New Pemberton communities launching in 2017
Word on the street is the Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) new high-rise supply is trailing actual demand. One condo developer that’s ahead of the curve is Pemberton Group, which will introduce two new communities early in 2017, with more scheduled to follow
New Development Guidelines in The Beaches
New condominium design outside of the downtown core can be, in a word, adventurous. Some streets and avenues haven’t had an official plan update in upwards of 30 years, which leads to a fight every time a developer makes a proposal for a certain pocket
Walkability: Stroll and Roll
For the third year in a row, we’re bringing back the Walkability series! The idea of designing walkable cities has come a long way since the early 2000s, and even since a few years ago. Many developers and builders of new master-planned communities in
When will more builders start using virtual reality to sell homes?
With more homebuyers shopping for their next new home online and builders and developers focusing more on e-communications with registrants, it makes sense that the industry is beginning to embrace the use of virtual reality (VR) technology.To learn more
Minto Townhome Proposal Preserves Etobicoke Day Care Centre
Parents were relieved to discover that Lakeshore’s largest day care centre might be preserved by developers, pending a tentative agreement.Vice President of land development for Minto Group, Tom Giancos told The Vincent Massey School Community at a
Tridel Wins the Most Awards at the BILD Awards
The Newinhomes.com team would like to take a second to recognize the most winning developer of the 35th annual BILD Awards. With six awards, The Tridel Corporation lived up to their superb reputation, walking away with the Green Home Builder of the Year
Talking Sustainability with ECO Gord Miller
June is a pretty exciting month for us at the Toronto Star’s NewInHomes.com. Our focus this month is on Sustainability, and how both developers and individuals can make the city a better place to live. To kick off Sustainability Month, we figured there
Improve your decision making by improving your air quality
We know it’s important for developers to build greener homes to preserve our planet, but what about to maintain the health of our own brains?In 2015, a new study targeting air quality and our brain revealed that people who work in well-ventilated spaces
Menkes is the Top High-Rise Seller of 2013!
By Penny MunozMenkes is the top selling high-rise condominium developer of 2013, according to an industry report that was recently released.The 2013 Strategic Review of the GTA’s housing market from RealNet Canada Inc. and Building Industry and Land
Bazis Inc. Purchases in Yorkville
Remember when we were talking about how slow the real estate market is? The lack of development applications and land acquisitions? Well, those days are behind us, based on the flurry of activity over the past few months.One developer that has been quite
