Video describing the mining done at Laird Station (not cut-and-cover): Star article: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/04/29/underground-eglinton-crosstown-lrt-stations-take-shape-with-unique-mining-technique.html

Off topic but... Speaking of furniture size and math for moving it in for condos... The weirdest thing for me was when my neighbour went on vacation and asked me to take care of their plants. I walked in and... their place was not only a mirror image of mine in layout (which wasn't suprising...

My condo never looked as good as when I was selling it. First off, my real estate agent made me paint a few spots where he didn't agree with my colour choices. I don't necessarily think his colour suggestions were absolutely better, but they were definitely more mainstream. Second, he made me...

I know someone who has worked at that elementary school. He says some aspects of it were pretty rough, at least compared to several other schools he's been to, which is why the poor rating is not a big surprise. The teachers try hard, but nonetheless there are a lot of obstacles. As for...

Congrats to you too! I made a conscious decision not to buy any investment properties though. First of all it would have made finances tighter and would have meant not being able to pay off my mortgage as quickly, but the main reason is I didn't want to play the tenant lottery. While most of...

Feel free to post the application, but I assume you mean the application to change the face after the original approval. You said it yourself. They had a hard time selling for a while, despite the low prices. It may be a combination of factors: For one for example, a family we know that...

How about the opposite of staging? http://terriblerealestateagentphotos.com/

For the true real estate investors a friend deals with, they pay 100% up front and look for the rate of return from rent minus expenses - cash flow positive. No mortgages involved. But I guess most people can't afford that. Anyhow, I'm proud to say I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel...

What is the evidence for that? You’ve mentioned something to that effect a few times, yet in the end there is brick going up. So far we believe they submitted with a brick facade and then there was a rumour they applied to get that changed to a pre-clad brick-like surface, but that isn’t a full...

I would argue that you sound like an overgeneralizing old fart. And I believe I can say that because I'm an old fart too, since Gen X'ers seem to be old farts around here. Uh, I didn't want to live in the middle of nowhere either when I was that age. Not that I could anyway, since as PinkLucy...

^^^ What are you showing in those pix? The scaffolding?

Good to get confirmation of this. I couldn't fathom that variegated surface being a final surface. BTW, how does pre-cast brick look? Is it anything like the stuff you find for interiors? Cuz the ones I've seen for interiors can be easily recognized as pre-cast. But then again, perhaps there...

I’m expecting it will not look like this when finally finished.

Glad to hear another building may be coming. --- Regarding the building exterior, that outside surface is definitely not the final surface. It looks like it's just a base for something else. As I mentioned before, it is far too rough to be the final.

Don't assume that date is accurate, but the good news is that the main structure seems to be near complete, at least from the outside appearance looking at it from the front and side. It would depend on how quickly they can do the interior (and exterior), but somehow June seems optimistic. Some...

Our local English elementary school is rated in the top quarter of TDSB schools, with test scores below standard in the last 5 years ranging from 18.0 - 22.9%. Our local French immersion school is rated in the bottom half of TDSB schools, with test scores below standard in the last 5 years...

Another problem is that the City of Toronto is getting too used to the revenue generated from the land transfer tax. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2017/12/03/its-time-to-brace-for-the-day-torontos-real-estate-luck-runs-out.html Thing is, despite the city manager’s frequent...

The Star: The strip mall is the final outpost of independent commerce in Toronto I went out to the real Wexford Heights Plaza at Warden and Lawrence Ave. E. this week where the film got its name (though it was actually shot at a different strip mall, in North York), to have breakfast at the...

I don't think it will be the final colour either. I had a look the other day from much closer and the colour is very variegated, with a completely unfinished appearance. It looks like a rough base for something. willwu's picture has the same thing. In the first pic it's that ugly grey colour but...

Yeah, the director states they shot in North York, not the actual Wexford Heights Plaza. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/joyce-wong-wexford-plaza-strip-mall-1.4429820...