Last month, we reported that Streetcar Development intends to build at 11 Peel Avenue, an underused pocket of Queen St. West. We knew their plans, as well as the vision for the project, but what we did not have was the name. That changed late last week, and we are proud to announce that The [...]

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News moves along fast in the Toronto real estate scene! Last week we presented INDX, the newest condominium by the fine folks at Lifetime Developments and CentreCourt Developments. We were sitting on the edges of our chairs, awaiting the release of a rendering, and it finally arrived! Although it’s only an initial rendering, it does [...]

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One of the most hotly debated topics in the City of Toronto has been the role of the Ontario Municipal Board and its jurisdiction over city policy makers. Many City Councillors, including Kristyn Wong Tam, have called for the board’s elimination, or at least to have its judiciary powers taken away. Everyone knows how we [...]

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Its always amazing too see, a plot of land that has been subject to multiple proposals finally move forward and add some much needed density to an underused pocket of the city.  That’s what we witnessed with Freed’s recent purchase at sixty Colborne. And although we are still awaiting word on what the project will [...]

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Readers of the Toronto Star’s HomesAndCondosBlog are well aware of our love for projects that challenge the normal standards of architecture. It is easy to continue to build the same type of tower over and over, but not so easy to push the limits on design. With that in mind, we are very happy to [...]

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Pinnacle International is one busy Builder. Not only are they finishing off work at Pinnacle Success Towers in Toronto and breaking ground at Pinnacle Grand Park, they are also moving forward on some more very interesting projects in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. Uptown Mississauga is expected to be a landmark project, and they [...]

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Two endangered species in Toronto’s entertainment distinct — surface parking lots and night clubs — are quickly disappearing given Toronto’s thirst for condominiums. Multiple nightclubs have vanished as developers continue to look for underused pockets of the city to redevelop. It’s starting to look as though another nightclub is about to disappear to make way [...]

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For the past few months, we were investigating a new condominium that was possibly headed to the corner of Church and Colborne St. in Toronto. We had learned that Freed Developments purchased the land, but that was about it.  Fortunately, some interesting news broke last Saturday! Matt Young, a development professional based out of Toronto, [...]

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