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Construction has progressed steadily since UrbanToronto last looked at the site back in April of this year and recent images illustrate the project's progress Looking southeast across Church Street to the site this April 14th snapshot by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Riseth captures the burgeoning height of the site where the black cladding is ascending steadily now cloaking an additional several storeys since the beginning of the month The preserved heritage facades stand out at the ground level in stark contrast to the rising modern structure above Protruding from the building's upper levels is black safety netting hinting at the ongoing concrete work within the skeleton image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Riseth on its way to a final height of 52 storeys Stepping back for another vantage point, this aerial view looking southeast on May 29th taken by UrbanToronto Forum contributor tstormers unveils an unfolding architectural dance in the Church-Yonge corridor. From a bird's eye view, the future impact of curret developments such as 199 Church Street, Social at Church + Dundas, and Ivy Condos on the city skyline becomes tangible.  this June 12th image by AlbertC offers a captivating eastward glance from Victoria Street The stark juxtaposition between the sleek black cladding of 199 Church Street and the historic Mackenzie House illustrates downtown Toronto's delicate balancing act between preserving its heritage and embracing the future image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor AlbertC Peering north from St Michael's Cathedral Basilica on June 21st this snapshot by Rascacielo once again showcases the project's stark modernity juxtaposed against Toronto's historical backdrop the additional storeys bringing the building close to its 39 storey total image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Rascacielo Looking northwest from Dalhousie Street on July 1st UrbanToronto Forum contributor yrt+viva=1system's perspective offers a view of the tower's soaring height and a closer-up view of one of the two dramatic overhangs The ongoing construction process is clear from the yellow hoists mounted at the core of the structure The brick-clad podium stands out against the tower's dark facade With metal safety railings lining the podium roof and the crane towering overhead the site marches on towards the expected completion of the above-grade formwork this year image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor yrt+viva=1system the developers plan to complete interior finishes in 2024. The development encapsulates the spirit of redevelopment in the downtown core telling a story of urban growth while retaining elements of the city's historical roots.  UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development you can learn more about it from our Database file you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page Please enter your email and we'll send you a new password request code. Alex ArsenychToronto Associate EditorJun 15, 2023, 5:34 PMApr 14, 2022, 10:59 AMSome Torontonians have just moved to a totally new neighbourhood without even having to pack up their things thanks to a revision of the social planning for neighbourhoods that added a bunch of districts across the city On Tuesday, April 12, the City of Toronto implemented a brand new structure that bumped the number of neighbourhoods up from 140 to 158 According to the update about the new neighbourhoods, 16 high-growth neighbourhoods were split up into 34 new ones According to the City's new social planning map those who thought they were living in the Bay Street Corridor could now actually be in one of two new neighbourhoods: Bay-Cloverhill The Church-Yonge Corridor was also carved out into two The City of Toronto's map of the updated neighbourhoods.City of Toronto Some other major neighbourhood changes can be seen at Willowdale East with three new neighbourhoods like Yonge-Doris Waterfront Communities-The Island has also been split into Wellington Place Harbourfront-CityPlace and St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands Here are the other new neighbourhoods in the 6ix: the City has had social planning neighbourhoods in order to improve their planning and analysis and data collection so that they can tackle what needs to be developed in each district accordingly The City decided to change things after not touching the boundaries for 25 years due to 2016 Census data that revealed population growth across Toronto "Differential population growth over the last 20 years has seen large population increases in parts of the city while other neighbourhoods saw no growth," said the City We built a Welcome tour we highly recommend Your free account has now been created. 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here) Toronto’s overall weekly incidents fell by seven to 36 bringing the city’s preliminary total for 2022 to 757 — down ten per cent compared to the same period last year One new residential break and enter was reported for Church-Yonge Corridor It took place at an apartment near Dundonald Street and Yonge Street on Monday There have been 21 residential break and enters reported in Church-Yonge Corridor in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Corso Italia-Davenport It took place at an apartment near Rosemount Avenue and Via Italia on Saturday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Corso Italia-Davenport in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Dufferin Grove It took place at an apartment near Lansdowne Avenue and Lumbervale Avenue on Wednesday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Dufferin Grove in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for East End-Danforth It occurred at an apartment near Devon Road and Gerrard Street East on Sunday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in East End-Danforth in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for High Park North It took place at an apartment near Glenlake Avenue and High Park Avenue on Wednesday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in High Park North in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Junction Area It occurred at a house near Britannia Avenue and St There have been four residential break and enters reported in Junction Area in 2022 Two new residential break and enters were reported for Kensington-Chinatown The first took place at an apartment near Ellen Avenue and Oxford Street on Wednesday The second took place at a house near Huron Street and Sullivan Street on Sunday There have been 15 residential break and enters reported in Kensington-Chinatown in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Lawrence Park South It took place at a house near Coldstream Avenue and Mona Drive on Friday There have been five residential break and enters reported in Lawrence Park South in 2022 Two new residential break and enters were reported for Niagara The first occurred at a house near Queen Street West and White Squirrel Way on Saturday The second occurred at an apartment in the Ordnance Street and Strachan Avenue area on Monday There have been 14 residential break and enters reported in Niagara in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for North St It occurred at an apartment near Howard Street and Rose Avenue on Friday This was the first residential break and enter reported in North St One new residential break and enter was reported for Palmerston-Little Italy It occurred at a house in the Markham Street and Ulster Street area on Tuesday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Palmerston-Little Italy in 2022 Two new residential break and enters were reported for The Annex The first occurred at an apartment in the Davenport Road and Mcmurrich Street area on Wednesday The second took place at an apartment near Lowther Avenue and Walmer Road on Monday There have been 15 residential break and enters