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Will COVID-19 lead to an exodus from crowded offices in downtown towers? Don't count on it, experts say

from CBC News

Will COVID-19 lead to an exodus from crowded offices in downtown towers? Don't count on it, experts say CBC News Companies with offices in tall downtown towers across Canada face big challenges related to COVID-19. In addition to ensuring the cleanliness and safety of the workplace before employees return, there's the issue of elevator service in skyscrapers. "At our office building, you can only have two people in an elevator and there's 550,000 square feet of people," said Glenn Gardner, a broker on the downtown Vancouver leasing team of commercial real estate firm Avison Young. "You can wait a really long time for that elevator." READ MORE

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