As I was going through this Twitter thread by Alex Bozikovic on the “Château Laurier battle,” I came across a great line by Robert Wright: “We cannot recreate the past only parody it.” I told him I was going to steal it, but here I… Read More
dupont survivor by Josemaria de Churtichaga on 500px I was on CBC radio this morning talking about the revitalization of Dovercourt Village and Geary Avenue in Toronto. The funny thing about this topic is that it’s one I actually held off writing about. I’ve been… Read More
I recently got lost looking through the Toronto Archives for old photos of my neighborhood. I’ve blogged about what the St. Lawrence Market neighborhood looked like in the 70s, but I wanted to go back even further. I wanted to see what exactly had been… Read More
Last Friday the Toronto Star published an article talking about the growing demand for character office buildings in submarkets outside of Toronto’s core. Specifically, it was talking about the Downtown West and Liberty Village submarkets (citing a report from CBRE). I’m sure this isn’t news… Read More
I am a real estate developer and I believe in progress. But I also fundamentally believe in balancing progress and preservation. I’ve said this before. This morning, Alex Bozikovic of the Globe and Mail, published a piece on the epic Mirvish + Gehry proposal for… Read More
I am a real estate developer and I believe in progress. But I also fundamentally believe in balancing progress and preservation. I’ve said this before. This morning, Alex Bozikovic of the Globe and Mail, published a piece on the epic Mirvish + Gehry proposal for… Read More