reported in The Annex in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Trinity-Bellwoods It took place at an apartment near College Street and Roxton Road on Tuesday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Trinity-Bellwoods in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Waterfront Communities It took place at an apartment near The Esplanade and Yonge Street on Tuesday There have been 26 residential break and enters reported in Waterfront Communities in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Wychwood It occurred at an apartment in the Ellsworth Avenue and Vaughan Road area on Tuesday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Wychwood in 2022 Find the latest reports of residential break and enters for Toronto’s other neighbourhoods This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service. The incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks, but recent crime data is preliminary and subject to change upon further investigation The locations have been offset to the nearest intersection and no personal information has been included for privacy reasons Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: and the Fraser Valley broadly saw their values slip in the first half of the year with only six neighbourhoods across those markets reporting year-over-year gains Parkwoods-Donalda (up 3.7%) were amongst the select neighbourhoods to “buck” the downward price trend in Toronto while values in Vancouver’s Gulf Islands and West Vancouver-Howe Sound climbed 13% and 1.9% “Tight market conditions contributed to the uptick as well as a greater number of sales at the top end of the market,” says RE/MAX close to 93% of detached home values ‘fell short’ of last year’s levels in the first six months of 2023 — and this was despite a “rally in home-buying activity” in the second quarter “Anxious homebuyers were quick to identify the bottom of the market and jumped in with both feet in the second quarter of the year,” says Christopher Alexander home-buying activity dropped off in 95% of markets in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2022 with the only outliers being Bayview Village as well as Langley in the Fraser Valley (up 7.9%) “With inflation coming in hotter than expected in July the Bank of Canada is forecasted to raise rates yet again in September,” says Elton Ash Executive Vice President for RE/MAX Canada home-buying activity will likely remain subdued for the foreseeable future.” Ash also notes that “eerily similar circumstances existed in 1994,” when the Bank of Canada raised rates from 7.25% to 10.5% in the course of about a year “The impact on GTA’s housing market was immediate with sales softening and average price declining from close to $209,000 to $198,000 in 1996 with the market’s only saving grace the lack of inventory currently listed for sale.” Do you know what the official name for your Toronto neighbourhood is? As of this week, there's a good chance you don't the City released revised boundaries for the social planning of neighbourhoods that make up Toronto shaking up area borders and increasing the number of 'hoods from 140 to 158 in the process the city's original social planning neighbourhoods have remained unchanged through a quarter-century of substantial population growth They exist not just for placemaking purposes but also to assist in the city's planning of social services and other local benefits The city has adjusted the boundaries for 16 of the 140 original neighbourhoods, splitting them off into 34 new districts with a goal to balance population growth and better represent changing neighbourhoods. As of Wednesday, Toronto has a total of 158 neighbourhoods City news releases confirms: there are now 158 official Toronto neighbourhoods, up from 140. New boundaries are here. Find out where you live, officially: https://t.co/1PZ5gDFNzv Some of the changes include the splitting off of the blanket "Waterfront Communities-The Island" neighbourhood which stretched from the Don River to Bathurst into new neighbourhoods "St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands" and "Harbourfront-CityPlace." The "Church-Yonge Corridor" and "Bay Street Corridor" neighbourhoods have also been carved up an east-west line through the two areas splitting them into four neighbourhoods now known as "Bay-Cloverhill," "Yonge-Bay Corridor," "Church-Wellesley," and "Downtown Yonge East." The former "Niagara" neighbourhood has been split into the two new "Fort York-Liberty Village" and "West Queen West" areas Other new additions include "North Toronto" and "South Eglinton-Davisville" in the midtown area the pair occupying the former boundaries of the previous "Mount Pleasant West" neighbourhood that witnessed a pronounced population spike in the last 25 years Areas that have long had their own identities are now being given their dues with official city boundaries but there are other clearly-defined neighbourhoods that still haven't been broken off into from their broader parent neighbourhoods which still remains an officially nameless portion of the broader "South Riverdale" neighbourhood The boundary changes and creation of new neighbourhoods are intended to better balance changing populations with Mayor John Tory claiming "changes to the social planning neighbourhoods will help the City and our partners enhance equity reduce poverty and ensure that services and supports are delivered where they're needed most." You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter These incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks There were 13 residential break and enters reported in the district from March 25 to March 31 Toronto Police Service received 31 reports of a break-in at a home between March 25 and March 31 including 13 in the district of Old Toronto In total 358 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 81.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Parliament Street and Spruce Street on Saturday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Cabbagetown-South St A break-in was reported at a house near Davenport Road and Walmer Road on Thursday There have been nine residential break and enters reported in Casa Loma in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Church Street and Wellesley Street East on Friday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Church-Yonge Corridor in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Dora Avenue and St There have been two residential break and enters reported in Dufferin Grove in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Enderby Road and Swanwick Avenue on Friday There have been four residential break and enters reported in East End-Danforth in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Adelaide Street East and Sherbourne Street on Thursday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Moss Park in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Erskine Avenue and Redpath Avenue on Sunday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Mount Pleasant West in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Douro Street and King Street West on Tuesday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Niagara in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Harbord Street and Markham Street on Friday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Palmerston-Little Italy in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Pearson Avenue and Sorauren Avenue on Thursday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Roncesvalles in 2025 Two break-ins were reported at these locations: an apartment near Baseball Place and Queen Street East on Friday There have been five residential break and enters reported in South Riverdale in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Brant Place and King Street West on Wednesday There have been 14 residential break and enters reported in Waterfront Communities-The Island in 2025 Find out where residential break and enters were reported in East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough and York This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service. The incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks, but recent crime data is preliminary and subject to change upon further police investigation Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page City of Toronto redraws maps to balance neighbourhood populations  The city of Toronto is redrawing its map and planning to call one of its new neighbourhood divisions Ryerson despite recent advocacy efforts to remove all namesakes to Egerton Ryerson on campus the Social Research & Information Management unit (SRIM) recreated the city’s map resulting in 34 new neighbourhood areas with more balanced populations The change will increase Toronto’s officially recognized neighbourhoods from 140 to 158 The Ryerson neighbourhood would be located at what is now the Church-Yonge corridor.  