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The ROM's faulty tower: a condo too far

Archiseek / Canada / News / 2005 / October 15

What price culture? Hmm . . . Whatever the answer may be, at least we know where to look for it in Toronto today. It can be found in the purely quantitative financial "pro formas" that guide high-rolling speculators in the current condominium boom. The price of culture in Toronto, whatever it may be at any one time, varies directly with the wholesale price of a square foot on the 48th floor.

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