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Toronto’s King East neighbourhood is subject to plenty of big changes over the coming years. One of them is coming from First Gulf, which is advancing its redevelopment of the former Toronto Sun building, now referred to as the King East Centre, intensifying the remaining low-rise portions of it with two new towers. The centre occupies one entire block, encased by King, Berkeley,…
The new Mirvish Village is growing on the site where the Honest Ed’s discount store used to stand on the southwest corner of Bathurst and Bloor streets in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood. Vancouver-based Westbank Corp and Peterson are co-developing the property, which will eventually come to include five major new buildings, all to be interconnected at their base, plus several smaller ones. The towers have topped off now, so…
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 relevant news and events, as well as any changes that are being made that impact the real estate and building industries in Toronto. In today’s report: Advancing transit options in Concord; Have…
First Capital REIT (FCR) have submitted applications for Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval for two residential buildings and townhomes on Lawrence Avenue East in Scarborough’s Woburn Community. The proposal seeks to intensify the area by redeveloping the site, employing a variety of building heights and forms, all the while introducing 642 new residential dwellings units, public realm improvements, and…
What happens when a neighbour builds a garage that’s partly on another neighbour’s property? Corkery v. Moffitt, 2022 ONSC 105 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/jlmww> * What happens if you build part of your house, cottage or garage on your neighbour’s land and your neighbour wants it removed? That’s what happened not long ago at a lakefront cottage property on Lower Rideau Lake,…
Are you, or someone you love, looking for a great condo to buy in downtown Toronto? There’s no question the real estate market is oscillating at a pretty intense pace. After all, in a booming urban centre like Toronto, there are a lot of Buyers at the ready keen to secure the best of the best. However, Toronto also has…
‘Nowhere for them to go to’: Baby boomers struggle to downsize as housing construction lags; Canadian home prices up 20.6% but market could be nearing turning point; Some Toronto properties are so singular that even in a high-octane market, finding a buyer takes some creativity; and more news. Some Toronto properties are so singular that even in a high-octane market, finding a…
This is now my, what, third or fourth blog post on this topic? I didn’t want to write it. I still don’t. But when somebody shows you a “smoking gun” while a bunch of gold miners simultaneously shout “EUREKA,” what are you supposed to do? Just keep a lid on it? I might make this blog post short and sweet. …
Mountain Equipment Co-op used to be at 400 King Street West in Downtown Toronto, but the sporting goods retailer sold the land a few years ago and moved three blocks north to Queen. Now, the former store is being torn down, and a new condo will soon rise in its place, and the destruction is definitely eye-catching in this image…
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