Egerton Ryerson was influential in creating and developing residential schools which were responsible for displacing thousands of Indigenous children from their families resulting in a cultural genocide against Indigenous Peoples in Canada have been advocating for Ryerson University to change its name and to have the statue of Egerton Ryerson on Gould Street removed.  the Ryerson Students’ Union and the Indigenous Students’ Association began a campaign to push for the school to change its name In 2020, a petition demanding the removal of Egerton Ryerson’s statue In September, president Mohamed Lachemi created a task force to examine the legacy of Egerton Ryerson and recommend actions to move towards reconciliation the Ryerson Review of Journalism temporarily removed Ryerson from its name Khan says the city’s decision to name the neighbourhood Ryerson shows a serious lack of research and consideration.  “They blindly picked the name because it encompasses Ryerson University They should have consulted with the school students and citizens in the area before moving forward,” Maaz said in a statement to the Ryersonian “It’s really disappointing to celebrate the person who was the architect of the residential school system.” In its announcement the city of Toronto said the neighborhoods were created based on Statistics Canada Census Tract boundaries which typically include several city blocks and approximately 4,000 people The city did not respond for comment by press time about how the neighbourhoods’ names were chosen The On The Record newsroom is staffed and operated by final-year undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Journalism On The Record students welcome input from their colleagues in the School of Journalism Please drop by the newsroom (RCC-105) to pitch your story idea to the editors Toronto’s sky-high real estate costs aren’t limited to houses and condos as the city’s parking spots are pricier than ever A parking space in prime downtown real estate at 197 Yonge is currently listed for $120,000 The underground parking space is located in the newly built Massey Tower While expensive, the parking spot isn't the priciest that the city has seen; in 2020, a parking spot at the Ritz-Carlton sold for $122,900. At a time when the city's dwindling parking lots are turning into parks and public spaces we can only assume we'll see more parking spaces for sale with three-digit price tags READ: A Parking Spot in Hong Kong Just Sold for the Price of a Toronto House they'll be located in the bottom of freshly-built buildings as Toronto increasingly moves away from prioritizing the car on city streets and street-level parking disappears even further While the prime parking spot may come with a stunningly high cost, it’s a bargain compared to pricy parking spots in Hong Kong. Back in June, a parking spot in Hong Kong sold for the price of a Toronto house at $1.57 million CAD This edition of our Growth to Watch For series explores development at the eastern edge of Downtown Toronto along the Church and Jarvis Street corridors between Bloor Street and The Esplanade With redevelopment on the west side of Downtown having picked up steam earlier a shortage of redevelop-able space there now means that large-scale projects are now coming en masse to the less dense neighbourhoods along Church and Jarvis on the east side of Downtown travelling south along Jarvis to The Esplanade before heading north along Church back up to Bloor We will take you through all the major projects along this stretch including buildings currently under construction or nearing completion; approved projects waiting to get started; and early proposals working their way through the planning process Starting at the intersection of Carlton and Jarvis, a few years ago Duration Investments proposed a 43-storey condo tower designed by Quadrangle Architects at 308-314 Jarvis Street a recent fire destroyed a designated heritage building currently occupying the site Early plans and renderings for the new tower incorporate the heritage structure as part of the new development but there was discussion whether the building would have to be moved on the site to make the proposal work It is yet unclear how the fire will affect the proposal moving forward an OMB hearing for this project is scheduled for March 2017 so it may be some time yet before we have some answers Hopefully some updates surface on these two development sites in the coming year Aerial view of the two parking lots at Dundas and Jarvis adding 978 condo units to the busy intersection Demolition is underway on the interiors of the existing hotel image courtesy of Forum contributor vikpahwa Across the street from Dundas Square Gardens, CentreCourt is proposing Grid Condos, a 50-storey condo tower located on the southeast corner of Dundas and Jarvis. Designed by Page + Steele / IBI Group Architects the tower looks to add 563 residential units with amenities catering to students and the nearby Ryerson crowd This project has recently been redesigned following a bump in the road at the OMB which rejected the initial proposal last summer due to its proximity to Amexon's neighbouring Grand Hotel redevelopment An announcement of changes to the initial proposal is expected in the coming weeks image courtesy of CentreCourt Developments a rendering looking southwest across George Street from a recent public consultation highlights the podium at the base of the two conjoined Grand Hotel towers Rendering of the proposed George Street facade of the Grand Hotel Moving across to the west side of Jarvis Street, Pace Condos by Great Gulf is just wrapping up construction on the 42-storey condo tower. Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects the 272-unit building is expected to be completed soon Clad in slate gray bricks with splashes of colour throughout Pace has already made its presence known as one of the first of many towers to rise on the east side of downtown image courtesy of Forum contributor G.L.17 A few lots south of Pace Condos, excavation is well underway for Ryerson University's student residence at 186-188 Jarvis Street. Designed by IBI Group the 30-storey tower will be replacing a surface parking lot with some much-needed living space for Ryerson's growing student population With the the tower's crane having been raised in the time since the image below was taken look for this project to rise above the ground later in 2016 image courtesy of Forum contributor ShonTron Adjacent to Ryerson's student residence development, another condo tower is working its way through the planning process with Tribute Communities and Greybrook Capital's 81 Mutual The 38-storey building designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects looks to add 349 new units to the densifying area once again targeting Ryerson's chronic lack of student housing This building is working its way through the planning process image courtesy of Tribute Communities and Greybrook Capital Hopefully we'll hear some news on these two projects in the coming year the project looks