Canada Drops $9M on NYC Luxury Condo for Consul General’s Official Residence

Skyscrapers tower over the skyline south of Central Park in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Feb. 26, 2021. The Canadian Press/AP, Ted Shaffrey

Canada has spent $9 million for a luxury condo in Manhattan to be used as the official residence for its consul general in New York.

Global Affairs Canada says a previous New York City residence purchased in 1961 isn’t up to code and doesn’t meet the department’s standards, but won’t say what is being done with it.