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Originally Posted by nfotiu
Tax breaks are one thing, but are there good examples of government directly subsidizing buildings to be used by private companies?
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There are lots of parallels, though perhaps not wth the same single wealthy tenant.
The east village is public infrastructure in the hopes private enterprise will come in and make a profit, where no higher purpose is being served other than the city just wanted te development.
The Epcor centre exists so private performers have a place to make money, and was built (kinda) by the city.
the convention centre is a city building that exists for private enterprise. For many years the airport was the same - though it's different now, it's still public infrastructure that exists to make private commerce possible.
The Calgary film studio is almost exactly an example of what you mean.