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It's one of the only buildings in Canada of its kind, but Ward 16 Councillor Karen Stintz is unable to currently designate a historical structure as a heritage building. Because the Canada Post Postal Station K building at Yonge Street and Montgomery Avenue isn’t privately owned, it can be only listed in the city’s heritage database but not … [Read more...]
Nearly 175 years after the Upper Canada Rebellion, residents in the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue area returned to the battle site to protest the potential sale of Canada Post Station K. On July 30, around 75 residents gathered to show what the building at Yonge Street and Montgomery Avenue means to them at a rally organized by … [Read more...]
Intensification advocates said build the subway and development will come. And has it ever. There are currently more than 60 development applications for Sheppard Avenue being reviewed by the city. They range from daycare approvals, additions to existing office buildings and rezoning applications to permit new buildings of varying … [Read more...]
The storied Art Shoppe furniture store on Yonge Street has been sold for more than $40 million. Documents obtained from Toronto’s land registry office show the property was transferred from a numbered company that lists Martin Offman (CEO of the Art Shoppe) as its president to a numbered company that lists Peter Freed (president of Freed … [Read more...]
If you live in Leslieville near Eastern and Logan avenues, the smell of fresh bread wafting from the long-established Weston Bakery is likely a familiar scent. That could change soon if the city approves an application to redevelop the bakery and a parking lot across the street for mixed use. Owners of the Weston Bakery, which according to … [Read more...]
A purchasing offer from a local developer has rubbed some residents of Soudan Avenue the wrong way. Ward 22 councillor Josh Matlow was contacted by a resident who had received a letter from Compten Management Inc. offering her $750,000 for her semi-detached on Soudan Avenue. The resident, who declined to comment because she didn’t want to … [Read more...]
Ward 22 councillor Josh Matlow calls an application to build two apartment buildings on Davisville Avenue and Balliol Street one of the most offensive proposals he’s seen since being elected councillor. The St. Paul’s representative is stiffly opposed to a proposal to build a 12-storey apartment building with 176 units at 87-107 Davisville … [Read more...]
The future is unclear for the few remaining residents of 2400 Bathurst St. The city planning division has received an application to demolish the existing structure and replace it with a 20-storey condominium. The building, on the west side of Bathurst Street just north of Eglinton Avenue West, has 30 rental units, most of which are currently … [Read more...]
The saying goes people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, but in the case of 1844 Bloor St. West, residents say one shouldn’t be built in the first place. Members of the High Park Residents Association are expressing opposition to a proposed 14-storey glass-walled building on Bloor Street West between Pacific Avenue and … [Read more...]
Realtor Laurin Jeffrey says he knows a sweet place to live in Roncesvalles Village. The Robert Watson building, a former confectionary factory located on Sorauren Avenue, houses some of the most sought-after residences in the city, said Jeffrey, a sales rep at Century 21 Regal Realty Inc. Brokerage. “People are always asking me if there are … [Read more...]
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