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Canadian Facility Management & Design
Enforcing Smoke-Free Ontario Act changes
The Smoke-Free Ontario Act and Toronto's smoking bylaws recently changed. A tobacco enforcement inspector shares what property owners and managers need to know.
REMI Network
Seven new retailers join Toronto’s Canary District
Seven new retailers are set to inhabit The Canary District in Toronto, a community built for CIBC Athletes Village at the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Games.
REMI Network
Allied Properties buys downtown T.O. building
Allied Properties has purchased an old paper box manufacturing facility in downtown Toronto for $8.25 million, with plans for redevelopment. The 36,173-square-foot property, with two
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Bridgepoint is T.O.’s first LEED silver hospital
Bridgepoint Hospital (Bridgepoint) in Toronto, Ont. recently became the first hospital in the city to receive a LEED silver certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). Finished in 2013, the purpose-built hospital provides rehabilitative care and health care for individuals living with complex health conditions.
CondoBusiness
Plans for Canada’s second tallest tower unveiled
In partnership with Mizrahi Developments, London-based Foster + Partners recently unveiled their design plans for "The One," a development which, if approved by City Council, will feature Canada's second tallest tower next to the CN Tower. Following a successful approval process, the 80-storey mixed-use development will be constructed at 1 Bloor St. W, the site of Toronto’s historic Stollerys retail shop.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Casey House redevelopment enters construction
Casey House, a pioneer in HIV/AIDS health care and palliative care in Toronto, Ont., recently announced that construction of a 58,000-square-foot redevelopment project has begun at Jarvis St. and Isabella St. The $32-million development involves the renovation of an existing heritage property and the construction of a new and improved contemporary health care addition.
CondoBusiness
Unsold T.O. condo units reach 21-year high: BMO
According to a report from Sal Guatieri of BMO Financial Group, the number of unsold condo units in Toronto soared to levels not seen in 21 years this January. Guatieri, a Senior Economist at BMO, predicts that the rise in unsold condos, which reached 1,602 units, will slow the increase of new condo prices.
CondoBusiness
Karl Lagerfeld to design Toronto condo lobbies
Karl Lagerfeld, a German designer, artist and photographer based out of Paris, France, has partnered with CD Capital Developments and Freed Developments to design two lobbies in the new Art Shoppe Lofts + Condos mixed-use development in Toronto, Ont. The condominium will be the first project in North America to involve Lagerfeld’s influential and creative direction.
CondoBusiness
Toronto condo earns LEED Gold certification
Reflections Condominium (Reflections), a 12-storey condo development in Toronto's North York region, has earned a LEED Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). A joint venture project by FRAM Building Group and Cadillac Fairview Corporation, the 106-unit residential development was recently completed and is one of a few condo developments to receive the Gold certification.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
2013 sets the bar for GTA apartment market
Following a breakthrough year in 2013, 2014 saw the GTA apartment market return to its normal supply and demand dynamic. What do the statistics tell us?
REMI Network
Toronto most sustainable city in North America
Toronto is the most sustainable city in North America and ranks 12th globally—ahead of other big urban centres like New York and Chicago, but behind
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Multi-family sector leads Ont. housing starts
According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), an increase in Ontario housing starts in the multi-family sector over the last several months can be attributed to low vacancy rates, growing prices in the detached housing market and increasing urban intensification.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Plans set for T.O. hospital patient care tower
Approximately 380,000 square feet of space will be added to the Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH) in the form of a new eight-storey patient care tower. The project, which will include an underground parking lot, courtyard and an additional three-storey expansion, is scheduled for completion in 2023.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Allied REIT completes Duncan St. acquisition
Allied Properties REIT (Allied) has completed the acquisition of a 50 per cent interest in a property located at 19 Duncan St. in Toronto, Ont., which the company plans to develop into a mixed-use building including retail, rental apartments and five floors of office space.
CondoBusiness
Canary Park condos prepared for Pan Am Games
The Canary Park condos are nearly ready to be turned over to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games organizers for fit-up for the athletes, coaches
CondoBusiness
New GTA condo sales up 51 per cent over 2013
According to Toronto condominium market analysts Urbanation Inc., a total of 21,605 new condominium apartments were sold in the Greater Toronto Area last year, making 2014 the third best year on record for new condo sales. The number represents a 51 per cent increase over 2013. Sales of existing condos grew 14 per cent, year-over-year, to a record 17,819 units.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The rise of the luxury rental
These days, more and more Canadians are seeking condo-quality accommodations without the hassle of ownership.


