From The Condo Guide Designer Mike Niven of Mike Niven Interior Design was on-hand recently at the sales centre for iLoft at Mystic Pointe, showing future residents how to make the most out of colour, texture and tone in their own suites. The free seminar was hosted exclusively for iLoft purchasers and guests who were [...]
Archive for December, 2006
Mike Niven serves up design advice at Camrost’s iLoft
Posted: 31st December 2006 by Laurin Jeffrey in New Condos & Lofts, Toronto Condos, Toronto Real Estate, Toronto Soft Lofts, West Toronto Real EstateTags: Amenities, buy, buyer, buyers, cabinetry, camrost, canada, concierge service, condo, condominium, condominium building, condominiums, condos, Etobicoke, gardiner expressway, greater toronto, greater toronto area, housing, iloft, land, loft, lofts, market, marketplace, mystic pointe, neighbours, new, new condominiums, new condos, project, purchaser, sale, sales, south etobicoke, stainless steel, stroll, studio, td, toronto, Toronto area, toronto lofts, toronto lofts for sale, toronto soft lofts, TTC, Two-storey loft, Waterfront, waterfront community, west
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Site big on green features
Posted: 30th December 2006 by Laurin Jeffrey in East Toronto Real Estate, First Time Buyers, New Condos & Lofts, Toronto Condos, Toronto Real EstateTags: buy, buyer, buyers, condo, condominium, CREA, Distillery District, entertainment district, first, green roof, historic distillery district, maintenance, maintenance fee, maintenance fees, market, reduce, square feet, square foot, St. Lawrence, st. lawrence market, storage locker, studio, td, time, toronto, yonge, yonge st
Grassy roof to help cool building and provide relaxation area for residents Excerpt from an article by Valerie Hauch – Toronto Star A condominium to be built at the juncture of Adelaide St. E. and Frederick St. has been designed to Rezen-ate with those who want to live downtown and live green. The 13-storey Times [...]
Residents, developer join up at Junction
Posted: 30th December 2006 by Laurin Jeffrey in First Time Buyers, New Condos & Lofts, Toronto Condos, Toronto Real Estate, West Toronto Real EstateTags: affordable, affordable condos, aura, canadian, city officials, condo, condo suite, condo suites, condo tower, condo towers, condominium, condominium towers, condos, construction, CREA, derelict, development, Distillery District, dundas st, environment, environmental, environmentally friendly, environmentally friendly building, high park, home, junction, keele, land, market, market value, mpac, neighbourhood, neighbours, new, project, square feet, square foot, toronto, Tory, tower, urban strategies
Neighbours back Options for Homes’ condo towers proposal after learning the costly extras would be eliminated Excerpt from an article by Shelly Sanders Greer – Toronto Star It’s not uncommon for concerned residents to pack a Committee of Adjustment meeting when a builder plans a couple of 23-storey condominium towers for their neighbourhood – especially [...]
Luxury suites go large
Posted: 30th December 2006 by Laurin Jeffrey in Luxury Real Estate, New Condos & Lofts, Toronto Condos, Toronto Real EstateTags: Amenities, architects, bloor st, buy, buyer, buyers, cabinetry, condo, condo suite, condo suites, condos, development, forest hill, freed, glass tower, hard, hardwood, land, luxury, luxury condo, marble countertops, market, marketplace, neighbourhood, Page + Steele architects, penthouse, prices, project, purchaser, square feet, THE AVENUE, toronto, tower, west, yorkville
An intimate luxury condo in Forest Hill provides purchasers with the freedom to personalize suite layouts and room sizes Excerpt from an article by Tracy Hanes – Toronto Star The 10-storey glass tower of One12 St. Clair, a former insurance company office, is surrounded by limestone landscaping and designed by Page + Steele Architects. The [...]
In 2006, title fraud top real estate story
Posted: 30th December 2006 by Laurin Jeffrey in Legal Real Estate Issues, Mortgages and Financial Information, Other Real Estate Markets, Toronto Real EstateTags: banks, borrowers, buy, buyer, buyers, consumer protection, CREA, Deed, estate, fraud, government, home, homeowners, insurance premium, ird, land, Lawyers, legislation, lender, lenders, mortgage, mortgage lender, mortgage lenders, new, property owners, real, real estate, real estate lawyer, sale, time, title, title fraud, title insurance, toronto, toronto real estate, Tory, transfer
By Bob Aaron Looking back on 2006, there can be no doubt that the real estate story of the year was title fraud. No other issue in this field seemed to fascinate and horrify the public as the victims’ plight. It was bad enough that organized criminals had begun to steal the titles of innocent [...]