Sidewalk Toronto is currently looking for “12 smart, creative, and caring people who are interested in the future of Toronto’s waterfront and how we [Sidewalk Toronto] can responsibly incorporate technology to improve urban life.”

Each Fellow will complete a 2-day orientation session in Toronto; 6 days in Amsterdam and Copenhagen; 5 days in New York City and Boston; 3 days in Vancouver; and then do a final 2-day working session back in Toronto before presenting their takeaways.

This feels like a response to the criticism that Sidewalk Toronto wasn’t doing enough to listen to the community and that it simply wanted to build a tech-infused neighborhood that could serve us more ads – but it’s cool nonetheless. 

If you’re between 19-24 years old and you live in Toronto, you can apply here. It sounds like a fun opportunity for young city builders. I know that I certainly would have been all over it when I was in that age bracket.

Altus Group just released its January (2018) sales figures for the new home market in the Greater Toronto Area.

- 1,251 new homes sold last month. 886 of these (or 70.8%) were condominium apartments (everything from stacked townhouses to high-rises).

- This is down from 2,429 homes in 2017 and 2,118 homes in 2016.

- Almost half of the new home sales (609 homes) came from Toronto alone. And almost all of these (607 homes) were condominium apartments. Only 2 new single-family homes sold in the city last month.

- Benchmark price for single-family homes was $1,229,454, which is a 19.6% increase from January 2017.

- Benchmark price for condominium apartments was $714,430, which is a 40.8% increase from January 2017.

That last increase really stands out. I did a double take.

But as we’ve talked about before, low supply and high prices seem to be pushing more buyers toward condos – and larger ones at that.

Recently we’ve been seeing an increase in both average unit sizes and prices per square foot.

According to Altus, sales of new single-family homes in the GTA last month were the lowest for a January since before 2000.

Sidewalk Toronto is currently looking for “12 smart, creative, and caring people who are interested in the future of Toronto’s waterfront and how we [Sidewalk Toronto] can responsibly incorporate technology to improve urban life.”

Each Fellow will complete a 2-day orientation session in Toronto; 6 days in Amsterdam and Copenhagen; 5 days in New York City and Boston; 3 days in Vancouver; and then do a final 2-day working session back in Toronto before presenting their takeaways.

This feels like a response to the criticism that Sidewalk Toronto wasn’t doing enough to listen to the community and that it simply wanted to build a tech-infused neighborhood that could serve us more ads – but it’s cool nonetheless. 

If you’re between 19-24 years old and you live in Toronto, you can apply here. It sounds like a fun opportunity for young city builders. I know that I certainly would have been all over it when I was in that age bracket.

Altus Group just released its January (2018) sales figures for the new home market in the Greater Toronto Area.

- 1,251 new homes sold last month. 886 of these (or 70.8%) were condominium apartments (everything from stacked townhouses to high-rises).

- This is down from 2,429 homes in 2017 and 2,118 homes in 2016.

- Almost half of the new home sales (609 homes) came from Toronto alone. And almost all of these (607 homes) were condominium apartments. Only 2 new single-family homes sold in the city last month.

- Benchmark price for single-family homes was $1,229,454, which is a 19.6% increase from January 2017.

- Benchmark price for condominium apartments was $714,430, which is a 40.8% increase from January 2017.

That last increase really stands out. I did a double take.

But as we’ve talked about before, low supply and high prices seem to be pushing more buyers toward condos – and larger ones at that.

Recently we’ve been seeing an increase in both average unit sizes and prices per square foot.

According to Altus, sales of new single-family homes in the GTA last month were the lowest for a January since before 2000.