Ophelia (242-262 Queen St S) | 11 fl | U/C

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The vote came almost a year after council reluctantly approved the demolition of two heritage homes further down Queen Street, next to the Schneider Haus National Historic Site.

Mario Chilanski, who lives in the Victoria Park heritage district, reminded council of that earlier vote, quoting councillors' comments from October 2017 when council insisted that the demolition of the homes next to Schneider Haus would not create a precedent or send a signal that the Victoria Park district was open for demolition.

It still doesn't send that signal. These are at the edge of the district, surrounded by very different forms that are mostly much newer. They're not about to bulldoze half the neighbourhood or anything.