to replace the aging north market building with a multi-use complex providing space for the weekend farmers and antiques markets image courtesy of Harhay Developments and Carterra the unique building will feature a laneway passing through the podium James Cathedral on the opposite corner of the intersection With construction well underway on the below-grade levels look for this tower to rise above ground later this year Below-grade levels under construction at Sixty Colborne Condos A proposal by St. Thomas Developments looks to fill in one of the largest remaining surface parking lots in the downtown area at 88 Queen East. Designed by Page + Steele / IBI Group Architects with an extensive public realm that includes a new city park and privately-owned public space is currently working its way through planning and into sales and would see the northernmost 27-storey tower constructed along Shuter Street Currently rising several floors above grade expect this tower to top off sometime mid this year On the southwest corner of Church and Shuter Streets, an aging proposal by Lancer Developments would see an under-utilized parcel of land behind the historic Metropolitan United Church developed into a 37-storey residential tower, dubbed The Metropolitan sandwiched between the United Church and St has been the subject of speculation for some time now but no updates have surfaced recently on the status of the proposed tower the building would add 212 units with ground level retail in a 4-storey podium the 27-storey building will add 18,600 square metres of new space for the expanding institution and will house Ryerson's School of Nutrition Excavation underway on the Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex image obtained via live construction feed by Ryerson the tower is replacing an existing two-storey commercial building with 340 residential units and new office space with ground-level retail located in a four-storey podium image courtesy of Forum contributor drum118 Construction progressing at 365 Church Condos A third development site at the corner of Church and McGill has recently hit a roadblock, with MPAR Development's proposed 32-storey student residence at 412 Church Street being rejected by the OMB earlier this year. The SvN-designed tower would have replaced an existing surface parking lot but evidently significant design changes are forthcoming so stay tuned for more updates on this development as they arise Jumping to the northeast corner of Church and Carlton, Tribute Communities' Stanley condo tower has now entered sales, as the curvy 37-storey building designed by Core Architects slowly works its way through the design and planning process and features an undulating pattern of balconies above ground-level retail in a seven-storey podium We have yet to hear from the City regarding what they think of the height of this proposal Travelling north to the intersection of Church and Isabella, the densification of a former tower-in-the-park is currently wrapping up construction at 66 Isabella. The new 26-storey building designed by Quadrangle Architects is an addition to the existing rental apartment building occupying the site and adds 211 new rental units to the property We expect to hear more about The Manhattan soon but do not know when to expect plans for the other two mentioned here The base of The Manhattan at the corner of Church and Charles Streets Finally, the property at 61-63 Charles Street East that currently has a three-storey rental building on it has reportedly been sold to a developer Check back for more details on these potential developments as updates become available Our Growth to Watch For series will continue soon with an overview of the development coming to the Bloor-Yorkville area. To catch up with our series so far, check out our previous Growth to Watch For stories from around the city What do you think of the projects that are transforming this area Leave a comment at the bottom of this page or join in on the conversation on one of our associated Forum threads check out our dataBase files (linked below) and Forum threads The rapid transformation of Toronto's skyline is showing absolutely no signs of slowing in the coming years the cityscape of the future will be almost unrecognizable from what exists today a digital marketer with a dedicated passion for urban landscapes has been painstakingly building out a 3D digital model of the future cityscape Velasco got his model building start by constructing an evolving cardboard diorama of the future Toronto cityscape in his teen years, featured by blogTO in 2011 eventually evolving to a computer-generated model using SketchUp in 2017 and ramping up his efforts in the quiet days of 2020 Now six years into his Future Model Toronto project Velasco has created a convincing representation of the city as it may appear just a few years down the road including the hundreds of high-rise buildings both planned and under construction in the downtown area The graphic shows in blue over 100 major developments already under construction in the downtown core while the buildings in pink represent the over 280 additional builds planned or approved in the heart of the city Velasco has spoken to blogTO about his creation on numerous occasions as the project evolves As for his latest visualization shared in early July Velasco tells blogTO that "there are over 100 high-rise buildings under construction in Toronto Velasco explains that "the largest concentration of development in the city is occurring in the Downtown Core "New towers will add significant height and density to these neighbourhoods over the next several years in what will be a transformative growth period for the city skyline," says Velasco Velasco's work has also focused on specific nodes of growth in the city, including the impressive new height peak set to redefine skyline views in the coming years around the intersection of Yonge and Gerrard Other areas far beyond the downtown core are also covered in what might be the most comprehensive representation of Toronto's future cityscape to date There were six residential break and enters reported in the district from April 8 to April 14 Toronto Police Service received 24 reports of a break-in at a home between April 8 and April 14 including six in the district of Old Toronto In total 395 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 81.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Christie Street and Pendrith Street on Wednesday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Annex in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Granby Street and Sheard Street on Thursday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Church-Yonge Corridor in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Jarvis Street and Lombard Street on Sunday There have been five residential break and enters reported in Moss Park in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Howard Street and Sherbourne Street on Friday There have been three residential break and enters reported in North St A break-in was reported at an apartment near Don Valley Parkway and Eastern Avenue on Wednesday A break-in was reported at a house near Neville Park Boulevard and Queen Street East on Saturday There have been two residential break and enters reported in The Beaches in 2025 Republic Developments has applied to the City of Toronto for the rezoning of the properties located at 15 Charles Street East and 16 Isabella Street to permit an increase in height and density on the site which is situated east of Yonge Street in the Church-Yonge Corridor in Downtown Toronto and is approximately 0.15 hectares in size Designed by IBI Group the proposed development includes a 54-storey residential condominium building with a total 549 residential condominium units and 146m² of retail space at-grade for a total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 35,625m² The proposed development would be entirely situated on the 15 Charles Street