Attention film enthusiasts, deal lovers, and prospective condo buyers. On second thought, attention everyone…For a limited time, The Daniels Corporation is extending their bonus offer of 6 months free maintenance for their Cinema Tower development. Excellent news for sure!Suites at Cinema Tower are a hot commodity in a hot neighbourhood in the hot market that is Toronto. That’s a lot of heat for one project, but Cinema Tower carries it well.The Legends of the Cinema suite collection release went off … Read More

Everyone’s favourite hype man, Flavor Flav. When I say weekend, you say events! Weekend! *crickets* Weekend! *still crickets* Now that all hope of that career as a hype man has been dashed, let’s move on to the number one thing everyone loves about Friday. The development industry weekend events listing! There’s a boat load of exciting happenings in the development industry world, so if you’re looking for a new home in Alberta, BC or Ontario, you are very much in … Read More

We’ve caught wind of a big event in Toronto that’s coming up this weekend and it’s sure to draw a big crowd. No, we’re not talking about Nuit Blanche. We’re talking about the DNA3 penthouse opening! On both Saturday and Sunday, the Canderel development will be showcasing their penthouse suites at their sales centre at 1030 King Street West. Now, you’re probably asking, why are these guys trying to steal Nuit Blanche’s thunder? How could a penthouse opening be more … Read More

The Vancouver real estate market is hot! Unless you’ve been living on Mars for the last few years, this shouldn’t be news to you.At the same time (people on Mars excluded) you’re probably aware that the global economy has been a little unstable recently.All this adds up to uncertainty for those wondering if they should make a purchase in Vancouver’s hot market now or if they should wait to see if the bubble bursts.But the latter attitude assumes that there’s … Read More

Today we welcome architect Richard Witt to the BuzzTalk hive. Richard is the co-founder of RAW, the Toronto-based architecture firm that has gained recognition both at home and abroad for its innovative and sustainable designs. RAW is also participating in the TOO TALL? exhibit at the Harbourfront Centre. TOO TALL? is an exhibition that hopes to engage the public in a dialogue about the future of urban architecture and design, asking questions like “How can Toronto neighbourhoods be redefined vertically?” … Read More

Every David Bowie fan has a favourite “Bowie phase”, whether it’s the funk and soul phase of the mid-70s, the “Berlin trilogy” created during the late 70s or the post-disco era of the early 80s.But if that last sentence didn’t make much sense to you, then odds are the condo tower pictured above won’t be all that appealing.A giant image of Ziggy Stardust, the glam rock character that Bowie created for his 1972 album of the same name, will adorn … Read More

A rare sight in Nairobi. Okay, “pretty good” is actually overstating it a bit. Originally we were going to call this story “parking in Toronto is actually pretty good compared to other cities in the world where drivers fight each other over parking spots or just give up altogether” however that seemed a tad long-winded.But let’s stop circling around the block on this one and get to the point: a recent survey by IBM has found that out of 20 … Read More

Pennies can be a bit of a nuisance. They bulk up your wallet and are hardly worth bending over for when you drop one. People counting out pennies in front of an exasperated cashier must be near the top of everyone’s all-time pet peeves list, but if you don’t count your pennies every now and again, your wallet will hit critical mass quite quickly. So what can you do? One inventive, do-it-yourself interior designer thought of a great way to … Read More

We must say we’re floored by Flaire Condos. The new project by Cadillac Fairview and Fram Building Group is right in the heart of the amazing urban village, Shops at Don Mills. It’s a location that’s tough to beat if you’re looking for urban chic and village friendliness in one convenient location. We posted up a slew of photos of Shops at Don Mills last week to give you an impression of what this vibrant new community is all about. … Read More

The data has been collected, analyzed and now the results are in. Resale home prices in Canada rose 1.3 per cent in July to a new record, according to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index.July was the eighth consecutive month that prices rose and the fourth consecutive monthly increase that exceeded one per cent. The index is now at 146.51.Prices were up in five of the six urban areas from which Teranet collects data. Prices rose in Calgary by … Read More