Design Seminar a Hit With Crowds at B.Streets!
When Lindvest Properties announced a Condo Design Seminar to be held at the Presentation Centre for much-anticipated B.streets condos at Bloor and Bathurst, the response was overwhelming! Excited visitors arrived in droves and mixed and mingled as they en
Don’t let the Urbancorp situation scare you away from condo investment
Friends of mine took a vacation to a tropical resort a few years back, and as soon as they were off the plane, they heard that the tour company through which they had booked the trip had gone bankrupt back here in Toronto. Adds a little stress to the
Mississauga faces Development Quandaries
The strong demand for high-rise living is reaching beyond downtown Toronto. Mississauga has experienced a significant spike, with an estimated 60 to 70 percent of new home developments being condos.Developers have moved to intensify pockets of
Easton's Group Planning their Second Downtown Toronto Condo
In the past, we have discussed the growing relationship between condominium developers and hotels. With the lack of affordable, available land in the downtown Toronto core, hotels, offices, and other buildings are being scooped up to feed the continued
Can Toronto Handle the Next-Generation Real Estate Tycoon?
Today’s players of the board game Monopoly probably believe those properties and railroads are made-up names from some fictitious land, but they were all prominent in the then nicknamed “World’s Playground” — Atlantic City, New Jersey.As you can tell
Purchasers Absolutely Destroy the 90 Niagara Presentation Centre!
Okay, so they didn’t completely destroy it, and they were in fact invited by Fieldgate to come tear down some drywall. Now that there are only a few units remaining at 90 Niagara, it’s time for construction to begin, but before building can start, the
The Translucent Home in Hiroshima
Recently, Inhabitat.com featured a Hiroshima residence called House in Tousuien. What’s so special about House in Tousuien? The entire exterior is translucent.About House in TousuienHouse in Tousuien was designed by Suppose Design Office in 2012. The
The Best of All Things in 2014
With both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day falling on our usual newsletter day, this marks my last column of 2013. It’s been an exciting year, and unlike a couple of years ago when the excitement all came from the market, a lot of the excitement in the
New home releases expected to slow despite inventory shortage
Traditionally, summer is a slow period for new home releases and openings across the Total Market Area (TMA), but since inventory levels have fallen so low and demand is so strong, there was a time when we thought that builders would continue to release
7 minimalist home décor pieces you can buy locally
When given an open space, like in a new home, many of us find that our first instinct is to fill it up. But what if there was another way? When furnishing your home, the minimalist approach allows you to optimize your space and minimize clutter without
