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Metcalfe Realty mulls plan to turn Albert Street office tower into residential complex

Metcalfe Realty is considering a plan to convert a 16-storey office tower at 85 Albert St. to a residential complex, the company’s president says. In a site plan application recently filed with the city, the Ottawa-based property management firm says it would retain the building’s “primary structural framework” while replacing...
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