Are ‘Regular Home Buyers’ A Thing Of The Past in Toronto and Vancouver?

Why are we are seeing such a huge increase in those wanting to invest instead of live in our homes? Watch full video above Our lead contributor, Toronto-based Realosophy Realty’s John Pasalis, joined Yahoo Finance’s Jesse Bains and Vancouver-based Oakwyn Realty’s Steve Saretsky to discuss the rapidly rising number of foreign and domestic buyers seeking to purchase an investment property…

Sorbara Group Planning Infill Residential Along Keele near Finch | UrbanToronto

The City of Toronto has received an application for zoning by-law and official plan amendments from WND associates on behalf of Sorbara Group.The redevelopment proposal includes multiple new buildings with 946 new residential units in total as well as retail space on underused portions of a property at 11 Catford Road and 20 Broadoaks Drive. The proposed buildings are designed by…

News Roundup for December 2, 2021 | UrbanToronto

New hospital being built in Mississauga, facility to be expanded in Toronto; Ontario using frequent Minister’s Zoning Orders to fast-track development: auditor general; Traffic delays of up to 29 minutes are possible downtown for the next seven years due to Ontario Line construction, other city-led projects: report; and more news: Traffic delays of up to 29 minutes are possible downtown for the…

Aglow by Night: YC Condos’ Sidewalk | UrbanToronto

As more attention is paid to night lighting in Toronto, different treatments are being applied on different buildings. At YC Condos, a Canderel project designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects on Yonge near College, the recently built development is still having finishing touches applied. One of the last of them is the sidewalk around it, and with the fences around…

Lindvest Proposing Mixed-Use Development on Dufferin North of Eglinton | UrbanToronto

Lindvest Properties has applied to the City of Toronto for Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan Approval on a property located at 2402 Dufferin a block and a half north of Eglinton Avenue. The developer is proposing a 24-storey mixed-use building and a 9-storey apartment building, along with a new public park and an extension of an existing public…

Guest Column: Identifying Opportunity in the Ultra-Competitive GTA Industrial Market | UrbanToronto

Today, Goran Brelih, a Senior Vice President for Cushman & Wakefield ULC, is our guest columnist. Brelih has been servicing investors and occupiers of industrial buildings in the Greater Toronto Area for the last 29 years, and has been involved in the lease or sale of approximately 25.7 million ft² of industrial space, valued in excess of $1.6 billion dollars. +++…

Topping Off November 2021: What Was Hot on UrbanToronto | UrbanToronto

Another month of Toronto city-building, transportation, and real estate talk is now behind us, so we are looking back at what were the hottest stories, project Database files, and Forum discussions from November, 2021.  Our Top Ten News Stories We start off our top 10 news stories with #17, a vast, multi-building redevelopment proposal right on Lake Ontario in Mississauga….

News Roundup for December 1, 2021 | UrbanToronto

Toronto has $2.6 billion in development charges and fees sitting in reserve, BILD report says; Torontonians are driving more since pandemic began, city report finds; Toronto to reopen office buildings in Jan. 2022, hopes to send ‘signal’ to other employers; and more news: Ontario to create largest hospital in Canada with Mississauga expansion: sources (CP24) Toronto to reopen office buildings in Jan. 2022,…