The corner of Church and Lombard streets in Downtown Toronto is home to the busy construction site of Minto Communities GTA’s new condo tower. Dubbed The Saint in a nod to the nearby St James Cathedral, the 47-storey, Wallman Architects-designed project has been under construction since last Fall, and the early stages of construction are fast preparing the building’s footprint for an eventual rise of over…
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…
These are tumultuous times for both Canadian mortgage rates and real estate. The Bank of Canada (BoC) is currently in a disagreement with the bond market about our current inflation prospects. The Bank predicts that the recent run-up will prove transitory, but bond-market investors don’t agree. They expect inflationary pressures to intensify and have driven bond yields higher in anticipation….
Minto Communities GTA is bringing a new residential community to Oakville’s Trafalgar Road and Dundas Street East area with Oakvillage. This multi-phase community has already sold three initial phases of townhomes and condos, and Minto is now moving forward with marketing for Oakvillage’s fourth phase, a pair of condominium towers known as North Oak. We took an introductory look at the project last month, focusing…
There comes a time when a glance at your apartment can be discouraging in terms of how it looks. However, you need not fret because there is a simple solution that can help to spruce up your apartment rather than contemplate looking for a new apartment. For instance, repainting your apartment both inside and outside can help to give you…
COVID-19 has fewer people riding transit and this could be good for transit systems; Toronto rent prices slowly picking up after months-long decline; North York condo project aims to fill ‘gap’ for family-oriented units in the city. But will they sell?; and more news: COVID-19 has fewer people riding transit and this could be good for transit systems (Globe and Mail) North…
What a lovely little Sunday, I had! With only one client to show around, I had planned to take a half-day. But no appointments were permitted on this cute bungalow on Midland Avenue on Sunday, so now here I was, without any work to do! The morning was a little chilly but that didn’t stop us from getting out and moving about….
Foggy weather swept through Toronto last week, creating several photographic opportunities for UrbanToronto Forum contributors. We’ve already featured foggy views from the Bloor-Yorkville and the Bloor-Sherbourne areas last week, and today’s Daily Photo once again highlights thick fog, this time in the Port Lands area. Captured by Forum contributor globalexpress, this view from a balcony in the Distillery District faces…
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