Failed vertical greenhouse advertised on Craigslist Vancouver for $1.5 million

The high-tech greenhouse is situated on top of a parking lot in the downtown core and was originally conceived as an urban farming innovation that would grow 200 kilograms of fresh organic leafy green vegetables daily.

 

The produce would then be sold direct to local restaurants and through the produce delivery service SPUD.ca.

 

But the dream soon faded, with Alterrus Systems Inc. filing for bankcruptcy in January 2014, just a year after setting up, with debts of $3.4 million — despite a cut-rate rent deal from the City of just $4,800 per month.

 

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