Imagine this: you wake up, get dressed, have breakfast and walk out the front door of your apartment building in Oakville over to a sleek modern station. You head straight to the platform, walking past a packed bike parking area, and a sleek electric train pulls up after just a few minutes, no schedule required. You head downtown, and the…
Welcome to my blog on housing, culture, and design! I’m Steve Fudge and I’m celebrating 34 years as a realtor and property consultant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Not only is the Toronto real estate market in flux (think air turbulence on a Boeing 737 Max 9 with a missing door plug), but one of its core power dynamics is…
A wave of developments is sweeping Eglinton Avenue thanks to the soon-to-be-opened Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT, and a microcosm of this is seen in Toronto’s Keelesdale neighbourhood, where a proposal at 2485 Eglinton Avenue West is the latest planning submission to the City of Toronto. A 46-storey residential building that would offer some commercial space at the southeast corner of…
Welcome to my blog on housing, culture and design in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Just when we were enjoying a taste of Spring… back to snow! But now that the season is officially here – as of March 19th – the warmer weather shouldn’t be too far off! Although many people will rank a city based on how many ‘world…
At the foothills of the Niagara Escarpment, Mattamy Homes is bringing modern residential living to Milton, Ontario. The two latest buildings at Soleil Condos, located at 480 through 490 Gordon Krantz Avenue, make up the final phase of the community, and like the initial phase will stand six storeys tall. Encircled by mature landscapes and connected to a network of…
Province will not introduce legislation that automatically approves fourplexes; Toronto construction project in Forest Hill sits idle for 2 years, as housing developers under financial strain; why Green P parking lots in Toronto could soon become housing hotspots; and other news. Toronto’s traffic jams are infamous. Here’s the new $20,000-an-intersection solution the city hopes will unsnarl them (The Star) Toronto…
From Simcoe Street just north of Front, a number of Toronto’s towers appear to be huddling for a conversation. On the left in this image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor skycandy are the podium (above) and tower (below) at 160 Front Street West, while at its foot, a bit of the Intercontinental Hotel. To the upper right is the RBC Centre with…
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