Plans to redevelop a landmark Toronto strip club with an enormous 64-storey condo tower have hit a bit of a snag following a refusal report issued by city planners in June. However, just months later — in December 2023 — City Council moved forward with a bid seeking heritage designation for properties at 699 Yonge Street and 707 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. In February 2024, the designation passed, granting new heritage protections for the properties and foreshadowing the resistance that the redevelopment plans are now facing. On June 19, the Director of Community Planning for Toronto and East York District issued a refusal report directing community council to pass on the 517-unit condo tower over massing and heritage concerns. Heritage concerns stem from the preservation plan, which currently proposes removal of the north, south and east elevations of 699-705 Yonge Street.