Toronto The One | 328.4m | 91s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners

From about 10 minutes ago:
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Whoa sorry off topic but what is that super slim building in the foreground? How have I missed this development!? Looks like something out of New York billionaires row!
That is 50 Scollard Street:


I also take photos of it once or twice a week on average.
 
Toronto Star: Receiver alleges Sam Mizrahi owes The One’s lenders $58.8 million for ‘overpaying’ himself
Excerpts:
After receiver Alvarez & Marsal removed him from the project over allegations of management failures last March, Mizrahi said he was owed $11 million for outstanding fees and costs of labour and construction management, including amounts owed to subcontractors who undertook work for the project.
But in new court filings released on Oct. 18 Alvarez & Marsal claims that Mizrahi owes The One’s lenders more: $58.8 million for excess labour charges and breach of contract.
Since seizing control of the project, the receiver has made allegations in court filings that suggest Mizrahi bit off more than he could chew when he attempted to build Canada’s second tallest mixed-use tower.
“Mizrahi had little or no prior experience developing, marketing or building real estate that approaches the size, scope and complexity of the project,” the receiver wrote in a court document.
“Every experienced professional that the receiver has consulted with in respect of Mizrahi’s performance as general contractor of the project has identified significant issues,” it added.
Mizrahi allegedly owes the lenders $49.3 million in labour fees that “significantly exceeded” rates charged by other construction managers for similar services, while his performance “did not justify above-market compensation,” the receiver wrote.
Skygrid, the construction manager hired to replace Mizrahi Developments, has since charged about $1 million less per month than Mizrahi invoiced. Alvarez & Marsal is also investigating whether Mizrahi billed the lenders for work that was never done by subcontractors on the project.
Out of the total $58.8 million, the receiver says Mizrahi owes about $9.5 million in breaches of contract, including refusing to return $1.8 million in commissions collected from condo sales whose buyers defaulted — in part or entirely — on their deposits.
 

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