Anyone familiar with the drive along the 400 north of Toronto will recognize the Colossus Centre, an impressively large entertainment and shopping complex that is particularly known for its iconic, flying saucer-topped movie-plex. Now, RioCan REIT has submitted an Official Plan Amendment application to the City of Vaughan for the 61.7 acre property, proposing to transform it into a mixed-use residential…

The Ontario government has announced that it is investing more than $19 million over the next three years in an effort to help reduce the longstanding backlogs and accelerate decisions at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) and Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). The funding will help appoint more impartial adjudicators at both bodies, and support additional technology at the land…

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: City of Toronto launches call…

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, most viewed project Database files, and buzziest Forum discussions from March, 2022.  Our Top Ten News Stories Our Top Ten this month starts with #19 – a project many have been waiting to finally begin….

Here’s an unbelievable opportunity to acquire a detached 3bed/2bath Victorian residence in Cabbagetown for only $599,900! How?   Simply transport yourself permanently into your imagination, where this ‘Too Good To Be True’ Home exists…. After all, today is April 1st, 2022!!!      Gotcha!       May my team and I be your realtors of choice? With decades of…

I’m not really sure what the theme is today. Perhaps a little bit of everything? Odds and ends? Mish-mash? This-‘n-that? Odds-n’-sods? Bits-‘n’bobs? Knick-knackery? Bric-a-brac? Flotsam and jetsam? Wait……….what? Yes, apparently “flotsam and jetsam” is a synonym for “this and that,” or “bits and pieces.” The term comes from the sea world where “flotsam” is the debris in the water that’s…

Red hour isn’t a thing, not really, but it is here at the restored front doors to Massey Hall on a recent evening, the wonderfully moody image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Marcanadian. The restored front doors to Massey Hall on a recent evening, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Marcanadian Want to see your work featured as Daily Photo? You can…