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Update: More Falling Glass From The Shangri-La Hotel

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Earlier today, the the trendy Shangri-La Hotel on University Avenue had its third incident of falling glass since the luxury tower opened in 2012. A spokesperson from the hotel tells Curbed,

"At approximately 1:30 AM on November 24th, it was reported by one of our staff that some glass had fallen on the Adelaide side of 188 University Avenue. Upon inspection the glass had broken from a residential unit which is not part of the Shangri-La Hotel. Police have sectioned off the Adelaide portion of the street and the building inspector will review and communicate with the building developer." Last we checked, the "residential unit" is still part of the hotel and a public safety issue to hotel guests. Councillor Adam Vaughan said in a CBC interview, "it is concerning that the city and hotel still haven't figured out what is going on. We haven't figured out why the last piece fell and it doesn't appear to be a manufacturing problem, it doesn't appear to be an anchoring issue. It's a bit of a mystery." Other occurrences of falling glass at the hotel happened in January 2013 after glass fell from the hotel and onto the sidewalk. In September of this year, a man was injured after a pane of glass fell from 15 storeys. Sadly, we now have to update our heat map of falling glass in the city.


· Shangri-La's Most Expensive Hotel Suite, $10K Per Night [Curbed Toronto]
· Glass Falls From Downtown Hotel Balcony [CBC]
· Glass Falls From Shangri-La Building [Toronto Star]

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Shangri-La Toronto

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In November 2013: Glass fell from a "residential unit" and onto Adelaide Street. September 2013: A man was injured after a pane of glass fell from 15 storeys. January 2013: Glass fell from the hotel and onto the sidewalk.

Trump International Hotel & Tower

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November 2012: Pane of glass fell from the 34th floor during construction, dropped by a worker during installation. Then again, from the 65th storey. Cars were damaged.

One King West Hotel & Residence

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August 2012: Glass fell from the 49th floor near Yonge and King Street. A repair crew was working on the window at the time.

126 Simcoe Street

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June 2012: Glass fell from the 25th floor of Boutique Condo on Simcoe Street. Two cars were damaged. That was the fifth time glass has fallen from the building.

One Bedford Road

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A class action lawsuit was filed after glass fell at least three times from the same building on Bedford Road.

RBC Royal Bank

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May 2012: Glass fell from the 30th floor of the RBC Centre.

Murano (South & North Tower)

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Glass has fallen multiple times from the Murano Towers, one time injuring a woman on her wrist. Two $20 million class-action lawsuits were launched.

Festival Tower

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Glass fell multiple times from the Festival Towers, the posh condo above the TIFF Bell Lightbox. No injuries reported.

Four Seasons Hotel and Residence

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A piece of falling glass from the 53rd floor of the Four Seasons Hotel prompted a temporary closure of Yorkville Avenue. No injures were reported.

Canada Square Building

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April 2011: A section of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue were closed after falling glass was reported from the Canada Square building. No injuries were reported.

Shangri-La Toronto

In November 2013: Glass fell from a "residential unit" and onto Adelaide Street. September 2013: A man was injured after a pane of glass fell from 15 storeys. January 2013: Glass fell from the hotel and onto the sidewalk.

Trump International Hotel & Tower

November 2012: Pane of glass fell from the 34th floor during construction, dropped by a worker during installation. Then again, from the 65th storey. Cars were damaged.

One King West Hotel & Residence

August 2012: Glass fell from the 49th floor near Yonge and King Street. A repair crew was working on the window at the time.

126 Simcoe Street

June 2012: Glass fell from the 25th floor of Boutique Condo on Simcoe Street. Two cars were damaged. That was the fifth time glass has fallen from the building.

One Bedford Road

A class action lawsuit was filed after glass fell at least three times from the same building on Bedford Road.

RBC Royal Bank

May 2012: Glass fell from the 30th floor of the RBC Centre.

Murano (South & North Tower)

Glass has fallen multiple times from the Murano Towers, one time injuring a woman on her wrist. Two $20 million class-action lawsuits were launched.

Festival Tower

Glass fell multiple times from the Festival Towers, the posh condo above the TIFF Bell Lightbox. No injuries reported.

Four Seasons Hotel and Residence

A piece of falling glass from the 53rd floor of the Four Seasons Hotel prompted a temporary closure of Yorkville Avenue. No injures were reported.

Canada Square Building

April 2011: A section of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue were closed after falling glass was reported from the Canada Square building. No injuries were reported.