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Cities

Artists Sought To Transform Taxiway At Downsview Airport Lands

​An urban community will take shape in the coming decades at the Downsview Airport Lands and, in the meantime, Northcrest Developments is calling on artists to help bring the site to life through cultural events and installations come 2025 – including 600 metres of tarmac.

Office

Deka Completes Purchase Of Vancouver Office Buildings From Oxford

Oxford Properties listed the two downtown Vancouver office buildings at 401 West Georgia and 402 Dunsmuir for sale last June.

Construction

‘A Lull In The Market’: High-Density Land Sales Plunge To A 10-Year Low In GTA

According to data from Colliers and Altus Group, there have been just 20 transactions as of the first quarter of 2024, putting annualized sales in the territory of 2009.

Affordable Housing

"A Brutal System": Toronto's Affordable Housing Lotteries Need An Upgrade

Since March 2018, when the city began using a lottery system for new affordable housing, it has overseen 18 lotteries, for a total of 858 affordable units. But the current system isn't working for everybody.

Policy

What's In A Name? Out Of Date MLS Maps Are Getting Toronto Neighbourhoods Wrong

​TRREB hasn’t updated its MLS maps since 2011, and several neighbourhoods have changed in Toronto since then.

Industry

King Square Shopping Centre In Markham Under Receivership Over $52M Debt

​The King Square Shopping Centre in Markham opened in 2019 and a hotel was also planned for the mall's surface parking lot.

Development Projects

Hazelview Proposes 44-, 35- And 9-Storey Rental Towers Near Eglinton East

​The site of the project is 123 Bellamy Road North in Scarborough, which already comprises of a 12-storey rental building with 250 units.

Industry

Slam Dunk: Ballin' Out For Charity Raises $111,000 For MLSE

The Second Annual Ballin' Out for Charity event united Toronto's real estate industry in friendly competition.

Development Projects

Plans Filed For 63-Storey, Turner Fleischer-Designed Condo Tower On Jarvis

​The project is being developed by Earl Huntley Limited Partnership and the application just hit the City's desk last week.

Development Projects

New St. Paul's Hospital Clinical Support And Research Centre To Rise 13 Storeys

​The new Clinical Support and Research Centre (CSRC) will be directly adjacent to the new St. Paul's Hospital at 1002 Station Street.

Development Projects

Another Mixed-Use, Multi-Tower Development Proposed For Yonge And Eglinton

Toronto’s perpetually growing skyline might see another high-rise development come to fruition in the coming months. This time within metres of the hustle and bustle of Yonge and Eglinton — which in recent years has seen several mixed-use towers pop up.

Policy

Toronto’s New Condo Development Charges Could Hurt Affordability (Even More)

On May 1, development charges on Toronto condos will increase 20.7% from their current rates, meaning the average one-bedroom and bachelor unit will now cost $44,774 in development charges (up from $37,081).