La Tulipe will have to pipe down

A judge has ruled that the La Tulipe venue on Papineau will have to reduce its decibel output after a real estate investor who owns the adjoining property put in a noise complaint. The twist in the tale is that his building should never have been zoned residential anyway, but it’s too late now for La Tulipe, since the judge clearly decided property rights are more important than cultural assets.

We discussed this case earlier here and here.