East parcel of the subject site while 16 Isabella Street is proposed to redeveloped into an 150m² park.  15 Charles Street East by IBI Group for Republic Developments The surrounding area includes a series of high-rise residential To the east of the site is George Hislop Park and extends from Charles Street East to Isabella Street This park would be expanded by the addition of the space from the 16 Isabella Street property South of the bulk of the site are other properties on Isabella Street which contain two to three-storey commercial buildings. To the west of the site is the municipal alley 'Biscuit Lane' and directly west of it are two to four-storey commercial buildings fronting onto Yonge Street. Across Charles to the north of the site is a six-storey municipal parking garage with at-grade retail uses The Yonge subway line runs beneath the parking garage and George Hislop Park The proposed development is a slender point tower that begins to step back at the 48th floor continuing until the mechanical penthouse in response to a 75-degree angular plane requirement for tall buildings close to Yonge Street the tower silhouette is reminiscent of lipstick The building's proposed unit mix is two studio units (0.4%) The proposed development would have a total of 1,104m² of indoor amenity space and 280m² of outdoor amenity space distributed throughout the development Indoor amenity space would be located within the southern portion of levels 3 to 7 The 7th floor indoor amenity space would extend into the 280m² of outdoor amenity space that wraps around the southern and eastern edges of the podium providing a continuous transition between the two areas inclusive of 10 shared visitor and commercial parking spaces would be provided for the proposed development in a five-level underground garage. The proposed development would also provide 550 resident bicycle parking spaces on the 2nd floor The site is located near a variety of higher order transportation and cycling facilities and is approximately 180 metres south of the Bloor-Yonge intersection and subway station More information on the development will come soon you can learn more from our Database file for the project you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page UrbanToronto’s new data research service, UrbanToronto Pro, offers comprehensive information on construction projects in the Greater Toronto Area—from proposal right through to completion stages. In addition, our subscription newsletter, New Development Insider drops in your mailbox daily to help you track projects through the planning process The proposed design of 835-839 Yonge Street as designed by Adamson Associates Architects for CT REIT The site currently consists of a Canadian Tire store and gas station, as well as a Service Ontario office at 839 Yonge Street. The proposed project would result in new towers riding from a shared podium covering much of the site The North Tower at 839 Yonge Street would stand at 160.2m and 49 storeys and would be on the west side of the land fronting Yonge Street The neighbouring South Tower at 835 Yonge Street would be facing the TTC corridor on the lot’s east side standing at a shorter 136m and 41 storeys The current site on Yonge Street facing north east including the Canadian Tire store and heritage facade At the base would be a 10-storey podium containing a mixture of retail The project would also take into consideration greenery for the area and the podium would stand next to a Privately Owned Publicly Accessible Space (POPS) at the northeast corner at Yonge and Church streets The proposed design at ground level facing north east 839 Yonge Street would also retain the heritage-designated façade facing Yonge Street which were retained from an earlier Canadian Tire store when the Canadian Tire Corporation previously expanded the site the proposal would utilize this façade as an entrance to the retail area An aerial view of the current site and surrounding area There would be 950 residential units between both towers with roughly equal amounts of indoor and outdoor amenity space at 1,908m² and 1,900m² respectively There would be three parking garage levels with 138 residential and 223 commercial spaces There would also be 1,096 bicycle parking spots The site is located approximately halfway between Bloor-Yonge and Rosedale subway stations with the proposed design’s intention to include a new Canadian Tire store as 839 Yonge Street is one of the nation’s oldest Canadian Tire locations The store is just one of many pieces of the balancing act of this new proposal that tracks projects from initial application A new report reveals the 10 most and least expensive neighbourhoods to buy a home in the Greater Toronto Area Spring is nearly here and it is typically the busiest season for the real estate market In February, there were 4,037 home sales through MLS—down by 27.4 per cent compared to February 2024, according to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board. The average selling price was down by 2.2 per cent compared to February 2024 Although there is some economic uncertainty, the Bank of Canada rate cut could motivate buyers.  Those willing to take the leap into home ownership may want to look at a new report from digital real estate platform Wahi Wahi looked at median home sale prices in GTA neighbourhoods with five or more sales in February and found the least and most expensive places to buy a home right now Most of the least expensive places are in the suburbs of Toronto with two downtown neighbourhoods on the list The homes sold in these neighbourhoods were likely condos or townhouses Here are the 10 least expensive places to buy and the median price: the most expensive neighbourhoods tend to be where the cities largest homes and properties are located Here are the 10 most expensive places to buy and the median price: For more information on these neighbourhoods, see Wahi’s guide here. Subscribe to INsauga – Ontario Headline News’ daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Toronto Eaton Centre OR Sherway Gardens There were 19 residential break and enters reported in the district from Aug Toronto Police Service received 46 reports of a break-in at a home between Aug including 19 in the district of Old Toronto In total 1,782 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 26.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2023 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Saint Joseph Street and St There have been 15 residential break and enters reported in Bay Street Corridor in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near St Clair Avenue West and Walmer Road on Saturday There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Casa Loma in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Gerrard Street East and Victoria Street on Thursday There have been 37 residential break and enters reported in Church-Yonge Corridor in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Chisholm Avenue and Newmarket Avenue on Saturday There have been 18 residential break and enters reported in East End-Danforth in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Caldow Road and Castlefield Avenue on Friday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Forest Hill North in 2024 a house near Chaplin Crescent and Duncannon Drive on Sunday an apartment near Chaplin Crescent and Russell Hill Road on Friday There have been 20 residential break and enters reported in Forest Hill South in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near South Kingsway and Ormskirk Avenue on Saturday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in High Park-Swansea in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Grange Avenue and Grange Place on Saturday There have been 32 residential break and enters reported in Kensington-Chinatown in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Braeside Road and Haslemere Road on Saturday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in Lawrence