[Collingwoodbuildinglover]

Well for better or for worse it's out of the ground no putting this genie back in the bottle

 

[Koops65]

 

[steveve]

Today

 

[Red Mars]

May 7, 2024

 

[RyanD]

A video promoting Concord Canada House has Concord Sky added to the skyline.

 

[Contra]

Forgot about this one...I guess we have a few more months still before we find out what we're actually getting.

 

[Northern Light]

This notice is from February............ ummm, Concord.....showing a pattern here:

This had me checking and yup....... as at May 18/24 this project does not have any valid permit for above-grade construction.

 

[Lenser]

What is this, amateur hour?

 

[Amare]

Is there actually any kind of penalty for this? Because right now it seems like Concord could care less, which wouldnt be surprising considering the gutter trash developer that they are.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Concord: “What!? We don’t need no stinkin’ permits!”

 

[flavakid32]

Concord: “What!? We don’t need no stinkin’ permits!”

Yeah right …..I can’t see how a season builder will do something like that am sure the city will just ask them to pay…..they put so much money in the city pocket over the years

 

[Northern Light]

Is there actually any kind of penalty for this?

Yes.

Because right now it seems like Concord could care less, which wouldnt be surprising considering the gutter trash developer that they are.

Also yes.

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And to provide a more fulsome answer:

For a project of this size, the cash penalties are immaterial.

The real consequences, if any are truly having to halt work up to several months and/or have to demolish what was built.

I would love to see the City employ the latter remedy here, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Civdis]

As someone who has spent his career building structures throughout this country, I can tell you how frustrating it can be to get permits issued. Concord is taking a calculated risk here, time is money, especially in this interest rate environment. Trying to get bureaucrats to understand that is like pulling teeth!

 

[citylights]

As someone who has spent his career building structures throughout this country, I can tell you how frustrating it can be to get permits issued. Concord is taking a calculated risk here, time is money, especially in this interest rate environment. Trying to get bureaucrats to understand that is like pulling teeth!

Yup. $27,234.64 is far cheaper than months of delayed work, and accrued interest piling up.

 

[Amare]

Yes.



Also yes.

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And to provide a more fulsome answer:

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For a project of this size, the cash penalties are immaterial.

The real consequences, if any are truly having to halt work up to several months and/or have to demolish what was built.

I would love to see the City employ the latter remedy here, but I'm not holding my breath.

Great insight @Northern Light thanks for sharing.

Which leads me to the question of why the city has (presumably) not enforced anything yet seeing as this problem has been going on for months now. Although it's entirely possible there was a cash penalty levied, if the problem has been going on for this long then there should be a stricter punishment enforced here.