More than three and a half years after shovels first went into the ground for Menkes Developments’ 4.6 million ft² Sugar Wharf complex on Toronto’s waterfront, the mixed-use community’s initial phases are moving along to the north of the Redpath sugar refinery that its name references. The first phase of the development includes a nearly complete office tower at 100 Queens Quay East and two rising condominium towers with…

Madison Group and Westdale Properties have been teasing out new details for The Capitol Residences, their upcoming condominium development at Yonge and Castlefield in Midtown Toronto. A rollout of renderings for the 14-storey, Turner Fleischer Architects and Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed building began earlier this year with images showing the restored exterior walls of the 1918-built Capitol Theatre, its marquee, and canopy over the Yonge Street sidewalk. “Over the last century,…

Madison Group and Westdale Properties have been teasing out new details for The Capitol Residences, their upcoming condominium development at Yonge and Castlefield in Midtown Toronto. A rollout of renderings for the 14-storey, Turner Fleischer Architects and Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed building began earlier this year with images showing the restored exterior walls of the 1918-built Capitol Theatre, its marquee, and canopy over the Yonge Street sidewalk. “Over the last century,…

A recent note from the CIBC argues that real estate investors cannot be blamed for high house prices. While this conclusion is technically valid, the real issues surrounding how investors impact the housing market are more nuanced. When economists study housing markets, they first try to determine what factors are impacting house prices. If they observe a high share of investors in…

If you are buying a selling a home, avoid scheduling your closing date on September 30. Anyone with a scheduled September 30 closing date on their real estate purchase or sale will have to change that date as the result of a new national holiday proclaimed in June. Bill C-5 is an act to amend various pieces of legislation making…

COVID-19 hit the Greater Toronto Area real estate market hard last year, though a major rebound was recorded in the early months of 2021, bringing unprecedented demand and steady price appreciation. This rebound appears to have been cooling off for a few months now, and the latest monthly market report from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) is providing details…

Home security also depends on garage doors, as in many homes they are located outside. Therefore, a regular check of the garage door is required. In most cases, garage doors may not function properly due to excessive use or wear and tear. In this situation, the owners try to have garage doors repaired by unknown service providers as soon as possible….

This week’s Throwback Thursday takes us back 39 months, comparing two very different views of an ongoing change at the intersection of Yonge and Grosvenor streets in Downtown Toronto. In April, 2018, a view facing southeast across Grosvenor Street from just west of Yonge showed ongoing demolition of a three-storey commercial building, part of the site preparation works for the Halo…

I don’t have a bar in my basement but I’ve always wanted one. I’m not sure it’s because I’m lazy, and would like to avoid going upstairs to refill my drink, or because I’m obsessed with collecting and I would likely buy a lot of nice scotch bottles to display, even though I wouldn’t drink them. In any event, I…