Zakiya Kassam
Zakiya has reported on real estate for Toronto Life, Apartment Therapy, Curbed, and Post City Magazines. She was previously the associate editor at STOREYS, and currently contributes editorial and newsletter content to the publication.
Real Estate News
Small-Scale Infill Is (Finally) Showing Up In Toronto’s Housing Data
Smaller infill projects — accessory dwelling units and buildings with two to eight units — accounted for 6.45% of Toronto's total housing starts last year, and while that figure may seem slight, it’s up more than tenfold from 2023.
Renting
Canadian Renters Caught Between Higher Rents And Homes That Don't Fit
Findings from the Canadian Housing Survey show that renters who have recently moved are paying a premium over sitting tenants — to the tune of $450 more per month.
Construction
Inside The New Tool Helping Torontonians Rethink The Single-Family Home
“A home isn’t just a thing you buy and you’re done with. You need it to constantly evolve as your life changes,” says ReHousing Co-Founder Michael Piper.
Real Estate News
Canada Is Building More Homes (But Fewer Of Them Are For People To Own)
A new report from Desjardins underscores that the nation-wide volley from condo to rental is not a risk-free trade-off.
Development Projects
MOD Developments Files Plans For 40-Storey Rental At Randolph Theatre
ONE Development listed the property for sale in 2024 after drawing up preliminary plans for a 49-storey tower.
Muskoka
Hale Muskoka Is Going All-Season With Multi-Pronged Expansion
Hale offers the benefits of a “third space” — something Founder Eric Abugov felt was missing after moving to Gravenhurst post-pandemic.
Development Projects
Minto Pivots To Purpose-Built Rental For Five-Tower Mimico Proposal
The Grand Park Village proposal has been in limbo for a decade, with Minto Communities taking it on in 2022.
Development Projects
Cromwell After More Toronto Rental With 45-Storey Leaside Proposal
Cromwell’s plans call for 53 replacement rentals and 473 net new rentals within a five-minute walk of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.
Taxes
Toronto Slashing DCs By Up To 60% As Ontario Municipalities Sit On Billions In Reserves
A report says Ontario municipalities are accumulating DCs faster than they are spending them, putting a damper on housing construction and leaving governments to rethink how growth is funded.
Affordable Housing
3 Takeaways From The Housing Development Office’s First Annual Report
Toronto's Housing Development Office was launched in 2025 to create a “singular focus” for all of the City’s public development efforts.
Development Projects
Cromwell Proposes 75-Storey Rental Amid Yonge And Isabella High-Rise Boom
There are dozens of projects in various stages of entitlement in the area, and the majority are over 60 storeys.
Development Projects
Altree Adds Second 43-Storey Tower To Weston Village Proposal
The proposed “east” tower mirrors the built-form and materiality of a 43-storey “west” tower approved for the site in July 2025.
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