Today is a travel day, so I don’t have a whole lot to say. But BlogTO did just publish a story about our Junction placemaking sign: “This intersection is set to become Toronto’s next best photo-op.” I am also happy to report that the sign’s… Read More
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Toronto’s longest running fashion week
This past weekend we went to check out Fashion Art Toronto. I’ll be honest and say that I had never heard of it before we bought tickets. Even though technically, it is the longest running fashion week in the city because of Toronto Fashion Week… Read More
Junction House just got its placemaking art
Today was a fantastic day for the development manic meter. This was finally installed at Junction House: If you happen to find yourself in the area, check it out at 2720 Dundas Street West. And if you’d like to know a little bit about how… Read More
Two-way, all-day regional rail
Neat B and I had a very good friend’s 40th birthday dinner in the Junction this evening. So naturally, we walked over to the UP Express station from our offices in the Financial District and took the train one stop to Bloor Street. When we… Read More
High Park vs. Central Park
This compare-and-contrast tweet between Toronto’s High Park and New York’s Central Park was not meant to suggest that New York is a perfect comparable to appropriate (Toronto is not New York), or that foliage isn’t important in our urban environments. Instead, it was meant to… Read More
The 12 best design districts around the world
Architectural Digest has just published the perfect article for gratuitous self-promotion. It is a list of “the 12 best design districts around the world”, and it includes The Junction, here in Toronto: Located in a tree-lined historic area of the city, The Junction gets its… Read More
On-street EV charging stations are the next street light
On-street electric vehicle charging points are starting to roll out across Toronto. Here is one that I came across this morning in the Junction on Annette Street. The stations are from Flo. At its core, this is, of course, a great thing. Ubiquitous charging points… Read More
Cycling to the office
Right now my typical morning commute consists of a 15 minute walk and a quick stop off for a coffee. I must admit that I’m spoiled. But next year I’ll be moving to the Junction and so that means I’m going to need to make… Read More
Looking south toward High Park
What a beautiful day in Toronto. I love the heat. I took the above photo this morning from the 7th floor of Junction House. It is a view south toward High Park. More specifically though, it is the view from the second and upper floor… Read More
Practicing what I preach
In yesterday’s post I wrote about happiness vs. satisfaction (among a bunch of other things). And I mentioned that I derive deep satisfaction from the work that I do, which is real estate development. On the back of this post, I received a question from… Read More