When my partner was looking for a sublet in New York through craigslist, we sniffed out a scam by comparing interior window shots (and even a backyard shot) posted for a certain apartment with what we could see on google street view. The windows were completely different, and it was clear there...

AGTO, that's unfortunate that you need to move because someone is that inconsiderate. As someone who also currently living with "ongoing construction" above me, I'd love to speak with these people to see whether they think it won't be noisy to others, or whether they are just so self-involved...

It is most definitely on the NE corner of Bathurst and Front, and as can be seen in this render, it's due to come REALLY close to Reve. http://www.flickr.com/photos/34887423@N03/3285610469/ However, it should be noted that this rendering is probably far from being a final design. And Reve...

None of these people exactly look comfortable in front of the camera, and both the cheese factor and use of the word "lifestyle" are high. But as a marketing tool, this pretty genius with all that retail coming on to the market. It lets them give a sales pitch to people beyond just the Toronto...

I'd be hesitant about closing off your current dining room area. You already have one den, and another room with no windows basically creates a second den instead of a bedroom. Now, you may have very good reasons for it (family visits, children on the way etc.), but a 1 bedroom + 2 den layout...

I think this hotel and garden are a really welcome addition to this site. I like the CNE as much as the next person, but keeping a huge parking lot in downtown Toronto unused just to host a run-down midway for 2 weeks of the year seems pretty ridiculous. A hotel might not be thing we really...

A friend and I were talking about this in relation to the parking lot at Blue Jays Way and Wellington right where Element is. But we figured 200 spots or so at an average of $15 a day (or even more depending on the number of times the spots turn over) is $90,000 a month. And that's with...

I'm pretty sure it's a 10 year lease, right? With how fast this building went up, I think it makes it worth it. Remember, If they had wanted to integrate it with a condo, they'd have to design it, sell it and build it. We'd be looking at an empty lot for another six or seven years. I say bring...

Personally, I'd rather have my exterior wall built with metal frames than my dividing wall. At least a layer of brick is added on that side to provide more insulation. I would consider buying a townhome if I knew my dividing wall would be concrete. But any I've ever seen seem like mostly...

Nevermind. One minute later I checked my email and found these in Councillor Vaughan's newsletter.

Are these available online anywhere? I looked on Adam Vaughan's site but didn't see anything.

Chicago may have us beat as far as REALLY tall buildings go (and arguably the beauty of its skyline). But according to this Emporis ranking, we've got more "highrise" buildings...behind only New York in NA. http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/sk/st/ma/ct/ci/?id=100007 And once all the buildings...

Are there any other buildings in Toronto that have this finish? Even with the rendering, I'm having a hard time picturing it.

My Dad lived in the Burnamthorpe/Central Parkway area, so I spent half my childhood right around what is now MCC. And it was great as a kid - we had playgrounds and a ravine and were close to a mall. But once you get older, if you're into music, art, theatre, big sporting events or even a...

I'm loving the look of this building. If all this concrete stays exposed, it will have a very strong brutalist appearance. Has anything in that style even been built here since the 70s?

Is that an oven in the middle of the living room in that old model suite? If that's a fireplace, it's the most oven-like fireplace I've ever seen. Or maybe it's like Steven Wright wanted: "I have a microwave fireplace...I can sit in front of the fire for the evening in just 8 minutes."

The wider neighbourhood model is interesting. In many ways, it's really up to date (Parade at Cityplace, LTD and developments at Bathurst/Lakeshore that aren't even complete yet), but in others it's completely not. For example, none of the recent developments on...

That's true. For most of the cities on that list, you're looking at at least $1000/sq ft. for your average condo. Here we're closer to $400, so there's really no comparison in terms of affordability.

Wow, with all glass across the units, these people will know their neighbours VERY well. It's almost like having roommates!

Has there been confirmation of what the retail will be here? Is it just the hotel? I seem to remember there was room for other retail as well, and we're starting to get fairly close to completion...it would be great to know what's going to be going in there.