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Fabrik: Coming Soon!

0 Comments 24 January 2012

Months ago, we peeled back the curtain on Fabrik, one of Menke’s newest condominium developments in Toronto. Previously, Menkes had whet our appetites with the name Fabrik, and it left us wanting more. We are still awaiting more information, but this week, the team at Menkes released a little bit of what they have in [...]

Regis Philbin Finally Sells Greenwich Home

0 Comments 23 January 2012

Who would have thought it would be difficult to sell a property in Greenwich, Connecticut? Not us, but Regis Philbin sure had some trouble with it. But he has finally sold his home after settling for $3 million. For the past five years, Regis has been testing the waters of the Greenwich real estate market. [...]

Daniels presents HighPark Residences

2 Comments 23 January 2012

Months ago, we reported that The Daniels Group was quickly moving towards releasing a new condominium in High Park. They had submitted plans and information to the City of Toronto, and were planning for a 2012 release date. Well, now that 2012 is upon us, Daniels is set to present HighPark Residences. The HighPark Residences, [...]

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill win Wujiang design contest

0 Comments 23 January 2012

According to Arch Daily, the Chicago-based firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) announced that they won the international contest to design the Greenland Group Suzhou Center in Wujiang, China. The tower as designed to accommodate retail, office and residential space, along with a luxury hotel. The renderings for the tower are impressive: it will [...]

New Views of 154 Front St. East

0 Comments 19 January 2012

Last week, we presented a blog entry featuring Rob Cadeau’s views on what is to become of 154 Front St. We enjoyed learning more about Cityzen Developments’ long term vision for the site. Today, we stumbled upon the development’s newest renderings, which display some very cool and interesting architecture. For those unaware, last year, Cityzen [...]

Ground breaks at the Pan Am’s Athlete’s Village

0 Comments 19 January 2012

The ceremonial ground-breaking for Athlete’s Village took place on Thursday, Jan. 12. The new community will serve as a temporary residence for more than 10,000 athletes and officials from 41 different countries for the duration of the Pan Am games, a 25-day multi-sport event Toronto is hosting in 2015. All those responsible for the planning [...]

Sold: 836 St. Clair Ave. West

0 Comments 18 January 2012

Urbanation, Toronto’s leading reporting agency on all things condominiums, is reporting that Urbancorp has made an interesting land purchase in the City of Toronto. 836 St. Clair Ave. West, located near Hendrick Avenue, is surrounded by low-rise commercial and retail buildings, with very few options for those looking for a home in the immediate area. [...]

Trimart Report looks to the beginning of 2012

0 Comments 18 January 2012

With moderate economic growth forecasted for 2012, new home sales continued at many communities throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Although times are slow, we can expect site traffic to increase as builders adapt to the changing economy and focus on marketing with the current demands. Leading off the list this week is Pathways, a development [...]