The City of Toronto has received Official Plan, Zoning By-Law Amendment, and Site Plan Approval applications from the Goldberg Group on behalf of the property owners of 150-160 Cactus Avenue, seeking to construct multiple townhouse and condominium buildings encompassing a total of 483 residential units. The project is to be developed by Plaza Partners and designed by the architects at…
Today, I visited brodflour, an urban mill and bakery that’s located in hip and trendy Liberty Village. I even chatted with the lovely Assistant General Manager, Jordyn Ferriss, who answered all my questions about what makes this hot spot so special! brodflour is a local favourite among not only the community drawn in by the mouth-watering aromas, but also Instagram…
Construction is carrying on at the site of KING Toronto, the luxury condominium complex designed by world-renowned Danish ‘starchitects’ Bjarke Ingels Group with Toronto-based Diamond Schmitt Architects for Westbank Corp and Allied Properties REIT. Taking a close look at recent images of the site, we can make out various elements currently being worked on including the creation of parking level ramps that will serve the P1 level, as well…
This is an UrbanToronto industry update sharing information and status updates from around the industry as a means to keep our readers in the loop. We are covering updates related to rules, regulations, and changes that are being made as a result of the pandemic that impact the real estate and building industries in Toronto. In today’s report: Design excellence recognized at…
In less than two months a major policy change will take effect which will impact developers and contractors of large underground sites in the City of Toronto. Announced on the City’s website on Monday, November 1st, the Foundation Drainage Policy and Guidelines for all new development applications received by the City of Toronto under the Ontario Planning Act, except for…
October home sales down 7%, new listings fell by 34% from last year: Toronto board; Planned ‘car condo’ in Toronto looks to fill a void; Union seeks court injunction to stop TTC from enforcing mandatory vaccination policy; and more news: Union seeks court injunction to stop TTC from enforcing mandatory vaccination policy (CP24) You make $75,000 per year. Will you ever be…
Ontario realtors are now joining experts and activists in calling for zoning rule changes to address Toronto’s housing supply problem. The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) is urging the provincial government to end exclusionary single-family zoning rules in high-demand areas. Exclusionary single-family zoning rules prevent someone from buying a bungalow and tearing it down to build two semi-detached homes, or three…
Ontario realtors are now joining experts and activists in calling for zoning rule changes to address Toronto’s housing supply problem. The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) is urging the provincial government to end exclusionary single-family zoning rules in high-demand areas. Exclusionary single-family zoning rules prevent someone from buying a bungalow and tearing it down to build two semi-detached homes, or three…
Did you know that attendees of the Humber Real Estate Education Program are referred to as “learners”? What’s that about? Is the word “student” not progressive enough anymore? What the hell is a “learner?” I kid you, not. A learner himself forwarded me an email last week from Humber College about the rampant cheating, er, “misconduct” that’s going on among the learners in…
On October 28, UrbanTotonto Forum contributor bangkok was out and about with his drone, capturing aerial images, among other places — of Humber College’s Lakeshore Campus and the surround Colonel Samuel Smith Park at the south end of Etobicoke. With Lake Ontario and a pleasure craft marina in the foreground, the college is just to the north past the woods of…
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