Revisions have been made to a 2019 proposal on an Etobicoke property a couple blocks west of Humber College’s Lakeshore Campus at 3353 Lake Shore Boulevard West, where developer Apria is seeking an Official Plan amendment and rezoning from the City of Toronto to create an Icon Architects-designed 6 storey mixed-use building. Proposed is 5,382 m² of gross floor area (GFA) on a 1,410 m² site, with…
In the wake of developer Cresford’s financial troubles in 2020, a number of their active high-rise projects in Downtown Toronto were sold off. Among them was Halo Residences, a 38-storey condominium tower on Yonge Street north of College. The project was well under construction when it was acquired by QuadReal Property Group in a sale approved in September, 2020. QuadReal have moved forward with construction…
As Toronto’s inner suburbs evolve, so too does infrastructure. Having been developed extensively with car-loving low-rise buildings in the middle of the 20th century, wide roads were king, and where three of them met in the centre of Etobicoke, the pedestrian-unfriendly flyovers of the Six Point Interchange was the answer, named for its spaghetti-like meeting of Dundas Street West, Kipling Avenue,…
These Toronto neighborhoods see rent prices drop by nearly 40 per cent; Torontonians applying for social housing to escape domestic violence soar during COVID-19; Renters under pressure in Canada’s active home resale market as owners look to cash in; and more news: These Toronto neighborhoods see rent prices drop by nearly 40 per cent (CTV News) Torontonians applying for social housing to…
As a 40-year-old man, I can personally attest to just how interesting the child-parent relationship is. I’ve rounded that corner – the one where you cease to become the one who needs to be provided for, and instead, becomes the provider. Many of you can relate, and from a variety of ages, I’m sure. Watching my mother or my father…
A view of a new Toronto condo tower’s exterior details is featured in today’s Daily Photo. Shot by Forum contributor skycandy, this photo shows 1 Yorkville’s textured aluminum cladding catching sunlight for a dramatic effect at the upper levels of the 58-storey, Roy Varacalli-designed building. 1 Yorkville, image by Forum contributor skycandy Want to see your work featured as Daily Photo? Head over to…
As agents suggest that demand from investors for Toronto condos has likely exceeded pre-pandemic levels, we dig into the numbers to see. As Featured in the Move Smartly Report: In this video (click above), I take you through our deep data dive from this month’s Move Smartly report, where we take a closer look at just what is going on…
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