With the east end becoming more and more trendy it’s a lot of fun to sit back and watch as new restaurants and shops open up. A lot of people may consider everything east of the DVP in and around Queen and Dundas all the way to the Beaches to…
Archives for 2011
Trees and the city
May 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Today’s blog is inspired by an article in the Toronto Star (http://bit.ly/kOhgAz) about trees being cut down in and around Regent Park in order to make room for the new development and restoration of that area. Let me start by saying that the work being done in Regent Park is…
Listed! 219 Fort York Blvd 2512
May 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Check out the pictures below of this fantastic 1 bedroom, 2 Bathroom, south facing unit at Fort York. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t cooperating for the photographer today (or for that matter at any given time this spring) so you don’t get a full appreciation of the view. From the 25th…
Picking a Neighborhood: Schools
May 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One of the factors that a lot of people consider when purchasing a home, and rightfully so, is where their children will be going to school. The recent annual report card on Ontario schools by the Fraser Institute has a rather disappointing message to Torontonians. It seems that on average…
Just Sold! 149 Gillard
May 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Congrats to my clients who took the plunge into first time home ownership and purchased this great property in the Monarch Park area in the east end. This home built in the early 1900s is a great example of some of the fantastic homes there are in this vibrant neighborhood….
Multiple Offers
May 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Let’s talk multiple offers. Most buyers know little about the process save the feedback their agent can offer about the number of offers registered and his estimate of selling price based on the crowd gathered. Then you wait and do whatever you do when you care but have no control,…
Springtime=gardening
May 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
So spring is finally upon us and it’s time to get back to the garden. My wife’s obsession, worthy of A&E’s Intervention, results in endless hours of computer research and countless visits to local nurseries selling what I coin ‘her lastest victims’. Unfortunately her love of gardening hasn’t always borne…