The saga of the old Cagibi corner
Sounds like the old Cagibi space at St-Laurent and St-Viateur has been rented out at last. But there’s this:
Today's CP story by @Gvaliante states that a "previous owner" of Le Cagibi jacked up the rent. But as @TChaDunlevy reported in 2018. that owner was Brandon Shiller, son of Lavy's partner. https://t.co/CSkQs0ssh7 @timothyjforster
— Shawn Goldwater (@ShawnGoldwater) February 2, 2020
The Valiante piece is here and the relevant comment by FNoMtl is this:
Hey @globeandmail @CTVMontreal leaving out the fact that this unnamed previous landlord is the *current co-owner’s dad* comes off less like a journalistic choice and more of an egregious error worthy of a correction. Looking forward to seeing one soon! pic.twitter.com/Q7sDnOWskD
— FNoMTL (@FNoMTL) February 3, 2020
Sorry to simply link to tweets, but that’s where the news is sometimes. And thanks to the anonymous @FNoMTL.
Ian 14:24 on 2020-02-03 Permalink
Yeah Shiller Lavy are the worst kind of weasels, the kind that pretend to be simple kind hearted businessmen whose hands are simply tied by external forces, only doing horrible things to the neighbourhood that they love, no really, because they have no choice. Like creeps who beat their girlfriends “because they love them”.
Ephraim 16:53 on 2020-02-03 Permalink
@Ian – Rumour has it that they are supposedly illegally in the STR business as well.
qatzelok 18:29 on 2020-02-03 Permalink
You can’t blame the landowners for playing the game of capitalism well.
Love the capitalist, hate the capitalism, my socialist priest used to say to us.
Ian 21:36 on 2020-02-03 Permalink
No, Qatzi, I do reserve the right to hate them for the insultingly disingenuous attempt to not only reap the rewards of capitalism, but be forgiven and sympathized with. As s Lt. Whorf said on Star Trek, “The transparency of your lies is insulting to both of us”.
@ephraim I’ve heard the same on many occasions, it’s one of those open secrets like how the guys who own saint viateur bagel also run illegal AirBnb hotels. But then again they are arch-capitalists so there’s no real surprise there. Asking the public to feel bad for them though, that’s a laugh. In another time their heads would be paraded through the neighbourhood on pikes.
Dominic 06:50 on 2020-02-04 Permalink
@FNoMTL is a real treasure that has popped up in the last year or so. They’re great on Twitter and Instagram. Thanks to their interns!