Union graft and needlessly stringent safety standards have inflated construction costs in the U.S. and Canada.

Now, the elevator up the observation tower has stopped working, has been down several weeks and is awaiting repairs. The only way up is to climb the staircase inside the tower, with 159 stairs.

Darryl Smith said he's had to drag himself up and down the stairs for the last year because the elevators are never working. Smith said he relies on a wheelchair and is visually impaired.

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"Taking into account the substantial square footage taken up by elevators, stairs, walls, hallways and mechanicals, the remaining units will be small, and probably not encourage long-term tenancy ...