builder

Vancouver's chief building official is recommending the demolition of a long-vacant 115-year-old former rooming house, saying the dilapidated building is "a danger to public safety."

2 months ago·Vancouver, Canada

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