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Toronto receives Canada’s first IREE certified strata owned condominium

Building Jan 25, 2021

A strata-owned condominium, YCC 380 at 301 Prudential Drive in Toronto, has become the first private multi-unit residential building (MURB) in Canada to achieve Investor Ready Energy Efficiency (IREE) certification for an energy efficiency…

Real Estate

Canada Announces Support for Rapid Housing in Toronto

Building Jan 22, 2021

The federal government has announced details of the $203.3 million Rapid Housing Initiative allocation for Toronto. As part of its Investment Plan for the Major Cities Stream, Toronto will be undertaking seven projects to create…

Real Estate

Urbanation report says apartment vacancy in Toronto hit record high in Q4

Anita Balakrishnan — The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2021

A new report says Toronto's rental apartment vacancy rate hit a record high in the fourth quarter of last year.Urbanation said Monday its survey of newer purpose-built rental apartment projects that have been completed in the city of…

Real Estate

Toronto Real Estate Board says home prices hit record in 2020 as sales climbed

Anita Balakrishnan – THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 6, 2021

TORONTO – After seeing buyers compete with multiple offers on homes across the Greater Toronto Area, real estate agent Navid Rashid is recovering from an unusually busy December that capped an unusually busy year.''December in the past…

Construction

Maintaining Construction Safety During COVID-19

Robert Barth Jan 6, 2021

Managing multiple construction sites has always been multi-faceted with several different factors coming into play at the same time, be it the safety of our workers, to sourcing various trades, construction materials and equipment, to…

Urban Planning

TCHC approves Tridel for Phases 4 and 5 of the Regent Park revitalization

Building Dec 18, 2020

The Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) has approved the selection of Tridel Builders Inc. as TCHC's developer partner for Phases 4 and 5 of the Regent Park revitalization following a competitive request for…

Real Estate

Toronto home sales surge 24.3 per cent in November, but condo prices fall

Anita Balakrishnan - The Canadian Press Dec 7, 2020

TORONTO — November brought a sense of urgency to the Toronto real estate market, where COVID-19 has people buying and selling homes for ``completely different reasons'' than before the pandemic, according to Peel-based broker Bethany King.…

Real Estate

A tale of two markets as Toronto home sales set record but condo prices flatten

Anita Balakrishnan - The Canadian Press Nov 5, 2020

Toronto's real estate market fractured in October as buyers favoured suburban neighbourhoods and detached homes while sellers wanted out of downtown condos.There is a supply-demand disconnect in the real estate market in Toronto,…

Building

Black granite disc commemorating the Colonial Tavern returns to Yonge St.

Building Nov 3, 2020

A large black granite disc commemorating the Colonial Tavern will return to Yonge St., as a permanent landmark on the site of the iconic jazz club. Spearheaded by the Downtown Yonge BIA as part of its Music Strategy, and MOD…

Urban Planning

Proposal calls for adding 230 affordable housing units to Lawrence Heights renewal

Victoria Gibson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Oct 19, 2020

TORONTO STARA new proposal for the multi-decade revitalization of Lawrence Heights could see 230 new affordable rental units added over the next 17 years at an estimated cost of more than $90 million, with some city officials pushing…

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