The Canadian Jewish Congress proceeded today with plans to erect its new national headquarters, Samual Bronfman House, in a district of the city in which many foreign diplomatic missions and consulates are located. The Montreal City Council earlier this week amended the city’s zoning ordinance to permit erection of the building in a zone otherwise restricted to private residence and consulates.
Final determination of the actual location of the building on the site acquired by the Congress was being held up pending agreement by the two foreign governments owning the ad-joining properties to the removal of the legal encumbrance on part of the site restricting building on that area to residential or consular purposes. If this consent is obtained, the architects will be able to provide a spacious setback for the edifice. If consent is with-held, the building will have to be erected close to the street, leaving the restricted portion of the site open.
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