http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/landmark-west-end-hotel-likely-to-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-condo-development
"Given the increasing density in Vancouver and the fact that the sites are worth so much more ... frankly it's cheaper to tear down and rebuild when you get to a certain point," he said.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/empire-landmark-hotel-development-1.3775657
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1&status=15
http://urbanyvr.com/empire-landmark-hotel-demolition
