Oh goodie! For those real estate enthusiasts, this will be like trying to pick between cake, ice cream, pie, brownies, and Nanaimo bars. I would choose the latter, FYI. There are a lot of features of a condo that could be considered a “deal-breaker,” but for the purpose of this game, I’ve chosen five. Why only five? I’ve chosen what I…
One day last week, UrbanToronto Forum contributor mburrrrr caught this striking view of the sunrise behind Monde in Toronto’s Bayfront area. Sunrise behind Monde in Toronto’s Bayfront area, image by UT Forum contributor mburrrr Want to see your work featured as Daily Photo? You can post in the City Photos & Videos section of the UrbanToronto Forum, or submit your images to…
Construction at Menkes Developments’ 4.6 million ft² Sugar Wharf complex on Toronto’s waterfront continues to progress, with the near-completion of the B+H Architects-designed office tower at 100 Queens Quay East while the Sugar Wharf Condos Phase 1—64 and 70-storey architects—Alliance-designed towers—rise ever higher over their retail base right next door. Two towers of Sugar Wharf phase one, image by UT Forum contributor skycandy Upon our last update on…
Applications have been submitted to the City of Toronto for a project that looks to transform Broadview Avenue north of Eastern Avenue in Riverdale. On Sept 9, the City received applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments from Bousfields Inc. on behalf of Streetcar Developments, for properties known municipally as 21 through 53 Broadview Avenue, 344 Eastern Avenue, and…
Lifetime Developments and Pinedale Properties have revealed the range of unique amenities that they will offer to residents of XO Condos on the southwest corner of King and Dufferin in Toronto’s West End. From the building’s fitness and recreational facilities including a dedicated spin studio, to a children’s playroom with a ball pit, and even a pet spa, the 14-storey, Core…
At Urbaneer, we pride ourselves on being attuned and tapped in to the movements of the city’s housing market. Reporting on and distilling the latest news and trends from within Toronto’s ‘real estate trenches’, we strive to remain a reliable source of valuable, up-to-date information for our clients and readers all over Canada. We monitor and report on everything related to…
New construction house prices in GTA and condo sales hit record levels in August; over 80% of eligible Toronto residents are vaccinated; no grace period for vaccine certificates in Ontario, no enforcement either; and other news: New construction house prices in GTA and condo sales hit record levels in August (Toronto Star) More than 80 per cent of eligible Toronto residents…
In September 2010, flames tore through 200 Wellesley Street East in Toronto’s St James Town neighbourhood. The six-alarm fire destroyed an apartment and displaced a thousand residents for months as the damage was repaired. Three years later, the rebirth of the building was celebrated by a giant mural of a Phoenix rising from the ashes painted on its southern wall. The…
What America’s top financial body’s next move may mean for Canadian mortgage rates. Last week the US Federal Reserve indicated that it expects to begin tapering its massive quantitative easing (QE) programs soon. More surprisingly, the Fed also indicated that it expects to fully unwind its QE purchases by the middle of next year. That is a faster tightening pace…
An 85-storey development on the southeast corner of Yonge and Gerrard Streets in Downtown Toronto is moving forward following a change of ownership. Originally a Cresford project, the formerly 85-storey condo previously known as Yonge Street Living (YSL) has been acquired by Concord Adex. The site of the development has been relatively quiet since Cresford ran into liquidity issues that resulted in…
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