Housing
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Why I revived the Bureau of Municipal Research
Ten years ago, as a grad student researching the history of Toronto’s waterfront, I came across a study, published in 1977, that could very well have been...
By Gabriel Eidelman -
REID: Hi-Lo-rise infill buildings
Amidst the discussion of the potential and challenges of building new mid-rise buildings to increase density along Toronto’s main streets outside...
By Dylan Reid -
What Airbnb is doing to Toronto’s rental apartment market
As housing prices continue to soar in major cities across the world, Airbnb’s profits are following suit. This is not a coincidence. In fact, my own...
By Sean Grisdale -
REID: The Unilever lands and housing
The Unilever Precinct (also sometimes called “East Harbour”) is a large district of Toronto ready for development east of downtown, across the Don River...
By Dylan Reid -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 022, Visioning
In this episode, we talk about imaging what we want our city to be. We speak to Jason Thorne, general manager of planning and economic development for the...
By Spacing Radio -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 020, Loose Ends
This episode, we follow up on some stories from last year. We follow up on what became of the Ten Year Tent City in Vacouver with Ethel Whitty, director...
By Spacing Radio -
LORINC: Wynne’s Liberals gut their own affordable housing policy
Remember when inclusionary zoning was going to solve Toronto’s affordable housing crisis, or at least take a big step towards ameliorating it? Let’s...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Can John Tory Turn the Page on the Shelter Crisis?
I haven’t observed a political crisis this ripe with potential since that weird interlude during the 2008 credit meltdown when the leaders of the federal...
By John Lorinc -
A million Canadian post-war homes
The Camisso family never expected a parade when they bought their first house, a little suburban bungalow in the new Wishing Well Acres subdivision near...
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OMB Reform: What empowered municipalities mean for new housing
In May of this year, the Government of Ontario introduced legislation that would “overhaul” the province’s land use planning appeals system. The proposed...
By Jonathan Nehmetallah -
The first Modern apartment complex in Toronto
The three towers of the City Park co-op apartments on Wood Street behind Maple Leaf Gardens don’t really stand out among the numerous high rises of...
By Chris Bateman -
LORINC: Dedicate foreign-buyers tax to social housing
The latest spitball fired in the ongoing pissing match between the City and the province came from the new Liberal housing minister, Etobicoke MPP Peter...
By John Lorinc