Park North in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Castle Knock Road and Roselawn Avenue on Saturday There have been 21 residential break and enters reported in Lawrence Park South in 2024 an apartment near Gerrard Street East and Jarvis Street on Monday an apartment near Dundas Street East and Sherbourne Street on Wednesday There have been 36 residential break and enters reported in Moss Park in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Marion Street and Roncesvalles Avenue on Tuesday There have been nine residential break and enters reported in Roncesvalles in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Bin Scarth Road and Glen Road on Saturday There have been 25 residential break and enters reported in Rosedale-Moore Park in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near College Street and Crawford Street on Sunday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in Trinity-Bellwoods in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Huron Street and Washington Avenue on Friday There have been 10 residential break and enters reported in University in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Coxwell Avenue and Fairford Avenue on Monday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Woodbine Corridor in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Duplex Avenue and Montgomery Avenue on Thursday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Yonge-Eglinton in 2024 Twenty residential break and enters were reported in the city’s Old Toronto district from May 2 to May 8 That’s up from 10 reported during the previous week A total of 50 residential break and enters were reported in the City of Toronto. You can find the latest incident reports for East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough and York here There have been 904 residential break and enters in Toronto since Jan 1 — down 0.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2022 One residential break and enter was reported in Bay Street Corridor The incident took place at an apartment near Bay Street and Wellesley Street West on Tuesday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Bay Street Corridor in 2023 Three residential break and enters were reported in Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills The first incident took place at a house near Braeside Crescent and Braeside Road on Monday There have been 15 residential break and enters reported in Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills in 2023 One residential break and enter was reported in Cabbagetown-South St The incident occurred at an apartment in the Bleecker Street and Carlton Street area on Thursday There have been 14 residential break and enters reported in Cabbagetown-South St Two residential break and enters were reported in Casa Loma The first incident occurred at a house near Heath Street West and Russell Hill Road on Friday The second incident took place at a house near Ardwold Gate and Spadina Road on Saturday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Casa Loma in 2023 One residential break and enter was reported in Church-Yonge Corridor The incident occurred at an apartment in the Charles Street East and Jarvis Street area on Wednesday There have been 20 residential break and enters reported in Church-Yonge Corridor in 2023 Two residential break and enters were reported in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction The first incident took place at a house near Bloor Street West and Perth Avenue on Saturday The second incident took place at an apartment around Christie Street and Dupont Street on Monday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction in 2023 One residential break and enter was reported in High Park North The incident took place at an apartment in the Dundas Street West and Edna Avenue area on Friday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in High Park North in 2023 One residential break and enter was reported in High Park-Swansea The incident took place at an apartment near High Park Boulevard and Indian Road on Thursday There have been four residential break and enters reported in High Park-Swansea in 2023 One residential break and enter was reported in Kensington-Chinatown The incident occurred at a house near Cecil Street and Ross Street on Thursday There have been 15 residential break and enters reported in Kensington-Chinatown in 2023 One residential break and enter was reported in Lawrence Park North The incident took place at a house in the Fairlawn Avenue and Greer Road area on Thursday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Lawrence Park North in 2023 One residential break and enter was reported in Little Portugal The incident occurred at an apartment in the Coolmine Road and Dundas Street West area on Friday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Little Portugal in 2023 One residential break and enter was reported in North Riverdale The incident occurred at a house in the Carlaw Avenue and Victor Avenue area on Wednesday There have been four residential break and enters reported in North Riverdale in 2023 One residential break and enter was reported in Palmerston-Little Italy The incident took place at a house in the Hepbourne Street and Ossington Avenue area on Monday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Palmerston-Little Italy in 2023 One residential break and enter was reported in The Beaches The incident occurred at an apartment in the Kenilworth Avenue and Queen Street East area on Thursday There have been six residential break and enters reported in The Beaches in 2023 One residential break and enter was reported in University The incident took place at an apartment in the Borden Street and Harbord Street area on Monday There have been six residential break and enters reported in University in 2023 Two residential break and enters were reported in Waterfront Communities The first incident took place at an apartment near Hahn Place and Scadding Avenue on Monday The second incident occurred at an apartment near Bathurst Street and Bruyeres Mews on Saturday There have been 25 residential break and enters reported in Waterfront Communities in 2023 One residential break and enter was reported in Yonge-Eglinton The incident occurred at an apartment near Duplex Avenue and Orchard View Boulevard on Tuesday There have been six residential break and enters reported in Yonge-Eglinton in 2023 Find the latest reports of residential break and enters for East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough and York This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service. The incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks, but recent crime data is preliminary and subject to change upon further police investigation just south of Adelaide Street East between Yonge and Church Streets claims the title of “a true mixed use building,” based on its promise to deliver a total of 296 units while also accommodating two separate storeys of retail/restaurant space and another eight storeys of office space James Park facing west shows narrow frame of 15 Toronto Street proposal In their applications for Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) and Site Plan Approval (SPA) the proposal argues that the site is under-utilized by the existing 11-storey office building constructed in 1961 The proposal documents make reference to City’s Official Plan (OP) guidelines that promote the intensification of sites located within already built up areas or areas well served by higher order transit; the proposed site meets both of those conditions.  Situated as it is within the Church-Yonge Corridor and on the edge of the Financial District the site is surrounded by the largest concentration of skyscrapers in the country not to mention some of Toronto’s defining buildings like the 1967 Toronto-Dominion Centre designed in collaboration with Mies van der Rohe The area is also accented with a cluster of heritage buildings creating an eclectic array of structures that document the City’s evolving built history while inviting future developments to write the next chapter.  