Nobu betting on Toronto’s hot market
With headlines warning of a housing bubble and the Mayor of Toronto meeting with the provincial and federal finance ministers to discuss strategies to cool and take control of the market, you’d think some developers may be hesitant to launch an ultra
In Development: 155 Redpath
One of our favourite developers in the Greater Toronto Area is Freed Developments. They develop some of the most interesting buildings in the downtown core. They don't rest on their success and are always pushing themselves to raise the bar.Projects like
Five Minutes with Michael Broccolini
It’s always fun to meet new developers in Toronto, to learn about what they are bringing to the city and how they got to where they are today. This week, the Toronto Star’s NewInHomes.com team had the chance to meet with Michael Broccolini, a Real Estate
Walkability: Stroll and Roll
For the third year in a row, we’re bringing back the Walkability series! The idea of designing walkable cities has come a long way since the early 2000s, and even since a few years ago. Many developers and builders of new master-planned communities in
Erskine Avenue: Turning the Corner
For years, major streets like Bloor and Yonge have been targeted for intensification, but developers have been identifying other pockets of Toronto that are ready for a turnaround. A great example is Charles St., a minor street near Bay and Bloor, where
Beaches Condo Takes Another Step Forward
By Penny MunozDespite strong opposition from residents of the Beaches, a six-storey condominium development has been approved to go up at the northeast corner of Queen Street and Woodbine Avenue.Like most proposals in the Beaches, developer Queen EMPC
Ian Pianosi Talks Perspective Condominiums
Recently, the team at the Toronto Star’s Newinhomes.com had the opportunity to sit down with developer Ian Pianosi, the visionary behind Perspective Condominiums. We talked about his start in development, Perspective Condos, and the future of Pianosi
Improve your decision making by improving your air quality
We know it’s important for developers to build greener homes to preserve our planet, but what about to maintain the health of our own brains?In 2015, a new study targeting air quality and our brain revealed that people who work in well-ventilated spaces
One World Trade Center to Open in 2014
Via SOMThe development of New York’s One World Trade Center has been ongoing for more than 10 years, but the developers have announced that the tower will finally be completed this year! No official date of completion has been scheduled.As of 2007, the
What will happen to Trump Tower in Toronto?
At the beginning of the year, we heard about the Trump International Hotel Tower at Bay and Adelaide in Toronto going up for auction, with bidding to start at $298 million. We speculated about some big time developers that may be interested, but no one
