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It is a Heritage Site, however, we've got some tricks up our sleeves to ensure we would get approval for tasteful, modern additions. I have checked out 403, and you are right about the addition. I'm going to walk by it today and spend some time looking at it. Thanks for the tip!

Check out http://www.adjaye.com/ for David Adjaye's work. As you'll see on some of his projects, he has been able to meld cutting-edge modern succinctly with Victorian architecture. Most of his work is solid, not crazy outlandish. For example, while I have had the pleasure of meeting Rem...

Thanks for the response. Conceirge service would not be run in-house, rather through a service provider such as Quintessentially. Memberships range on the low-side from $2500 to about $30k a year for a personal assistant type service. A figure closer to the lower-end could potentially be...

I’ve been frequenting UT for some time now, and have been fascinated with the passion that some members have for Toronto and its real estate/planning scene. The knowledge of projects, nodes, hearings, approvals and rejections is spectacular, and as a real estate professional, I have benefited...

These come off at the top of my head: 1. Majority of Allied Properties' Offices were old Industrial (Class I) conversions into Loft Spaces. www.alliedpropertiesreit.com 2. Wychwood Artscape Barn www.artscape.on.ca 3. Hotel St. Paul and Hotel Gault in Old Montreal (stayed at both and...

Sounds kind of sappy.. Being in Dubai right now on a month long business trip, I almost had a tear in my eye. Toronto is truly a great city. When visiting NYC, London and other global megacities, my appreciation for Toronto is somewhat downplayed; as I love the congestion, gentrification...

As a note.. There will not be anymore clubs/lounges opening up in King West. Allied Properties essentially owns the entire block and are intent on minimizing their riskier club/lounge leases. The decentralization of the club district is typical of large cities. Take Manhattan for example...

This is Allied's first ground up development and as such, it will definately "come with a boom".

Funny you mentioned... I was the guy on the show that didn't end up purchasing a unit. They changed the layout last minute, which removed all windows and the balcony on the West Facing wall. However, they painted me out as an 'investor' and not an 'end-user', to save some face!!! I still...

To everyone questioning the demolition.. Allied Properties can "get away" with tearing down the building off of King, next to the Pizza Pizza because of their reputation as Canada's largest Class I office space provider. Emory and his team looked at every way possible to maintain the current...

I hear you guys - being an Ismaili I was totally underwhelmed with the location of the project. However, there are many Ismailis who initially settled in the Scarborough/North York border area and thats why this location was chosen. In terms of the project itself, I am still abit skeptical...

interchange42: Grand Scale is highly subjective and it was wrong of me to use this phrase. Most prefab projects right now are on a home-by-home basis, with the majority of the projects being undertaken by the end-user/homeowener. What I meant by grand scale is creating a "sub-division" or...

Hipster Duck, Avatarreb: I am trying to gain some critical mass towards creating a development company that focuses on building modern prefab'd/modular communities. In the past 4 years, I have done several Victorian Renovations in C01, focusing on added a sustainable element to the homes...

Thanks for your prompt response. There are several modern pre-fab developers currently manufacturing both "stackable units" as well as prefabricated/modular flats. If this could be done feasibly, what types of hurdles could/would one run into with the city in terms of zoning and...

Hello, This is my first post as a member of the Urban Toronto Forum. I am currently undertaking a research report for Cornell University's Real Estate Magazine and have decided to focus my efforts on a case for Modern Pre-Fabs. With input costs sharply increasing year-over-year, there...