The global COVID-19 pandemic is having far-reaching effects in Toronto, including major impacts on what have been booming real estate and building industries. Many jobs and most events are currently suspended, postponed, or affected in other ways, though UrbanToronto is still operating at full strength with our team working remotely. As a means to keep the public in the loop…
Guest writer R. Scott Davie, President of Davie Real Estate, has been a leader in the sales and marketing of new high rise and low rise projects around the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for decades and has represented many of the GTA’s top Developers. Davie recently wrote a book on the GTA Affordable Home Ownership Crisis. * * * 2020 has…
Curated Properties’ proposal for a south Parkdale neighbourhood street could see a stretch of two and three-storey homes replaced by a 16-storey apartment building. The developer has just submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application to the City of Toronto, seeking approvals to build the denser urban form at 2 through 24 Temple Avenue on the northwest corner where it meets Dufferin…
Development in Midtown Toronto’s Yonge-Eglinton area has been at fever-pitch for years, with no signs of slowing as another wave of projects gets underway. While the area’s tallest developments are concentrated along either Yonge Street or Eglinton Avenue, the area’s side streets—which have until now boasted a mix of single family houses and mid-century apartment buildings—are being transformed as the houses and smaller apartment…
Short term operators find gaps in Toronto’s new regulations; Should Toronto commit money to supportive housing in its 2021 budget?; Luxury home tax could yield $18 million for Toronto in 2021, if approved; and more news: Short term operators find gaps in Toronto’s new regulations (Globe and Mail) Have your say: Should Toronto commit money to supportive housing in its 2021 budget?…
On Monday night, a 1-bedroom condominium in Liberty Village, listed for sale at $599,900, solicited twenty-one offers and sold for $715,000. If you’re not impressed by the sale-to-list ratio, that’s fine. But with respect to the number of offers, dear friend, are you not entertained? Last November, I had a listing for sale in the same building. The unit was previously tenanted, and my…
Today’s Daily Photo features a view of Tower at Pier 27, a 35-storey, architectsAlliance-designed condominium tower that recently completed construction at the foot of Yonge Street on Toronto’s waterfront. This shot from Forum contributor globalexpress shows the tower’s shifting floorplate arrangement in monochrome. Tower at Pier 27, image by Forum contributor globalexpress Want to see your work featured as Daily…
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