The City of Toronto’s operating budget for 2021 was approved in February without an increase to the Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT) on homes priced over $2-million, as had been discussed. But the idea of a ‘luxury tax’ has not been entirely dropped. Instead, city council directed city staff to study potential tax increases for …
Outdoor space in the heart of the city can be hard to come by for condo owners, but many storeys above the asphalt in Toronto there are places to put one’s feet up and enjoy the outdoors. A rooftop terrace atop the city’s luxury condos can offer outdoor seating, spots to cook, space to host …
Personal health and well-being is front and centre these days and Toronto’s luxury real estate developers are exercising great care and attention when it comes to creating spaces where buyers of all ages can live their dream of an active, healthy lifestyle. Daria Smith, interior design coordinator at Canderel, one of Canada’s leading developers and …
Developer Frank Mazzotta tells the story about going to Germany to check out a high-tech underground parking system for his planned luxury condominium building in Yorkville. “I stood in the middle of the main street in Munich in winter to see how well the system worked in snow and sand.” Another time, he took “hundreds …
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Demolition has begun on an old Toronto hotel to make way for a luxury condo building in Yorkville. Hotel 89, previously a Howard Johnson Hotel at 89 Avenue Road, is now being demolished and should be fully removed by March 15, according to a spokesperson for the project. Inside 89 Avenue Road, the demolition is well …
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Toronto is one of the most diverse and culturally rich metropolises in North America. But what binds it all together are the 140 individual neighbourhoods that make up its collective whole. Each neighbourhood has its own discrete personality but all work together to interconnect seamlessly. “Toronto is often referred to as a city of neighbourhoods,” …
When Shane Baghai started building houses 45 years ago, he was inspired by Italian artisans and traditional carpentry and joinery. In those days there was no Internet, so he would travel to New York and Europe on self-educating trips. “Watching these craftsmen work fascinated me,” he says. “I put a lot of value in their …
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The size of modern luxury condos and the upscale neighbourhoods in which they sit has luxury buyers trading white picket fences for the suite life. Toronto’s newest deluxe buildings feature units that range from 3,000 to 6,000 square feet, which is far larger than average suburban single-family homes, and all of them are appointed with …
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89 Avenue in Yorkville is a new luxury condo development by Amour Heights Developments, bringing together renowned architect, Richard Wengle, and interior designer, Brian Gluckstein. Wengle created the firm of Richard Wengle Architect Inc. in 1992 and has been designing elegant custom and multi-unit residential projects in Canada and throughout Europe, the United Arab Emirates, the Caribbean, …
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Armour Heights Developments began by building custom homes in Toronto and, 39 years later, president Frank Mazzotta says his company is “going to build 35 custom homes in the sky.” Mazzotta was referring to 89 Avenue Yorkville, a property formerly occupied by a Howard Johnson Hotel and Hotel 89. Vaughan-based Armour Heights acquired the site for $31 million …
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