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Provencher_Roy to Redevelop Montréal’s Public Squares

Building Jul 5, 2019

Provencher_Roy has taken on the role as the main designer for the redevelopment of Sainte-Catherine Street West, between Mansfield and De Bleury streets.The proposed changes are set to promote Sainte-Catherine’s economic and…

Real Estate

Who Are We Really Building This For?

David Allison Jul 4, 2019

I spent more than a decade as the founder and president of a marketing, creative and strategy firm that specialized in real estate development. We helped create brands and campaigns for residential, commercial and recreational projects all…

Real Estate

Even Silver Bullets Backfire

Kevin Powers Jun 28, 2019

Perched on a hill in rural Ontario, a proposed advanced manufacturing site overlooked a handful of farmhouses whose residents were laying siege to the project. The developer had done almost everything they could think to keep the peace. The…

Building

Oxford Properties Unveils Plans to Develop Toronto’s Largest Mixed-Use Project

Building Jun 27, 2019

Oxford Properties Group revealed designs for Union Park’s 4.3 million square foot mixed-use development. With support from Toronto’s Adamson Associates, the Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects designed project is a four acre site located the…

Construction

Graywood Developments announces a contemporary mid-rise residence in midtown Toronto

Building Jun 26, 2019

Midtown Toronto’s Lawerence Avenue West neighbourhood will be home to Graywood Developments’ new 9-storey mid-rise boutique condominium. The condo will back onto the Douglas Greenbelt park, with 40 per cent of the land given to public use.…

Urban Planning

Waterfront Toronto Board Vote on Sidewalk Labs Pushed Back Several Months

The Canadian Press Jun 5, 2019

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…

Urban Planning

Avision Young’s Latest Report reveals emerging urban enclaves in Metro Vancouver and redeveloping…

Building May 30, 2019

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…

Building

Toronto’s all-women real estate development team breaks new ground in Etobicoke

Building May 23, 2019

A group of women in Toronto are bringing a new vision to an emerging neighbourhood in Etobicoke with their residential project, Reina.Lead by Taya Cook, Director of Development at Urban Capital and Sherry Larjani, Managing Partner…

Cities

Markham uses Collision to put spotlight on land parcel designed for innovation hub

By David Paddon – THE CANADIAN PRESS May 22, 2019

TORONTO – The mayor of Markham is using a major technology conference to tell startup enterprises that his city north of Toronto is preparing a large parcel of land to be the home of a new innovation hub. Mayor Frank Scarpitti says Markham…

Cities

Weird Science

Kevin Powers Apr 24, 2019

When it comes to development, there is a world governed by science and there is a parallel world of political science.A colleague and I were admiring a stuffed mountain lion outside a state Senator’s office when he greeted us…

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