It may not be a glorious sight, but the sight shows a bright future: Right now, Toronto has the most construction cranes in North America - which indicates massive development. Toronto has an estimated 97 active construction cranes as of July 2018, according to the recent Rider Levett Bucknall Index (RLB Crane Index). This means the city has more than double the number of cranes of Chicago, four times as many as San Francisco and about five times as many cranes as New York City. In fact,... [read more]

VIDEO: Click link Toronto developer and property manager KingSett Capital has submitted a rezoning application for 2 Bloor Street West through a limited partnership called Bloor CT Acquisition LP jointly held with a partner. The L-shaped site, at the northwest corner of Yonge and Bloor, and following along the south side of Cumberland to Bay, currently features a 1973-built 34-storey office tower and Cumberland Terrace, a 2-storey high (plus below-grade concourse level) shopping... [read more]

While the rest of the GTA housing market has had a bumpy year, the new condo market has been thriving for months. Last quarter, new condo sales in the area grew 4% year over year, the third highest Q3 sales volume in 10 years, according to a new report from real estate research firm Urbanation. While that's still down 46% from Q3 2018's record 25,839 sales, it's further proof that the market has remained strong despite rising interest rates and stricter mortgage rules imposed... [read more]

While the rest of the GTA housing market has had a bumpy year, the new condo market has been thriving for months. Last quarter, new condo sales in the area grew 4% year over year, the third highest Q3 sales volume in 10 years, according to a new report from real estate research firm Urbanation. While that's still down 46% from Q3 2018's record 25,839 sales, it's further proof that the market has remained strong despite rising interest rates and stricter mortgage rules imposed... [read more]

In the last couple years, a range of co-working and shared office spaces have sprouted up in Toronto, appealing to remote workers, freelancers and entrepreneurs of all stripes. There's the hyper-trendy, woman-only Make Lemonade, the parent-friendly Workaround, the architect and interior-design geared Fold, and WeWork, the original co-working behemoth, which now has five locations in the city and nearly 300 worldwide. As the gig economy grows, so does the demand for co-working spaces.... [read more]