I think the 72 story hotel project has been cancelled. There's an application of the same site, but way different.
Take a look:
https://niagarafalls.ca/city-hall/planning/current-planning-applications/244-6605-stanley-av.pda
While on my way to the dump site, the trees were completely gone, and the excavators were there too. Also, the lease signs were there too. Which means that they're actually about to begin!
I took these earlier today, and I have to make the video below a gif.
Now we know that these signs were added in August 30th, 2024. That's just one day after my birthday.