Map of downtown shows transit and cycling infrastructure near subject site recent improvements to Union Station have reinvigorated the capabilities of higher order transit which is poised to take another step forward with the development of the Ontario Line It should also be noted that the finest cycling infrastructure in the City can be accessed directly from Adelaide Street East which all contributes to a strong case for intensification.    In order to accommodate the different uses planned for the development the tower is broken up into sections that begin above the first floor lobby which will provide separate entrances for office workers and residents on the Toronto Street frontage level 2 is occupied by the first restaurant/retail space while the following levels 3-10 will provide a total of 3,819m² of office space (a higher total than the existing building in fewer floors).  View from Toronto Street facing northeast shows separate entrances for office workers and residents the second restaurant space will enjoy a wrap-around terrace covering the floor’s full perimetre creating an abundance of outdoor seating opportunities and the lower section will be topped off by a mechanical floor at level 12 offering a total of 19,096m² of floor space across 41 floors with units ranging from 1-3 bedrooms.  Northeast facing aerial view shows restaurant with terrace at 11th storey The skinny rectangular massing remains unaltered for the majority of the tower with slight deviations at both the top and bottom A subtle notched section at the building’s southwest corner appears for the first 11 stories in an attempt to create more pedestrian space at ground level while stepbacks from the eastern elevation at the 52nd and 53rd storeys create walkout terraces that provide the entirety of the development’s outdoor amenity space the development only plans to make 10 parking spaces available encouraging residents and office workers alike to utilize the 323 bicycle parking spaces provided.  UrbanToronto's new data research service, UrbanToronto Pro, offers comprehensive information on construction projects in the Greater Toronto Area—from proposal right through to completion stages. In addition, our subscription newsletter, New Development Insider seven Toronto neighbourhoods stood out as having the highest average monthly rents in the GTA for condominium rentals and apartments in December These neighbourhoods include the Waterfront Communities -- The Island ($2,532) The Bay Street Corridor tops the list of the GTA's most expensive spot to rent a condo or apartment James and South Parkdale had the lowest average monthly rents The report found that the average asking rent for all property types in the GTA in December was $2,150 the reality remains the same no matter the neighbourhood: rents across the city will soon return to their pre-pandemic prices “Rapid resale price growth and anticipated interest rate hikes will likely continue to fuel tenant demand with the expectation that rents will surpass their late-2019 peak levels by the end of 2022,” says Ben Myers President of Bullpen Research and Consulting Average rents had increased for eight consecutive months starting in April before the December dip average rents declined every month between December 2019 and March 2021 -- a byproduct of the pandemic -- with the average rent in the GTA going from a high of $2,461 in November 2019 to a low of $1,975 in March 2021 December’s $2,150 average rent is 13% lower than the November 2019 high of $2,461 Further from the concrete of the Toronto core the average rent for condo rentals in North York was up 14.5% after being down 18.3% a year earlier; Etobicoke was up 17.7% after being down 15.5%; Scarborough was up 14.0% after being down 9.1%; Mississauga was up 16.7% after being down 10.2%; and Brampton was up 5.6% after being down 18.3% While GTA rents are still not back to their pre-pandemic levels, they are set to rise with the return of the physical office and widespread immigration With all signs looking like Toronto is emerging from lockdown for the last time (but who knows these days) the time to score a rental is probably now the number of page views on TorontoRentals.com in December increased year over year for most of the municipalities in the GTA This is likely fuelled by the re-opening of the economy and the working public slowly returning to the office Judging from the sudden rent spike last summer once restrictions lifted rents could return to sky-high heights before masks and social distancing become things of the past That said, as newly-published research from Bullpen Research & Consulting and TorontoRentals.com shows the average monthly rent across the GTA for June was still about nine per cent lower (or $200) than it was last year at this time Compared to the previous high peak — $2,461 in November of 2019 — rent prices are still about $440 dollars less on average hitting a new rate of $2,017 across all property types in the region last month When broken down by specific cities within the GTA we're still seeing rent prices rise faster in some suburbs far faster than others; a handful of areas even continue to experience declining rent prices And when broken down by neighbourhoods within the City of Toronto proper Some of Toronto's most expensive rental neighbourhoods saw rents increase in June compared to four moths earlier while those with lower prices continued to mark declines Image via rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting "Many of our clients are indicating strong demand in York Region and downtown Toronto, as tenants prepare for a return to the office and are snapping up suites in proximity to the largest employment centres in the GTA," said rentals.ca CEO Matt Danison when releasing his firm's latest Toronto-specific rent report on Monday Contrary to what was happening earlier in the pandemic, when prices started rising in the suburbs surrounding Toronto faster than in the 416 itself the downtown core is now once again gaining more and more of the rental market share the average monthly rental rate for single-family homes was 14.3 per cent higher in Toronto than the rest of the GTA while condo rentals were 4.1 per cent higher in Toronto than in the rest of the GTA," reads the new report "Apartments were 8.9 per cent higher in Toronto compared to the rest of the GTA." Further rent growth is expected this fall fall as things continue to open up and remote workers flock back to the 6ix Bullpen is forecasting doubly-digit rent growth across the GTA in 2022 but here's where we stand as we exit the second quarter of 2021: This chart shows the average change in rent prices by neighbourhood in Toronto between Q1 and Q2 of 2021 James town saw the lowest prices available on rental units in Toronto during Q2 at an average of $1,700 per month a drop of about one per cent from the quarter previous South Parkdale remains one of Toronto's most affordable neighbourhoods as well with an average rental price in Q2 of $1,780 (an increase of 0.9 per cent) in which rent prices dipped 3.8 per cent over the past three months (not including July) boasted an average price of $1,850 across all types of units The size and type of unit someone rents will obviously impact how much a landlord charges; it's possible that more one-bedroom and apartment units were rented out in these neighbourhoods during the time period surveyed than "Interestingly, the Church-Yonge Street Corridor experienced a decline in average rent quarterly, falling 1.8% to $1,912 per month," reads the report "One of the contributing factors in the decline in the-Church-Yonge Corridor is the shrinking average unit size quarter over quarter falling from 642 square feet in Q1-2021 to 633 in Q2-2021." Michael Greco in Cabbagetown There were 20 residential break and enters reported in the district from Sept Toronto Police Service received 46 reports of a break-in at a home between Sept including 20 in the district of Old Toronto In total 1,790 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 28.