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Publishing date: Jun 01, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 2 minute read An artist s rendering shows a residential tower, looking east from the Thames River, part of a proposed development from Farhi Holdings for a tower on Ridout Street at Harris Park.
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A 40-storey tower proposed for the edge of downtown’s Harris Park passed its first political hurdle Monday night with a decisive recommendation from city politicians.
Despite a string of speakers voicing public opposition to the commercial and residential tower that will incorporate three historic properties on London’s “Banker’s Row,” council’s planning committee endorsed the development with little debate.
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