Toronto
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Toronto proposes measures to boost housing supply
A new report entitled “Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program” includes measures to advance the rapid creation of 65,000 rent-controlled homes.
CondoBusiness
Visitor parking scarcity draws criticism
A Toronto Councillor urges clearer rules for visitor parking provisions that account for the differing availability of public parking options in various areas of the city.
Canadian Property Management
Toronto and Vancouver nurture mortgage tech
Mortgage tech is the top draw for tech sector venture capital in Toronto and Vancouver, contrasting with the investment emphasis in major U.S. markets.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
RentSafeTO program includes heftier fines
Recent changes to RentSafeTO include a more comprehensive evaluation process and heftier fines for non-compliant landlords.
CondoBusiness
Condos viewed as viable long-term housing option
A recent survey, commissioned by Toronto developer Devron, shows that 47% of Torontonians believe condos are viable long-term housing option.
REMI Network
Equiton acquires land for TEN99 Broadview
Equiton has acquired land at 1099 Broadview Avenue for its third condominium development project in Toronto.
REMI Network
Toronto adopts renewed climate actions
The city adopted a new series of actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as it released its first Annual TransformTO Net Zero Progress and Accountability Report.
CondoBusiness
Shaping Toronto’s skyline
While improvements in construction technology, metallurgy and resource management have helped developers to build high-rises at more feasible costs, the design process could be more closely considered.
Construction Business
Fast + Epp expands with new office in Toronto
Fast + Epp Structural Engineers has expanded its North American operations with the opening of a new office in Toronto.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Toronto eyes enforcement clout for EV spaces
Toronto’s commercial and multifamily landlords could be getting some enforcement clout beyond the honour system to discourage misuse of electric vehicle charging spaces in their parking garages.
Canadian Property Management
Taxing debate awaits Toronto commercial parking
Debate about a proposed surcharge on commercial parking spaces in Toronto has been deferred until City Council begins to consider 2025 budget measures.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
State of good repair lags in City of Toronto
Toronto is backsliding on the upkeep of municipal facilities, with a state of good repair backlog that’s projected to surpass $1 billion this year and then continue accumulating to nearly $1.47 billion by 2033.
Canadian Property Management
Toronto strip plazas considered for tax discount
Nearly 30 per cent of Toronto strip plazas are in line for a property tax break if City Council approves the proposed new measure in its upcoming 2024 budget deliberations.
Canadian Property Management
Vancouver boasts all round lowest vacancy rates
Vancouver enjoys North America’s strongest demand across all asset types, ending 2023 with the lowest vacancy rates for industrial, office, multifamily and retail properties among 63 major urban markets.
REMI Network
Geary Factory Lofts to become corporate condo hub
The Geary Factory Lofts will feature raw floor plans of 800 to 15,000 square feet.
REMI Network
Clean air is an amenity at Lawrence Park mid-rise
The Winslow is a mid-rise condominium in Toronto, located in Lawrence Park near the Blythwood Park Ravine and Alexander Muir Gardens.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Toronto looks to Calgary’s conversion recipe
Toronto Council’s planning and housing committee has adopted a motion urging a closer look at the office-to-residential conversion incentives that Calgary offers.
