It’s very rare that two acres of land in the heart of downtown Toronto go on sale, especially land with a rich history. That history includes previous applications for a massive opera house, multiple condominium developments, and local pressure to build a huge downtown park. It seems amazing that a plot of land that’s generated [...]

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With the birth of the digital age, one thing that seems to be going the way of the dodo bird is independent bookshops. People are increasingly downloading books digitally on iPads or Kobo eReaders. There will always be demand for hard- or soft-copy books, but in the case of the World’s Biggest Bookstore, the demand [...]

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A trend we are starting to see in the Toronto real estate market is builders purchasing older office towers and redeveloping them into new mixed-use projects. Sometimes, the tower includes significant retail, commercial or office components in addition to new residential suites. A prime example is Onni’s Westlake development on Lakeshore. Onni took a midrise [...]

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We’re sounding like a broken record these days. Once again, a big name high-rise developer purchased an underused pocket of land in the city.  We’re actually happy that we need to keep repeating ourselves, since this is one of our favourite kinds of projects! Urbanation, the leading authority on the Toronto condominium market, is reporting [...]

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We often talk about “landmark projects” and developments that can change the pace of a street. Whether it’s with the architecture, an impressive amenities package, or something else, there are some projects that just seem to make a bigger impact than others. One of the projects that we have classified as “Landmark” this year is [...]

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Over the past few months, we have talked about the lack of prime land available in Toronto’s downtown core. We see some surface parking lots and older buildings continue to be purchased for redevelopment, but developers are quickly running out of options, and risk losing the battle of supply and demand. One way to get [...]

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Back in October we announced that Lifetime Developments where set to release Karma Condominiums, just north west of College and Yonge St. in Downtown Toronto. We knew the location, architect and other aspects of the building, but we speculated about the height. Well today, Lifetime Developments are happy to announce that Karma is headed upwards! [...]

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Twitter and social media was abuzz this past weekend when Mark Savel and Roy Bhandari, prominent real estate agents in Toronto, announced that Lanterra Developments had purchased the Sutton Place Hotel. That may not be huge news on its own, but what is interesting is Lanterra’s plan for the site. Based on the Tweets, it [...]

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