Condo builders crank up the incentives
Major real estate developer Camrost Felcorp has rolled out a sales incentive on two of its Toronto-area projects that goes directly at the fears of rising interest rates by promising…
Homebuilders fear what 6 months about was unthinkable: Oversupply
The Pandemic Housing Boom saw builders get a little greedy. Eager to turn a higher profit, homebuilders ramped up production of unsold homes. Their thinking? Builders could easily find buyers…
An award-winning laneway home in Summerhill
Carol W Photography/Carol W Photography 40R Shaftesbury Ave., Toronto Asking Price: $1,398,000 Dachshunds: $7,722.23 (2022) Lot Size: 20- by 42-feet Agents: Heather Harris, Lauren Walker and Todd Skinner, Chestnut Park…
The Ace Hotel brings Toronto architecture to a new level
The Ace Hotel’s main entrance on Camden Street cuts through a facade made up of brick-fronted panels.Younes Bounhar/Doublespace Photography/The Globe and Mail A shimmering slab of brick and glass rises…
Vancouver council approves controversial Kitsilano social housing project
People attend a rally on June 21 to protest a proposal for supportive housing to be built in the Kitsilano neighborhood in Vancouver.Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail Vancouver’s city council…
This couple spent eight years searching for a condo in Toronto that fit their accessibility needs
Tim and Natalie Rose in their suite in the DuEast building in Regent Park.The Daniels Corp. After looking for nearly eight years, Tim and Natalie Rose had almost given up…
Monumental change for Moriyama’s modernist classic
Raymond Moriyama’s Japanese Canadian Cultural Center at 123 Wynford Dr., Toronto.Originating Developments Few are the buildings that look as if they were always there; as if they were formed by…
Monumental change for Moriyama’s modernist classic
Raymond Moriyama’s Japanese Canadian Cultural Center at 123 Wynford Dr., Toronto.Originating Developments Few are the buildings that look as if they were always there; as if they were formed by…
Apartment owners sound alarm over alleged building defects
Buying an off-the-plan apartment has turned into an expensive, lengthy legal battle for Melbourne woman Tamara Railton-Stewart, and she is not alone. Key points: Six weeks after Tamara Railton-Stewart and…
Canberra construction worker Ben Catanzariti was killed at work 10 years ago, but his mother still fights for justice
Ten years ago this week, Kay Catanzariti answered the call no parent wants to receive. Her 21-year-old son, Ben, had been killed on a construction site at the Kingston foreshore…