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Beyond the Plan: A Guide to Knowing Which Floor Plan is Your Home
Floor plan translated into living space (LUX Design)By Bora Mihalyi Design Editor at LUX DesignYou walk into a showroom. It's almost a transcending experience. The outside world gets quiet and soft music fills your ears. A beautiful and ridiculously nice
The Wood Wharf Master-Plan in London
By Penny MunozSwiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron is planning to change the skyline of one of London’s major business districts with their 56-storey “Wood Wharf” cylindrical skyscraper. Canary Wharf, located in Tower Hamlets is known for its
Wayne Gretzky Selling Thousand Oaks Home
By Penny MunozLooks like “The Great One” (aka Wayne Gretzky) is expecting an impressive pay day. Having reached a tentative deal on the millions owed to him as the former head coach and director of hockey operations for the Phoenix Coyotes is not the
The Year of the Master-Plan
We hardly ever see a residential tower proposed without commercial space and retail at street level. The days of planning a residential-only building in the downtown core are behind us, but that’s not even what we want to talk about today. Toronto is
Early Closings in South Brampton, Markham, and Stouffville
From Fieldgate HomesLooking for a new home with an early closing? Fieldgate is offering early closings at Valleylands, BlueSky, Potter’s Bend, and Upper Unionville!ValleylandsLocated in south Brampton, in the the Queen Street, Creditview Road,
Trimart: New Low-Rise Market Sees Big Sales Gains
Trimart Research Corporation is reporting some big numbers for the new low-rise market this week. According to Trimart’s findings, the Central and East regions of the GTA have experienced 99.5% and 94.9% sales gains, respectively, compared to the same
MARK CULLEN: Spring-Flowering Bulbs in Containers
By Mark CullenIt never fails. Every year at this time I receive an email from a gardener who has forgotten to plant their tulip bulbs. My advice to them: Why not create a containerized display to impress the neighbours next spring?This recipe also works
Rental Vacancy Rates Increase in Canada
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its fall Rental Market Survey recently, which reports increases in Canada’s rental vacancy. Out of 35 major urban centres in Canada, the vacancy rate increased to 2.7% in October 2013, a tiny
Kylemore’s Annual Holiday Party Collects Hundreds of Toys for York Region Families
Pictured (from right) are Russell Foy with Patrick O’Hanlon, Mariam Aboutaam and Frank Spaziani of Kylemore Communities.Spreading cheer at this time of year is a long-standing tradition of Kylemore Communities. At the company’s Annual Holiday Party held
Best Industry Parties of 2013
We may be biased, but we must say, the homebuilding industry probably throws some of the best parties. We attended many this year, so it’s time to take another stroll down memory lane and highlight some of 2013’s best!Listed below in chronological order




















