Mark Cullen: Planning your Dream Garden
By Mark CullenReap the Rewards of Creativity and PreparationThe majority of Toronto’s inhabitants reside in an urban, densely populated area. Despite limited planting real estate, with the help of a solid plan we can still enjoy beautiful gardens and
More than a quarter of GTA residents hoping for major housing crash
The Angus Reid Institute released the results of its Pain Index for Metro Vancouver and the Greater Toronto Area, reporting that housing affordability has replaced transit as the top concern for most GTA residents.
Average price of a new low-rise home in the GTA exceeds $1 million
The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) released its new home sales statistics for January 2017, announcing that the average price of a new low-rise home in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) hit a record high, exceeding $1 million.
What is the Psychological Cost of Building Taller?
In 1894, Toronto’s tallest building was the seven-storey, 85-foot-tall Beard Building. This bank, commercial office, and hotel was considered the city’s first skyscraper and remained the tallest structure until the construction of the Trader’s Bank
Dig-to-Done: We Have Concrete at B.streets!
This week, the Toronto Star’s NewInHomes.com team headed up to Mirvish Village for the third installment of the Dig-to-Done series we are doing on B.streets Condos by Lindvest Properties.The last time we were at Bathurst and Bloor, the crane was up – a
TREB calls on provincial parties for housing policy debate
As everyone’s attention is shifting to the upcoming June 7 provincial election, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) has called on all three major parties to outline their housing policies in a debate format.
They Don’t Call it Hogtown for Nothing
The Toronto Star reports this week that residents of the King and Bathurst area are gagging on the smell from a Quality Meat Packers abattoir nearby. Heat + humidity + hog killing does not, one imagines, add up to a very pleasant bouquet.Since the
Walkability: Yorkville - 100
Most residents of Toronto wouldn’t call Yorkville an up-and-coming neighbourhood; it’s been up for some time now. But by the looks of the amount of new residential development in the area, Yorkville hasn’t hit the ceiling yet.Yorkville on
Howard Park 2: Coming Soon!
Big news for the Roncesvalles Village area of Toronto - Triumph Developments is almost ready to launch the second phase of Howard Park!Howard Park 2Howard Park 2 will be an eight-storey condo, featuring just 96 units starting in the low $300,000s. A few
The highly anticipated Richlands opening is just days away!
We are now less than a week away from the highly anticipated new release at Richlands in Richmond Hill, brought to you by four prominent Greater Toronto Area builders; Arista Homes, DECO Homes, Fieldgate Homes, and OPUS Homes.
