Tuesday, June 25, 2019250 Lawrence announced for Toronto’s Bedford Park
Led by Graywood Developments, 250 Lawrence is a 9-storey residential development with views overlooking the Douglas Greenbelt and the Avenue and Lawrence area.
Thursday, June 20, 2019Ministers shift around expanded Ontario cabinet
The 28-member reconfigured roster brings some fresh faces to portfolios of key interest to the commercial real estate industry, but also leaves one of the most prominent players in place.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019Federal Government details First-Time Home Buyer Incentive
The Federal Government joined Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC) to reveal a launch date and details for its First-Time Home Buyer Incentive.
Niagara Falls’ Loretto Academy becoming hotel and condo
Study ranks condo prices along Toronto’s subway stations
Ottawa condo builders fined $677,500 after worker fatality
MPC lobbies Ottawa for less restrictive mortgage rules
1 Square Phillips to be Montreal’s tallest condo
How to make buildings truly “smart”
Monday, October 29, 2018How electronic voting works in condos
Now that electronic voting is allowed in Ontario condos, how exactly does it work?
Tuesday, August 28, 2018Can developers enter section 98 agreements?
The Condominium Act does not prohibit a developer from entering into a section 98 agreement with the condo while it still owns the units.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018Can boards curb uses of exclusive parking spaces?
Can condo corporations enforce parking rules in spaces that are not owned by the unit owner, but of which they have exclusive use?
Hot Topics
Thursday, March 14, 2019Manitoba sticks to optional new home warranty
After first postponing the date the legacy legislation from its predecessor would come into force, the provincial government now plans to repeal the New Home Warranty Act.
Thursday, March 14, 2019Communication planning for condo notice boards
Whether messages are intended for elevator screens or elsewhere, careful communication planning is key in a condo community.
Thursday, February 28, 2019What about protections for managers and directors?
It’s not easy being a condo director or manager, as they are on the “front lines,” dealing with difficult owners and occupants.
Must Reads
Tuesday, June 19, 2018Lounge furniture targeted as multi-res fire risk
Some condo lobbies may be looking spare lately because the lounge furniture that usually occupies these spaces is being targeted as a fire risk.
Thursday, September 28, 2017HVAC switch over snared by hot spell
Tensions boiled over last week at Toronto apartment buildings without air conditioning as temperatures soared into heat wave territory in late September.
Tuesday, July 18, 2017Ontario leaves live-in superintendents exposed
For now, market demand and the goodwill of employers are still the prime determinants of superintendents' working conditions.
