Venue of $10M Skills Development Fund Recipient Now Licensed as an ‘Adult Entertainment Club’
For more than 20 years, entrepreneur Zlatko Starkovski has leased the historic Exhibition Place building in Toronto, a site known for hosting PC fundraisers and notable private events. Recently, this location became home to FYE Ultraclub, a burlesque-themed nightclub that opened in September.
The nightclub features adult entertainment, including lap dances by strippers and aerialists performing while suspended by their teeth. The establishment operates in the Horticulture Building at Exhibition Place, a public historic venue leased exclusively by Starkovski.
Money from the Ford government’s $10 million Skills Development Fund has contributed to supporting Starkovski, the owner of this new nightclub.
Starkovski, often called “Z” by friends and staff, has transformed the space multiple times. It was previously known as Muzik, a club famous a decade ago for visits by then-mayor Rob Ford that attracted significant media attention.
"Money from the Ford government’s Skills Development Fund is benefiting the owner of a new Toronto nightclub where strippers give lap dances and scantily clad aerialists hang in the air by their teeth."
"FYE Ultraclub opened in September in the Horticulture Building at Exhibition Place, a public historic site that entrepreneur Zlatko Starkovski has had an exclusive lease to for over 20 years."
"It was most famously known as Muzik, when, a decade ago, then-mayor Rob Ford’s appearances at the nightclub grabbed headlines."
Author’s summary: Zlatko Starkovski’s long-leased historic venue at Exhibition Place is now licensed as an adult entertainment club, supported by funding from the Ford government’s Skills Development Fund.