St. Charles Hotel: Downtown Development Committee

Ken Zaifman Dept: TIME may finally be up for the owner of the St. Charles Hotel, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Zaifman has been working to redevelop the site into a boutique hotel since 2008. On Monday, Zaifman asked council's downtown development committee for a three-month extension to comply with a city order to install a sprinkler system to protect the building from fire and bORIS MINKEVICH / ARCHIVES CentreVenture CEO Ross McGowan says his group has a comprehensive plan for Albert Street once the St. Charles is taken care of. After four years of continued delays in redeveloping the 100-year-old property, a city committee has given immigration lawyer Ken Zaifman 60 days to bring the building up to code. If he doesn't, the City of Winnipeg will move to take possession of the hotel. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.