It's not headquartered in Toronto. It is in Montreal and they purchased Canadian Western Bank not too long ago inheriting CWB's Edmonton based head office. A big part of their growth were customers seeing them as the "local" alternative to Bay Street's big five.

The requisite for any redevelopment will have more homes and providing retail if considered profitable. Canadian cities tend do the bare minimum to expand accommodations for more people. More people is the greatest source of pride on the forums but, it typically just increases demand extending...

If I remember correctly, Misssissauga City Centre has unlimited height zoning therefore there is no need for release to the public debate. It could be worse. There are as of right rentals in Canada being or recently built with no idea how many floors tall and what they look like.

The building is being demolished because a 60 storey replacement is being allowed and, to the investors, a weed lot with an approved 60 storey tower has more value than the existing apartment building with the approved 60 storey tower. There's a point to the government encouraging large scale...

hmm, looking more and more like investor targeted garbage with the limited info available. I don't know, 1500 people will be living here. There aren't unit sizes provided but, they do look really tight. The number of elevators appears at the minimum required and the minimum which is based on...

Mirvish Village is the peak of large scale intensification in Toronto. Still, the height and scale of the buildings and the amount of outdoor space is not more desirable than a walkable neighbourhood home with a modest private yard or space for a family car that isn't mandatory for work...

I never noticed the alterations until you mentioned it. It looks better than the original which is pretty wild considering past and ongoing conversions,.

The Star Building has been vacant so it's not producing income but, losing money. A weed lot for the next decade would save tens of millions unless they were to find tenants to foot the bill. Who is going to lease and put money into space with a demolition clause and in this market? Seems...

However, this is the lowest quality of boring high density housing. These buildings will fill up and deliver on population density stats because vacancies are so low than building an attractive urban districts to meet growth. IMHO, That's a low standard of success for housing. And we should be...

Community associations still have a greater understanding than developers under pressure to maximize investor contributions. The gaining traction across Canada to eliminate community engagement or even entire planning departments to expedite residential development scares me knowing what...

Yeah, losing your view to this ultra rich complex will only increase your value.

It depends when Vesta started selling privately. The outside investor pool has evaporated since this was first proposed. Outside investors are the ones to overpay for the prime location. This is also a prime spot for rental housing subsidized through a federal housing program. The mortgages...

Looks like they are shoring up the shoring which doesn't bode well.

More tech jobs that would relocate here for competitively low wages is all Toronto needs. However, it's almost a certainty with Canadians selling themselves short boasting about another Amazon back office opening. Amazon opening offices in Canada made national news before Covid during Trump's...

Any corporate logo needs a permit regardless of first or third party advertisement. Toronto's developments would eclipse Dubai if that were not the case. Would a balcony play that spells out Menkes be able to side step the sign bylaws? Inspiration...