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Artfully dodging a development?
May. 13th, 2024 08:30 amThe Artful Dodger has been our local for the last 15 years. It's shabby and friendly and quirky. Now that the spouse is dependent on a Rollator and can't manage the stairs, the pub's accessible, roomy patio is even more of a valued destination in mild weather.
It looks like the owners of the Dodger are about to tangle with a developer that wants to build a 76-storey tower (yes, yet another behemoth in my poor beleaguered little neighbourhood) next to the Dodger.
For years we've been patronizing the Dodger at every opportunity, because we know that development pressures make it inevitable that the venue will eventually disappear (when the owners die, sell to new owners, or get an irresistible offer from another developer). But in the meantime, I hope that the pub lasts for a good few years to come. The developer has a reputation for zone-and-flip shenanigans, so maybe the proposal will remain in limbo until either it or we disappear from this plane of reality.
It looks like the owners of the Dodger are about to tangle with a developer that wants to build a 76-storey tower (yes, yet another behemoth in my poor beleaguered little neighbourhood) next to the Dodger.
For years we've been patronizing the Dodger at every opportunity, because we know that development pressures make it inevitable that the venue will eventually disappear (when the owners die, sell to new owners, or get an irresistible offer from another developer). But in the meantime, I hope that the pub lasts for a good few years to come. The developer has a reputation for zone-and-flip shenanigans, so maybe the proposal will remain in limbo until either it or we disappear from this plane of reality.
