Who cares, people go to McDonalds to eat, not to stare at the architecture. I would rather they use their profits to lower prices rather than upgrade the building.

Hey do you guys know what will be on the first floors? Restaurants? I hope it's restaurants. I think I saw a sign saying something about a deli coming?

How would anyone know if they rent them out? Look at how many undeclared basement apartments there are.

But it reduces the values of their neighbors' properties.

Can someone explain what the advantages are of Canadians investing in real estate in the US? I mean, if a particular region of the US was great for RE investing, wouldn't Americans already be doing it, which would drive the prices up and thus make it not so attractive anymore? I fail to see how...

I wonder what the figure is when counting only first time home buyers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhv_UB-8Lw4

Yeah, by borrowing way more than they should. For many people this comes at the expense of retirement savings. This will mean trouble down the road.

Someone on Kijiji is renting out a 1 bd unit for $1200/month. Looks nice: http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-housing-apartments-for-rent-1-bedroom-Brand-New-One-1-Bedroom-Luxurious-Condo-Leslie-Sheppard-Bayview-W0QQAdIdZ249013200

X2 Buyer I don't believe it is appropriate for you to suggest to others that they shouldn't post here.

Please let's not allow this topic to disintegrate into a childish name calling competition. We are all adults here, are we not?

There is no need for this type of tone.

Let's not resort to personal attacks.

Bingo. I know in my field (software development) average salaries are about equal now to what they were in the late 90s. Real estate in the GTA on the other hand, different story. If I had graduated about 15 years ago, I would have easily been able to buy my own condo right away upon graduation...

No but I want to, I could walk to work in 3 minutes. Units are for sale now starting at $211,800 but those have an occupancy date of sometime in 2013. Maybe I could find something to rent...

Completion of Phase 1 by January 2012... So what does "Phase 1" mean?

Some pics I took a few days ago.

What's the update on this? Anyone planning on moving in to their new condo soon? Or has the move-in date been pushed back again?

Haha in Toronto that would cost 2 million dollars.

I have an air purifier for just that reason. I originally bought it because I thought it would help me with my allergies. The thing does nothing to improve my allergies, but I put it near my bed and if my neighbors are being noisy when I'm trying to sleep I just turn it on to drown them out...