Construction of the mixed-use Brightwater community on Mississauga’s Port Credit waterfront has been progressing since our last look at the site in July. Developed by Port Credit West Village Partners—a joint venture of Diamond Corp, Dream Unlimited, FRAM + Slokker, and the Kilmer Group—the project is replacing what used to be the Imperial Oil Lands to the southwest of Lakeshore Road West and Mississauga Road, with over…

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: City of Toronto and…

Just north of Toronto, 430 ESSA Condos is bringing 71 residential units, along with new retail opportunity to Barrie. The 4-storey BDP Quadrangle-designed building is the first condominium launch by One Urban, an industrial-turned-residential developer that transitioned into the multi-family residential space in 2015. The founders of the company have been developing commercial and industrial properties since the mid-1980s, and started…

Sometimes, it’s hard to find a topic to write about. And then other times, the topics come to you! I was literally writing Monday’s blog about 3-bedroom condo floor plans when a TRB reader sent me this: Hi David!  Love your video blog. I remember you calling a living room/kitchen space  a “litchen” this past week. What do you call a bedroom and…

This past weekend, UrbanToronto Forum contributor greg_cooke craned his neck and aimed his camera upwards at the uniquely chamfered exterior of PJ Condos, a Pinnacle International project designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects at Pearl and John streets in Toronto’s Entertainment District. Looking up at the chamfered exterior of PJ Condos, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor greg_cooke Want to see your work…