Entries by Amit Bhandari

TalkCondo Invited to Speak at Investment Show

Looks like I have a busy weekend ahead of me. I am very honored to have been invited by Brian Persaud (@BrianPersaud) (host of Rogers TV’s “Inside Toronto Real Estate“) to speak on a 6-man panel to discuss “How To Use Social Media to Make Buying and Investment Decisions” at the annual “The Investment Show“.  We’ll be…

Details on New Cresford Project on Charles St. E Emerge

Charles Street, located on the border of the Yorkville and Church & Wellesley neighbourhood has seen some major new condominium developments in the last few years, boasting developments such as  X, X2 (Great Gulf Homes), 77 Charles Street (Aspen Ridge), Chaz on Charles (Edenshaw) and Casa (Cresford). Casa, located at 33 Charles East – Cresford’s project recently…

Awesome Google Maps Update You Need to See

I’m not sure when this happened, but Google Maps just implemented Google Earth and it’s AWESOME. (Some of my Facebook/Twitter followers are telling me it’s been there for a while, but I guess with my keen sense of direction I don’t use Google Maps quite as much as I used to). Google Earth creates 3D…

Things That Make Us Say “WOW”: Aura’s Penthouse

Aura is going to be a very special building when it is completed in 2012. Canderel Stoneridge (developers of DNA1, DNA2, DNA3, College Park Condos among others) have built an excellent reputation for delivering high quality developments across the City.  Aura will be their crown jewel and will be the tallest residential tower in Canada,…

Incredible VIP Offer For Ocean Club

As top selling agents at the incredible Ocean Club located in Humber Bay Park, Amit & Roy have been offered an incredible limited time offer for our clients: Choice from two floorplans, 2 bedroom + den (705 sq.ft. and 755 sq.ft.) for one incredible price of $339,900, which calculates to approximately $450-480 per square foot.…

Cityzen Purchases Lot on Front & Sherbourne

Cityzen announced on their website today that they have completed the purchase of a large lot of land located at 154 Front Street East, located at Front & Sherbourne. The lot, located on the border of the popular St. Lawrence Market is the former Greyhound Bus Depot. There are no specific details on the development…

Backstage VIP Launch: January 10th 2011

Cityzen, Fernbrook and Castlepoint will be one of the first ones out of the gate for VIP Condo Launches in 2011.  Backstage Condos, located in the very popular St. Lawrence Market is phase 2 of the Sony Center Redevelopment (Phase 1 being L Tower) and has been one of the most anticipated developments in Toronto…

A Look Back at the Best New Developments of 2010

To say 2010 was incredible for pre-construction condos in Toronto would be a huge understatement.  On average, sales per year for pre-construction condos range around 15,000-17,000, however, 2010 saw sales reaching almost 20,000 making it the 2nd best selling year on record (after 2007 with approximately 22,000). Toronto Condos are well represented at THE NATIONALS,…

Downtown Condos Introduce Unique Leaseback Promotion

One of the biggest concerns for investors looking to invest in pre-construction condominiums in Toronto is the vacancy period and carrying costs of holding onto a unit with no tenant.  Downtown Condos by Parallax are offering a very unique Special Offer that protects investors from that – the BUILDER will lease your unit from you…

TalkCondo: Launching January 2011

Amit & Roy (of www.amitandroy.com) are extremely pleased to announce the pending launch of TalkCondo, a new web-portal for pre-construction developments in Toronto, Mississauga and surrounding areas.  Our sister website (amitandroy.com) became extremely popular due to our extensive knowledge of the Toronto marketplace allowing us to give extremely in-depth reviews of new developments that compared…

Festival Tower

Festival Tower is a Condo Development by Daniels Corporation located at 330 King Street West in the Entertainment District.  The podium of Festival Tower is the 5-Storey Bell Lightbox, the new home of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).  The 2nd phase of Festival Tower will be launching in Spring 2011 called Cinema Tower. Festival…

The Yorkville Condominiums Launch Update

The Yorkville was featured in our “Hot 5 Condo Projects for 2011” post based on the incredible reputation Lifetime Developments have created with some of their recent work (including Bisha, Four Seasons among others). The Yorkville launched on March 10th to much fanfare and coined a new term, “Yorkvillism”, which refers to the attitude of…