Torontonian heritage buffs got the chance to hear how the major mayoral candidates would protect the city’s historical sites during a debate at St. Lawrence Hall.
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Mayoral candidates face off on heritage
Posted: 8th September 2010 by Laurin Jeffrey in Miscellaneous, Planning & Development, Toronto History, Toronto Real EstateTags: chief planner, City of Toronto, george smitherman, heritage walk, mayoral candidates, mr rossi, sarah thomson, suburban regions, Toronto area, toronto heritage, Toronto History, toronto students, torontonian
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Emerald Park firms up financing with development partners
Posted: 1st September 2010 by Laurin Jeffrey in New Condos & Lofts, North York Condos, Planning & Development, Toronto Loft ConversionsTags: condo project, construction division, emerald park, landmark project, residential communities, sheppard ave, Tribute Communities, urban landscapes, yonge and sheppard, yonge st
Emerald Park, a large mixed used condo project on Yonge St. just south of Sheppard Ave., is going ahead, thanks to a deal struck between the original developer, Bazis International, and two others.
The Art of the Condo
Posted: 29th August 2010 by Laurin Jeffrey in Central Toronto Real Estate, New Condos & Lofts, Planning & Development, Toronto Condos, Toronto Real EstateTags: art gallery, artistic experience, aspen ridge, Aspen Ridge Homes, club zone, condo project, cross promotion, gallery space, mccaul st, new toronto condos, ocad, ontario college of art, ontario college of art and design, penthouses, richmond st, toronto condo project, toronto condos, toronto condos for sale
OCAD — which in June was granted university status — has grown a fair bit lately, expanding its domain beyond the McCaul St. corridor to include the purchase of three buildings along Richmond St. in what is Toronto’s dwindling club zone.
Toronto waterfront renewal
Posted: 26th August 2010 by Laurin Jeffrey in East Toronto Real Estate, Green & Eco News, New Condos & Lofts, Planning & Development, Toronto Condos, Toronto Real EstateTags: bayside, bold plan, Cesar Pelli, city year, design consideration, dynamic waterfront, entertainment corridor, gardiner expressway, human scale, lead architect, major downtown destination, mews, mixed-use community, office space, parliament street, public spaces, real estate firms, right vision, sherbourne, Sherbourne Street, small streets, Toronto City Council, waterfront officials, waterfront revitalization, Waterfront Toronto
Thinking big, Waterfront Toronto last week revealed its choice of Houston-based Hines, one of the world’s foremost real estate firms, to handle this development. The project’s lead architect is Cesar Pelli, former dean of the Yale University School of Architecture and designer of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. And he seems to have the right vision for this district.