2 h. ago Ontario allows more density, building height near Toronto transit

TORONTO — Ontario’s housing minister says the province has approved a plan for Toronto to allow higher and denser buildings near transit stations. Rob Flack says the changes to Toronto’s official plan will allow for 1.5 million more homes throughout the city over the next 25 years. He says that having more people living near […]

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7 d. ago Toronto multiplex with private lakefront patio is going for under $3 million

Most Toronto buildings with waterfront views tend to be cookie-cutter glass condos.So it's a surprise to find a charming, purpose-built multiplex with direct lake frontage tucked among the residential homes of Etobicoke.Welcome to 135 Lake Shore Dr., a five-unit apartment building with 25 feet of frontage on Lake Ontario and nearly 4,000 square feet of living space.An aerial view of the property. The building includes a pair of two-bedroom units facing the street and three one-bedroom-plus-den units overlooking the lake.The back of the house. And yes — every lake-facing unit comes with its own balcony or terrace.The view from one of the balconies. Just picture sipping your morning coffee while watching the sun rise over the water… though for now, you'll have to settle for imagining it, because the building is fully tenanted.An aerial view of the building. Still, if you've got $2,695,000, you could own the whole thing.The patio at the wate...

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1 week ago Toronto building known for mysterious millionaire murder to be torn down for towers

A Toronto office building that was the centre of an almost two-year murder investigation is set to be torn down for an enormous residential complex that would dramatically alter the midtown skyline.Plans filed with the City could bring about the end of the current low-rise commercial building at 245 Eglinton Avenue East, located at the northeast corner of Mount Pleasant and Eglinton just opposite a forthcoming station on the soon-to-open Eglinton Crosstown LRT.Developer Crestview Investment Corporation seeks to have the current four-storey office building at the address torn down and replaced with a sky-scraping residential complex. Among the businesses that currently call the building home, Granite Brewery has remained a neighbourhood fixture for decades.Google MapsThe current building would be replaced with an enormous development consisting of a pair of residential towers rising 60 and 65 storeys, featuring designs from architects Superkül.With proposed heights of ...

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1 week ago 17th Annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, Presented by Western Union

Celebrating the story of Canada by sharing the journeys of immigrants including notable food entrepreneurs, a TikTok star, an artistic director, community leaders, innovative scientists and more TORONTO — With nation-building and Canadian pride on people’s minds across the country, we can’t forget that the story of Canada includes the individual stories of immigrants who […]

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3 w. ago As momentum keeps building, Blue Jays need to add pitching depth as July 31 trade deadline nears

A defining stretch for the Blue Jays is about to begin as they continue to enjoy the view atop the AL East. Following the team’s upcoming three-game series against the visiting Bronx Bombers, the Jays will be in Detroit for a four-game set before heading to Baltimore for a four-game series. By the time the […]

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3 w. ago Tale of two cities: Why Edmonton builds homes faster than Toronto

Toronto is lagging cities such as Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver, where housing starts are on the rise. They're falling in Toronto, and experts say city policy is a culprit.

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3 w. ago That time a ghostly Toronto apartment building sat abandoned for decades

An abandoned building known as the Bayview Ghost once haunted the Toronto skyline for more than twenty years. It sat unfinished and unlived in — a stark reminder of what could've been. Standing atop a hill overlooking the Don Valley, just above the north end of the Bayview Extension, the ghostly structure's stalled construction and eventual demise were delayed for decades due to drawn-out political battles and behind-the-scenes redevelopment drama. The Bayview Ghost's story began in 1953 when doctors Morris Freedman and Harry Frimerman purchased the 27.9-acre plot of land.Their plan? To build a structure called the Hampton Park apartments, a 12-storey, two-tower solution to the city's then-emerging housing dilemma. It would have 880 units and overlook the lush greenery of the Don Valley. However, things didn't exactly pan out as planned.After blueprints for the enormous building were drawn up, developers applied ...

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