Cities

Fraser Academy Buys Old LaSalle College Campus In Vancouver For $35M
Development Projects

Fraser Academy Buys Old LaSalle College Campus In Vancouver For $35M

The office building at 2665 Renfrew Street in Vancouver sold in July and is set to be the new home of the Fraser Academy beginning Fall 2027.

Development Projects

Zonix’s 1,060-Unit Grand Park Markham Project Placed Under Receivership

Zonix was planning a 40-storey and 44-storey tower at 36-48 Steeles Ave E and 37-49 Highland Park Blvd, with Cameron Stephens and Vector Financial as the lenders.

Development Projects

One Way to Make Toronto Condos More Livable: Let Buyers Make Them Bigger

It’s not unusual for pre-con buyers to be able to pick their finishings and fixtures, but purchasers at One Ten Avenue Road are also getting a say in size and layout.

Renting

Award-Winning Flemingdon Park Office-Turned-Rental Makes A Case For Conversions

While office-to-residential conversions haven’t taken off the way it once seemed they would, e-lofts serves as a rare example that, when physical design and financial logistics align, commercial spaces can be given new life.

Renting

Millennium Ups Proposed Kitsilano Rental Tower To 26 Storeys, Adding Hotel

Millennium Development initially proposed a 20-storey rental tower for 2158-2170 W 1st Avenue in 2024, and is now proposing a 26-storey rental tower with a hotel.

Development Projects

Markham's Nearly-Complete EverHome Condo Project Placed Under Receivership

The EverHome condo project, at 9704 McCowan Road in Markham, was being developed by The Sher Corporation and has pre-sold over 100 units.

Listed Commercial

Amazon-Leased Ajax Facility Listed As Part Of 3-Building Industrial Portfolio

The industrial park at 789 Salem Road North, 689 Salem Road North, and 210 Kerrison Drive East in Ajax is leased to Amazon and H&M, among others.

Real Estate News

GTA High-Rise Sales Sink To A September Record Low

Meanwhile, six months into the HST rebate program, new low-rise sales keep beating the 10-year average.

Development Projects

Terra Bona’s Two-Tower Development Site In Markham Sold Under Receivership

The 0.95-acre development site, located at 7115 Yonge Street and 8-14 Grandview Avenue in Markham, has been approved for two towers with 873 total units.

Toronto

How Olivia Chow And Brad Bradford Plan To Address Toronto’s Housing Woes

Toronto’s top mayoral candidates — Incumbent Mayor Olivia Chow, and former urban planner and City Councillor Brad Bradford — both say they can put a good dent in Toronto’s housing and affordability woes, but they differ on how to pull it off.

Listed Commercial

KingSett Capital Lists Two King Street East Office Towers In Downtown Toronto

RBC Capital Markets Realty recently listed 8 and 18 King Street East in Toronto, on behalf of KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No. 6.

Breaking Charts

Two Thirds Of GTA Condos Sold For Less Than $600K In September

"For buyers trying to work out whether ownership is within reach, those transactions offer a more useful starting point than the GTA's $1,006,409 average price across all housing types."

Real Estate News

Toronto Rolls Out Free Pre-Approved Plans For Fourplexes, Sixplexes

LGA Architectural Partners won the City's RFP to design the plans, with accessibility, climate resilience, cost, and ease of construction among the stated priorities.