Liberty Village: North versus South

1 02 2010

Liberty Village was originally intended to be more of an “east versus west” idea since the area runs between Strachan and Hanna.

However, the townhouses in and around Liberty Village take on more of a “north versus south” theme since the properties on Laidlaw Street, Joel Shuster Way, and Machells Avenue are being passed off as “Liberty Village.”

But I’m here to tell you that the latter are not true Liberty Village townhouses…

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Would You Live Next To The Highway?

23 12 2009

I don’t mean near the highway, I mean right smack-dab next to the 401.

“Everybody’s gotta live somewhere,” goes the saying, and it’s no surprise that the vacancy rates in Toronto area near all-time lows.

Take a look at the video I shot last week…


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Why Not Fashion House?

8 12 2009

The response to last Friday’s post about Fashion House Condominium was overwhelming.  And it was ironic to see that one of my readers commented that she had actually purchased a unit I was looking at, and then rescinded her offer.

I’ve also decided to pass on the project, but it has less to do with the project and more to do with the area…

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A Walk To Remember

7 12 2009

No, I don’t mean that cheesy teen move with Mandy Moore.  I liked her better in Entourage anyhow.

I mean my three-block trek from my condo last night to the local Dollorama which saw me walk from a neighbourhood with prime real estate into a drug-infested ghetto…

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Condos In The S.L.M. - Part Three

20 11 2009

Today I’d like to finish this installment with a look at some of the oldest, most obscure, or pre-construction condos in the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood.

How about a building that is thirty years old?  What about a condominium that most people walk by without knowing it’s there?  And what is happening with new developments like Vu and King East Lofts?

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Condos In The S.L.M. - Part Two

18 11 2009

I’m sure many buyers wouldn’t like to be living in a building lumped in the “OTHER” category, but as I said yesterday - this isn’t necessarily an indication of the building’s worth.

Here are seven more condos in the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood that for various reasons aren’t nearly as popular as the condos I wrote about yesterday. 

Some of these only have 1-2 units come up for sale in a year, while some have dozens for sale but just aren’t as nice a locale to call “Home”…

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Condos In The St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood

16 11 2009

People constantly tell me that I spell “neighbor” wrong since I use the American spelling with no “u.”

I’ve also been told that I have NEVER written a dedicated post about the condos that exist specifically in the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood.

I’m going to change both of those things today…

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The “New” West Don Lands

6 11 2009

A lot of people have been asking me if I know anything about the thirty acres of vacant land that STILL sits undeveloped at the base of the Bayview Extension.

I had been planning to write about the development, and then along came this article from The Globe And Mail.

Great!  Now I can catch up on my sleep…

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Esplanade Appeal Easy To Understand

16 09 2009

I’ve always been a fan of Christopher Hume’s weekly column as the Toronto Star’s “Condo Critic.”

I met Christopher last year at the Toronto Real Estate Board as he was our guest speaker for one of our TREB Condo Task Force meetings.

I’ve been waiting for him to review London on The Esplanade, and alas, here it is…

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Buskerfest 2009!

1 09 2009

Again, call me biased because I happen to live in the area, but I think that the St. Lawrence Market neighborhood is the best area in which to live, in the entire downtown core!

This past weekend played host to Buskerfest, and I took a few choice photos that I’d like to share… 

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