What happens when you put an economist, a municipal housing expert, and an architect/planner in a (virtual) room to discuss the Housing Affordability Crisis? Last week, the Toronto Society of Architects orchestrated such a gathering as part of a two-part DesignTO Festival 2022 series exploring Toronto’s housing crisis. Frank Clayton, an urban and real estate economist and senior research fellow…
Situated around the southwest corner of the Church and Richmond intersection in Downtown Toronto, ALiAS Condos from Madison Group is preparing for its official launch in February. The residential tower will rise to 45 storeys, and house a total of 497 residential suites above retail at ground level. Designed by Teeple Architects with Turner Fleischer Architects as Architect of Record, the tower will stand out…
As days pass, the southwest corner of Islington Avenue and The Queensway inches closer to the start of demolition, which is the first stage of construction on the way to welcoming the new Verge Condominiums to the site. The community from RioCan Living — RioCan REIT’s 2018-launched residential sub-brand — will be built out with two Turner Fleischer Architects-designed buildings. The first phase on the northwest corner…
The Parker is being prepared to open as the newest residential rental tower in Toronto’s desirable Yonge and Eglinton neighbourhood. Developer Fitzrovia Real Estate intends The Parker to redefine luxury rental living in Midtown by offering amenities rarely seen in purpose-built rental or condo developments, one of the only in the new wave of rental buildings that boast amenities that are akin…
The GTA needs better forecasting to solve housing supply challenge; What rate hikes mean for the housing market; Should Toronto use size limits to rein in ‘monster homes’? Seattle does — with a catch; and more news: Should Toronto use size limits to rein in ‘monster homes’? Seattle does — with a catch (Toronto Star) Now what? Bank of Canada ‘no hike’ leaves…
He was a successful advocate of affordable homes in Toronto. And he was part of my family. With the passing of Jon Harstone at age 71 on New Year’s Day, Toronto lost one of its most successful and dedicated advocates of social housing. Jon was a close member of my family — he had been the partner of my sister, Deborah Aaron,…
I wanted to call this blog post, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda,” but by the time you finish reading it, you’ll be sick to your stomach. And any wishful buyer out there, upon seeing what I’m about to show you, will only conclude that I’m a sadistic ass for rubbing, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda” in their face. But I’m not though. I’m just…
Beside where the open water of the Credit River meets the open water of Lake Ontario, the Port Credit Harbour Marina is protected from wave action behind breakwalls. Consequently the marina shows how cold it has actually been lately in this drone-captured image taken yesterday by UrbanToronto Forum contributor goes bangkok. Despite the frigid temperature that have turned most of the marina…
Woodcliffe Properties has submitted an application to the City of Toronto for the rezoning of a property located at 1196 Yonge Street, just a block north of the iconic North Toronto rail station-turned LCBO. On the northwest corner of Yonge and Birch Avenue in the Summerhill area, approval of the application would permit a 14-storey mixed-use, mostly residential development on the site….
Rosegold Developments Inc has submitted Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the City of Toronto for the site located at 1141 Roselawn Avenue in the Fairbank neighbourhood. A single-storey commercial building with a parking lot currently occupies the site just west of Dufferin Street. South of the site is the York Beltline Trail. The proposed 11-storey, mid-rise…
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