Welcome to my blog on Canadian real estate, culture and design, with a particular focus on Toronto, Ontario and occasional posts from my Home Away From Home design incubator in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Today I want to tell you about my recent attempt to ‘butch it up’ by tackling a new creative construction project with my own two hands!…
On just about everyone’s radar right now is The Well, Toronto’s largest private construction project. Located downtown at Front Street and Spadina Avenue, the mixed-use development is comprised of a 36-storey office tower, residential rental and condo buildings of 14 through 46 storeys, all rising above a major retail base. Since our last update on the project in October, a lot has gone on at the…
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: Request for Proposals Issued…
LCH Developments has submitted an application to the City of Toronto for a residential development in Scarborough. The proposal, located in the Scarborough Village neighbourhood, involves an Official Plan Amendment, a Zoning Bylaw Amendment and a Site Plan Application. The property consist of 3 parcels (3291 Kingston Road, 2 Windy Ridge Drive, and 4 Windy Ridge Drive) totalling 0.597 hectares. …
Another King-Parliament area proposal is being brought to Toronto’s city planners by Lamb Development Corp, which has submitted an application to the City for the rezoning of 296 King Street East. This one is proposed to stand 34 storeys tall on a 0.139 hectare property located on the northwest corner with Berkeley Street. The site is an assembly of three properties, and…
Physical retail resilient even as COVID-19 causes ‘volatile’ environment: RioCan REIT; Owner unloads side-by-side downtown condos; Brookfield Asset Management raises quarterly dividend, reports Q4 profit up; and more news. Physical retail resilient even as COVID-19 causes ‘volatile’ environment: RioCan REIT (CP24) Owner unloads side-by-side downtown condos (Globe & Mail) Brookfield Asset Management raises quarterly dividend, reports Q4 profit up (Toronto Star) Before selling properties for…
Today, I want to go back to the theme from last Friday, which I call, “Agents behaving badly.” Like the late-1990’s sitcom of a familiar name, starring one of the most underrated cast members in the history of Saturday Night Live: Rob Schneider. I’ll preface this by saying that my goal with these posts is not to come off as…
Posted to UrbanToronto’s Flickr Pool by Frank Lemire, the photographer has titled this spectacular January, 2022 pic taken from Ontario Place ‘Fire and Ice,’ reflecting the effects of the setting sun on ice-caked bushes along the Lake Ontario shoreline. Fire and Ice by Frank Lemire, posted to UrbanToronto’s Flickr Pool Want to see your work featured as Daily Photo? You…
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