Glenora high rise project grinds to a stop after 2 floors

Glenora residents in west Edmonton are worried about a luxury condominium high rise project that's come to a quiethalt.

"I think that crews come in, do a little bit then leave," says Diane Thompson, president of theGlenoracommunity league. "So we're all a bit puzzled about what's been happening."

"It's ugly," says area residentDorrieWakulchik. "It looks terrible especially being right on the corner in a nice residential neighbourhood."

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The Glenora Skyline project is supposed to be a high end residential and commercial complex with luxury condos with marble exterior walls and blue windows builtright on anewLRTline.

But there has been littleprogress in the 20months since construction began andnow building has stopped altogether.

The company's been slapped with a lawsuit and hundreds of thousands of dollars in builders liens.

Company president Alex Davidoff made headlines last summer when he was allegedly kidnapped, butherefused tocomment on what's happening at the construction site.

The company has issued a statement saying itremains committed to theproject, but italso saysthe alleged kidnapping created challenges that no company could preparefor.

So far,19 of 57 units have been soldand the company says its still selling units during what it's callinga temporary stop in construction.

But for now people living nearby fear they may end up next to aneyesore.

"We want it to keep going," said Thompson. "We want it to be complete. at least this one building that's there. Nobody likes to be in the same neighbourhood as a project that's unfinished."