At 319 Merton Street in Toronto, the condo board recently completed a comprehensive refurbishment of its nearly 20-year-old amenity floor.

Minor updates can dramatically shift how a building feels without the cost, disruption, or timeline of a full renovation.

Temperature imbalances in multi-residential buildings are a common issue in Ontario, often referred to as the “hot hallway” problem.

Every improvement that touches the common elements brings legal and operational consequences. How bulk indemnity agreements can offer long-term protection and cost-efficiency, help resolve historical issues, and streamline future requests.

What if access is required through a residential unit to perform common element maintenance or repairs to the building in general?

A look at creating livable spaces and timeless interiors.

From alloys to metal and glass to non-porous and non-absorbent surfaces, choices of materials and design are precautionary measures for better infection control

There are many budget-friendly upgrades that can help make big visual impacts like refurbishing suite doors in a condo community.

With always evolving guidelines and pandemic uncertainty, building resilience in condo communities is more important than ever.

There is a significant shift in the way condo corporations are managing common elements, noisy neighbours and condo meetings.

A new bylaw exempting condos from mandatory mask-wearing inside the building means corporations might want to impose a mask policy for common elements.

As most condo managers prepare to resume their normal operations, many need guidance on three top areas, according to a survey the CMRAO conducted in May.

Tarion has issued a new advisory on mandated deadlines related to the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act.

When a condo corporation wants to change a common element or asset, the board may have to follow certain steps in the Condo Act before starting the work.

How do condominium corporations get warranty coverage for common element finish deficiencies caused by the builder’s trades? Halsall Associates' executive vice-president, Sally Thompson, provides insight.

Updating a building's common elements will bring new investors, new owners and new visibility in an ever-growing ...