For some time now, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) has been struggling with maintaining its homes. With more than $750 million in backlogged repair, the TCHC has been looking for ways to lower that number and to increase its reserves. One idea is to sell off their high potential sites to development companies. The [...]

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We have spent a lot of time over the past few months discussing the importance of side streets when it comes to intensification. Charles St. East and West is a prime example of the direction that condo developments need to go in order to support our growing population. One developer that has taken a keen [...]

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1 Yonge St. is an important address for us here at the Toronto Star’s NewInHomes.com. We were one of the first to report that the massive parking lot was up for sale and to speculate about its future. We discussed the amount of towers, the amenities, the features, the heights, etc. Then, we eventually got [...]

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Okay. So who else is super excited about the new renderings for Great Gulf’s Yonge + Rich condo development?! Yonge + Rich was designed by architectsAlliance. The 50-storey design is very “Toronto.” We’re not even sure what that really means – it just looks like it belongs downtown Toronto! The Tetris-like pattern follows the geometric [...]

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One of the Financial District’s most highly anticipated condos is 88 Scott by Concert. That’s why we headed up to the 88 Scott Sales Centre at 100 Yonge St. to check out the model of the building and some of the designs. When you look at a rendering of 88 Scott, sophistication and luxury come [...]

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One project that we have kept a keen eye on over the past year is Cityzen’s 154 Front St. East development. We love the cool and clean design that architectsAlliance and Cityzen have presented. As much as we loved the proposal, some within the City did not, as they initially rejected it when it was [...]

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One thing that we are missing in Toronto is a project that grabs the attention of not only locals, but architectural enthusiasts from around the globe. Mississauga has Absolute…we need something like that! Oh wait, the Mirvish+Gehry project just took a step towards actually being a thing to look forward to? Yes. The developers have [...]

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We love the beginning of a new condo development. Not just the marketing and openings, but the actual physical start to a project. This milestone marks the coming of new infrastructure, something that will improve a neighbourhood and city. So, we obviously had to head over to 200 Bloor St. to take a peek at [...]

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