Toronto office tower development faces delays due to rising construction costs

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Toronto's development of new 'trophy' office towers faced delays as construction costs remained prohibitively high. While vacancy rates for top-tier AAA buildings dropped to 2.6 per cent, the overall downtown vacancy rate fell to 12.6 per cent, down from 18 per cent two years prior. Developers required higher rental income to offset building expenses,…

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