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Renderings of the high-rise projects by Wesgroup, Prima, Landa Global, and Westbank.
Development Projects

Four Vancouver High-Rise Projects Set To Be Delayed Due To Weak Strata Market

The four high-rise projects in Vancouver are being developed by Wesgroup, Prima, Landa Global, and Westbank.

Development Projects

Victoria Park ‘Housing Now’ Development Moves Closer To Fruition

It was a productive day at CreateTO’s June 19 board meeting, with multiple adoptions of Housing Now proposals including a recommendation that will bring a Victoria Park Housing Now development one step closer to completion.

Renting

Renter Report Shows Young Canadians Have Not Given Up On Homeownership

Despite stubborn financial hurdles, a new report from Royal LePage shows that many Canadians stuck in rental purgatory are still dreaming of homeownership, with younger-aged renters leading the charge.

Development Projects

Ontario's Largest Co-Op Housing Development Heading To Toronto City Council

As Mark Richardson, Senior Technical Lead at Housing Now, put it, an approved amendment would mean “turning 199 surface parking spaces into over 900 units of new housing.”

Policy

Where Mayor-Elect Of Mississauga Carolyn Parrish Stands On Housing

After a celebratory speech at the Mississauga Convention Centre, housing seemed to be at the top of Parrish’s mind. “The first step is to get the best developers and builders that we’ve got in our city and bring them in to be my advisors,” she told reporters.

Policy

Community Council Fails To Pass Decision On Tessa Virtue Painting Heritage Home

In a Toronto and East York Community Council meeting that concluded this afternoon, Tessa Virtue and Morgan Reilly’s application to paint their North Rosedale Heritage home with white limewash was forwarded to City Council.

Policy

City Council To Decide If Tessa Virtue and Morgan Reilly Can Paint Their Heritage Home White

The council meeting will be the most recent development in a months-long back and forth between the couple and the City’s Heritage Department who are against the proposal to paint their Edwardian era home white.

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Federal Government Launches $1.5B Co-op Housing Program

The new $1B Co-operative Housing Development Program is intended to support a new generation of co-ops in Canada – a housing option that provides secure, affordable, and community-oriented homes.