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A second phase of Yorkville Plaza was never a secret; it was well documented that a brand new second tower would occupy the space south of the current Four Seasons Hotel (read our post from early October detailing the new tower here). On December 30th, the city approved two new towers to be built on…
The Toronto Star recently put together an all-star roundtable of Toronto’s finest developers to discuss all things condominium related while looking ahead to what promises to be an incredible year for condo lovers in 2012. From Left to Right: Marco Filice (Liberty Developments), Jim Ritchie (Tridel), Andrew Hoffman (CentreCourt Developments), Peter Freed (Freed Developments), Danny…
The Bond Condominiums is easily one of the coolest condominiums that launched in 2011. Not only is it located in the sizzling Entertainment District at Adelaide & John Street, but it’s also being developed by one of Toronto’s hottest developers: Lifetime. Add some slick architecture, high quality amenities and suite finishes you’re onto a winner.…
Our friends at BuzzBuzzHome have stumbled across a really neat sales center innovation that I would LOVE to see in Toronto. The project, 258 on 6th located in New Westminster, British Columbia launched in November and introduced a new way for buyers to experience floorplans. The new technology allowed buyers to walk through two-dimensional floorplans projected…
A very important document arrived on our desktop today: The city application for 1 York & 90 Harbour, better known as “the two 70 storey towers by Menkes at Harbour Street.” Site for three new mega towers for a combined 171 storeys by Menkes This project has all the makings of one of the hottest…
It’s no secret that Canadian winters can be rather harsh, and as a result the Toronto underground PATH network has become increasingly important for residents to make their way around the City. The current PATH system is the largest underground shopping complex in the world and stretches from the Rogers Centre to the Eaton Centre.…
And you thought Toronto Condos were expensive! The daughter of Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev has just purchased Manhattan’s most expensive condominium for $88 million located at the lavish 15 Central Park West (known as 15 CPW). Other famous residents of the building include Sting, Denzel Washington, Bob Costas and Alex Rodriguez. Floorplan of the most…
An express line connecting Canada’s biggest airport to Downtown Toronto’s Hub will begin construction in Spring 2012, as detailed by Dalton McGuinty. The new express line will be a 25 minute ride from the Airport to Union Station. Rail Link connecting Union Station to Pearson Airport We believe that our transit system needs a LOT…
The Nationals Sales & Marketing Awards is an awards ceremony that rewards excellent sales and marketing achievements for home builders across North America. The nominations were recently revealed, and not that we are surprised, but Toronto again dominated with 65 nominations. Last year, Toronto had over 80 nominations with projects such as Bisha, Chaz, Mercer…
Before he was elected in 2010, Rob Ford stated that one of his goals as mayor of Toronto would be to eliminate the Toronto Land Transfer Tax which costs condo buyers thousands of dollars every year. It’s practically 2012 and we had not heard a peep about it until now! In an interview on CP24,…
Fans of midtown living are in for a real treat. Yonge & Eglinton is one of the most popular intersections outside of the downtown core, and today we got some news that Bazis International (developers of Exhibit, Emerald Park and the recently completed Crystal Blu) are applying for two huge towers of 64 and 44…
Yorkville Plaza is the redevelopment of the Four Seasons Hotel at Avenue & Bloor. The project was an enormous success and anticipation for the second phase of the project, Yorkville Plaza 2 has already begun (Read about the details of Phase 2 here). It was announced on TalkCondo on August 5th that Camrost-Felcorp had purchased…
While it is not “condominium news”, it was announced today that the Gooderham Building (otherwise known as the “Flatiron Building”) located at 49 Wellington East was sold to The Commercial Realty Group for $15.29 million. Toronto’s Iconic Flatiron Building sold for $15.29 million The iconic building is among the most photographed building in Canada with…
Monde Condominiums has been one of the big success stories of 2011. The condominium development by Great Gulf Homes is the first residential project in Toronto’s newest waterfront community at East Bayfront and was an instant success when they launched the project in the fall. Overview of Toronto’s newest Waterfront Community: East Bayfront A recently…
Yesterday we announced a rumour that Great Gulf Homes were working on a site located at 357 King West, today it has been announced that Remington Homes will be teaming with Hotel Company “Easton Group” to develop the site at 355 King West, located directly opposite the site we discussed yesterday. The current site of 355…
The Entertainment District has very quickly become Toronto’s Hotspot and in the coming years will develop into one of Toronto’s premier neighbourhoods. News and rumours are circulating today that there is a couple of big site acquisitions for new condo sites located at King & Blue Jays Way. Word was initially leaked via a rumour…
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