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Average price of detached home in Toronto hits $1.15M By: Susan Pigg Business Reporter, Published on Wed Jun 03 2015 The GTA is in the midst of a record-setting frenzy for real estate. The region set a new record in May for sales, right on the heels of a record-smashing April, according...

Last post on their Facebook page (June 2014): "The wait is over! Occupancy December 2014!" :rolleyes:

Yeah. I live nearby and watched it go up. Turned out much nicer once they committed to bricking 2/3 of the exterior rather than sticking with the original precast design. Looks like quality workmanship from those Youtube clips. Narrow units, though... I wonder if more developments are moving...

......and no news is bad news! http://www.yongestreetmedia.ca/devnews/kartellecondos07162014.aspx

Move in Fall 2014? This place has sat moldering for six years and it will be all cleaned up, finished and sparkling, in 4 or 5 months. Pull the other one.

Here we go again! http://www.kartellelofts.com/

The saga continues. Via BlogTO: Don't expect the shell of the half-finished condo building at Queen and Pape to spring to life any time soon. A lengthy legal battle between a real estate developer and a prominent diet doctor has cast the immediate future of the building, and several others in...

Saw this article yesterday and thought you might be interested, given your stance on wooden structures.

It's tight, but my neighbor gets a motorcycle and full-size sedan in his. I parked a Hyundai Santa Fe SUV in mine last weekend (had to reverse in from the street to avoid a 50-point turn in the garage, mind you).

Underground parking for 7 cars? OK.

Hey, UD, are you writing for the Globe now? ;) Novel twists on living space in Leslieville JOHN BENTLEY MAYS Published Thursday, Jul. 04, 2013 12:11PM EDT Last updated Thursday, Jul. 04, 2013 12:21PM EDT The small residential building – bigger than a single-family home, not so grand as a...

Update posted on BlogTO today. FTA: Good news may be on the horizon, though. Norma Walton from the Rose and Thistle Group says they've received conditional approval under the New Home Warranties Plan Act to continue work on the site after months of waiting. "We anticipate we'll be starting...

I can now confirm that the soundproofing is way, way better than I expected. I was in my unit a couple of days ago with a friend who purchased an adjacent unit, and while we were in my unit they were cutting floorboards with an electric saw in his. We could hear it, but only faintly. When we...