Taking a closer look at Inclusionary Zoning policy in Toronto
On May 28, 2019, the Inclusionary Zoning Official Plan Policy Directions will be considered by the Planning and Housing Committee, then pending the results, it will go to City Council on June 18.
Canadian housing starts trend upwards as Toronto construction takes a breather
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its monthly housing starts figures for April 2019, reporting an upwards trend due to strong multi-unit starts.
Hamilton council takes one more step towards LRT development
It looks like Hamilton is one step closer to becoming the urban centre that everyone knows it can be. Hamilton city councillors have voted to create an LRT office, an LRT sub-committee, and develop a memorandum of agreement with Metrolinx to bring this
RAW’s East Coast Take on Toronto’s Contemporary Mid-Rise
RAW Design, the award-winning architecture firm from Toronto, is taking their urban contemporary aesthetic to the east coast with a new mid-rise condo project.The new six-storey loft-style project in Halifax, dubbed Southport, playfully borrows design
Toronto condo construction takes a breather as sales pick up steam
New home sales may be picking up steam this spring, but residential construction slowed down slightly across the country.
Taking another look at increasing property taxes in Toronto
Earlier this year, the Centre for Urban Research and Land Development released a report saying that the City of Toronto could afford to hike residential property taxes by approximately 20% when compared to the median GTHA municipality.
Shaun White Taking up Surfing?
Shaun White, the snowboarding Olympian phenom, has just purchased a new home. Nope, it’s not a luxury chalet on his favourite Mountain (although he probably owns one of those as well), it’s a little beach home in Encinitas, California.Shaun White picked
Beaches Condo Takes Another Step Forward
By Penny MunozDespite strong opposition from residents of the Beaches, a six-storey condominium development has been approved to go up at the northeast corner of Queen Street and Woodbine Avenue.Like most proposals in the Beaches, developer Queen EMPC
If You’re Thinking of Taking the Plunge …
I love this time of year. Thanks to such heat and sunshine being a rare deal in these parts, the very existence of July feels like an excuse to do whatever the heck we want, including blowing off work for things that are more fun. We hang out on patios,
Vero: Sexy chic takes Vaughan by storm
If a chic new address is what you?re after, look no further than VERO by Fernbrook Homes. The new five-storey boutique-style residence on Islington Avenue in downtown Woodbridge offers everything the sophisticated urbanite is searching for in a condo.
