The coming Crosstown LRT is priming new areas of Toronto for high-rise development. At the line’s initial western terminus at Mount Dennis, an application seeks an Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments to permit a 34-storey condominium tower at 15 Hollis Street, directly adjacent to the Crosstown’s Mount Dennis Station, and across the rail corridor from the Crosstown’s Eglinton Maintenance & Storage Facility (EMSF)….

Mutual Developments is bringing a new 11-storey, Kohn Partnership Architects-designed condominium development to Scarborough’s West Hill area, with the lower land prices versus those of Downtown Toronto being passed on to purchasers at East Pointe Condominiums. The new mid-rise planned for Kingston Road just east of Morningside Avenue will add to the revitalizing area 104 condominium units from 388 to 1,036 ft² in area and spanning one through three bedrooms, with prices starting from…

Reducing ongoing monthly maintenance and energy costs is a goal of every homeowner. Whether it is by installing high-efficiency windows in your single-family home or looking for ways to reduce building energy costs for condominiums, the drive to increase energy efficiency and sustainability to thereby reduce monthly operating costs is an ongoing battle of the pocketbook.  For condominium residents, that…

This week’s Throwback Thursday puts a spotlight on the expanding border of Toronto’s Financial District by comparing two photos captured approximately two and a half years apart. For this instalment, we head back to February, 2019 for a view from Simcoe and Wellington streets facing southeast towards Front Street. At that time, preparatory work was beginning for a new 46-storey, 134,766 m²…

How the Bank’s thinking may impact our mortgage rates.    The Bank of Canada (BoC) held its policy rate steady last week as expected.      If you’re keeping an eye on mortgage rates, this is where the rubber meets the road.   The BoC’s recent guidance continues to be hotly debated among market watchers.   Some prominent Canadian economists…

The Jane Exbury Towers are a group of five well-known landmarks in northwestern Toronto, designed by Estonian-Canadian architect Uno Prii and constructed in 1969. Prii brought expression to Modernism through sculptural forms, seeking to give each building, or set of buildings, a unique identity and sense of place, qualities that would enhance the quality of life in them. Most often photographed…