Welcome to this month’s installment of Dear Urbaneer, where I help our clients and inquisitive readers with their real estate questions. This month, I’m sharing our research and condensed conversations with Buyers who are searching for a dwelling with onsite parking so at some point they can install an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger.     Dear Urbaneer: We’re interested in…

At the southwest corner of Islington Avenue and The Queensway in Etobicoke, RioCan’s Verge Condominiums will soon bring new vitality to this area of town. While RioCan continues to register prospective purchasers for Verge’s second phase tower, indicators at the site suggest that demolition may commence soon where the first phase is to be constructed. Looking northeast across the site, image by UT…

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: TTC’s 2022 budget returns…

The very first Mass Timber and Net Zero Carbon institutional building in all of Ontario is well underway at Centennial College’s Progress Campus in Scarborough. The A-Block expansion project began its construction in November and since then, considerable progress has been made at the site. The expansion includes a 136,000 ft² extension of the existing A-Block Building, using FSC certified black spruce from…

One of the buildings to finish in Toronto in 2021 was Great Gulf’s Yonge and Rich. Cheekily named for its proximity to the intersection of Yonge and Richmond streets, the complex incorporates some beautiful heritage structures fronting on Lombard Street on tis south side. The restored buildings have been lit to accent their features at nighttime, as UrbanToronto Forum contributor Blixtein found…