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New York’s High Line park marks 10 years of transformation
NEW YORK – When the High Line park opened in New York City, then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg predicted the transformation of the abandoned, elevated freight line into an artsy public promenade would be ''an extraordinary gift to our city's…
Condo developers offer free wine, avocado toast to woo buyers in slowing market
VANCOUVER – It wasn't that long ago that prospective homebuyers in Vancouver would line up for hours to get into condo presale events or face off in heated bidding wars for a chance to buy property in one of the country's hottest housing…
CMHC reports pace of Canadian housing starts slowed in May, below estimate
The trend in housing starts was 201,983 units in May 2019, compared to 205,717 units in April 2019, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally…
As Montreal booms, city’s reputation for affordable apartments takes a hit
MONTREAL – When Erica Fagan and her fiancé started looking for a new apartment in their St-Henri neighbourhood, they thought they had reasonable criteria: they wanted a two-bedroom place where they could bring their own appliances and their…
Venture capitalist Roger McNamee calls for end to Sidewalk Labs development
TORONTO – A prominent technology investor is adding his voice to those calling on Toronto to abandon the proposed Sidewalk Labs development on the city's waterfront.Venture capitalist Roger McNamee, who was an early investor in Facebook…
Waterfront Toronto Board Vote on Sidewalk Labs Pushed Back Several Months
TORONTO—Waterfront Toronto says a vote on whether to move forward on Sidewalk Labs' contentious development project will be pushed back several months to allow for a thorough evaluation.Spokesman Andrew Tumilty says Waterfront's…
Avision Young’s Latest Report reveals emerging urban enclaves in Metro Vancouver and redeveloping…
Avison Young's topical report "Future Forward: The Rise of Urban Enclaves in Metro Vancouver" reviews the redevelopment of emerging new urban enclaves throughout Metro Vancouver into mixed-use communities.According to the report, the…
Ontario Launches Search for Development Partners to Transform Ontario Place
The Ontario government has announced that, it is “launching a world-wide search to find a private sector partner, or partners, with the best, most remarkable concepts to transform Ontario Place into the world-class destination it was always…
Homebuyers escaping high housing costs by relocating to secondary cities
TORONTO – Danielle Bacci's favourite part of her move to near Windsor, Ont., is the lack of traffic along her 15-minute commute to work in nearby Leamington.The 26-year-old bank employee and her partner left Toronto and bypassed the…
NASA’s first of kind tests look to manage drones in cities
RENO, Nev. – NASA has launched the final stage of a four-year effort to develop a national traffic management system for drones, testing them in cities for the first time beyond the operator's line of sight as businesses look in the future…