It was billed by its developer as a luxury condo building whose design would be “inspired by the world-renowned fashion houses of Paris” and evoke “the smart chic of Parisienne character.”

And from a visual standpoint, the four-storey Chloe building off the Arbutus Greenway near West 47th Avenue in Vancouver’s Kerrisdale neighbourhood ticks some of those boxes: an elegant, soft-palette facade features large, framed apartment windows and long, narrow balconies.

But there is no evidence of any Paris-like bustle.

The project developer is in the midst of court receivership proceedings. And in a tough market where many such proceedings are happening, this one stands out.

This isn’t a case where a project is still in the early stages — a set of drawings and a piece of land that has been exca

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