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2023 a house near Bedford Road and Elgin Avenue on Tuesday a house near Avenue Road and Roxborough Street West on Friday There have been 29 residential break and enters reported in Annex in 2024 a house near Dupont Street and Symington Avenue on Wednesday a house near Perth Avenue and Randolph Avenue on Friday There have been 21 residential break and enters reported in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction in 2024 There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Dufferin Grove in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Glencairn Avenue and Mona Drive on Sunday There have been 22 residential break and enters reported in Lawrence Park South in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Dundas Street East and Seaton Street on Saturday A break-in was reported at an apartment near Markham Street and Queen Street West on Thursday There have been 15 residential break and enters reported in Niagara in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Hepbourne Street and Ossington Avenue on Sunday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Palmerston-Little Italy in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Broadview Avenue and Pretoria Avenue on Saturday There have been nine residential break and enters reported in Playter Estates-Danforth in 2024 an apartment near Brock Avenue and Seaforth Avenue on Wednesday an apartment near Fern Avenue and Macdonell Avenue on Sunday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Roncesvalles in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Chestnut Park and Roxborough Street East on Tuesday Three break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Harrison Street and Shaw Street on Friday an apartment near Dovercourt Road and Mackenzie Crescent on Saturday There have been 16 residential break and enters reported in Trinity-Bellwoods in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Aitken Place and Longboat Avenue on Tuesday There have been 58 residential break and enters reported in Waterfront Communities-The Island in 2024 There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Yonge-Eglinton in 2024 A report released earlier this year indicated that the average home price in Toronto could soon reach $2 million. For context, only three short years ago, the average home price had only just exceeded $1 million What does this mean for homeowners and real estate investors we can say that homes in Toronto are historically and continually in high demand and will continue to grow in value over time Looking at the average annual rate of growth for home prices in Toronto — which is 7.1% for the last 10 years — we can predict that the average price for a home will hit $2 million by 2032 the average price for a home in Toronto will reach a staggering $3 million by 2038 Even by taking a more conservative estimate for future growth such as a 4% annual increase in the average home price we can predict that the average home price will reach $2 million by 2038 But these annual increases are likely to be much higher than predicted the Toronto market has seen annual increases in the average home price range from a low of -5.4% (due to the stifling effect of the Bank of Canada's interest rate increases starting in 2022) to highs of over 17% in 2016 and 2021 we can expect market activity and prices to go up again in the near future exceeding estimations drawn from activity over the last 10 years While these figures and years may feel hard to believe or too distant to some, several Toronto neighbourhoods have already reached this $2 million benchmark, while others are still catching up. It's no surprise that the city's top three wealthiest districts, which include neighbourhoods like Bridle Path, Rosedale, and Forest Hill North passed the $2 million average home price in 2012 homes in Bridle Path have already surpassed the $3 million average price benchmark since 2021 Meanwhile, Toronto's most affordable areas are still on the verge of hitting the $1 million average home price mark. Districts in the south core of the city, which include downtown neighbourhoods such as the Bay Street Corridor and the Church-Yonge Corridor are still hovering between $800k and $900k This could likely be due to the presence of many condominium units in these areas which are more affordable than single-detached houses We can certainly expect that homes here will surpass the $1 million average home price in a few short years Based on the average annual rate of growth for home prices in these lower-priced neighbourhoods — which is between 5.5% and 8.0% for the last 10 years — we can anticipate these neighbourhoods will reach the $2 million benchmark by 2040 or sooner With prices expected to increase steadily over the next decade and beyond today's buyers still have a chance to purchase affordable homes before the average price point in Toronto reaches a new benchmark Rising interest rates in 2022 and 2023 lowered the average price for a home in Canada growth and market activity are expected to recover soon This means that now is the best time to take advantage of still-low prices before the market shifts and the average home price skyrockets again Contact a GTA-Homes Platinum Agent to find the perfect real estate investment opportunity today Our professional team will provide you with first access to floorplans and exclusive incentives for projects throughout the GTA There were 32 residential break and enters reported in the district from March 26 to April 1 Toronto Police Service received 80 reports of a break-in at a home between March 26 and April 1 including 32 in the district of Old Toronto In total 1,083 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – up 31 per cent compared to the same period in 2023 an apartment near Homewood Avenue and Maribeth Avenue on Wednesday a house near Carlton Street and Dermott Place on Friday There have been 10 residential break and enters reported in Cabbagetown-South St A break-in was reported at a house near Boulton Drive and Russell Hill Road on Wednesday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Casa Loma in 2024 an apartment near Church Street and Wood Street on Tuesday an apartment near Church Street and Wood Street on Thursday an apartment near Church Street and Granby Street on Saturday There have been 21 residential break and enters reported in Church-Yonge Corridor in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Dufferin Street and Hope Street on Saturday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Corso Italia-Davenport in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near College Street and Rusholme Road on Saturday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Dufferin Grove in 2024 an apartment near Lonsdale Road and Relmar Road on Monday a house near Chaplin Crescent and Tarlton Road on Tuesday a house near Chaplin Crescent and Duncannon Drive on Wednesday There have been 10 residential break and enters reported in Forest Hill South in 2024 an apartment near Gothic Avenue and Quebec Avenue on Wednesday an apartment near Glenlake Avenue and Mountview Avenue on Thursday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in High Park North in 2024 an apartment near Ellis Avenue and Grenadier Heights on Wednesday an apartment near Bloor Street West and Oakmount Road on Friday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in High Park-Swansea in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Chatsworth Drive and Lawrence Avenue West on Friday There have been 16 residential break and enters reported in Lawrence Park South in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Dundas Street West and Sheridan Avenue on Thursday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Little Portugal in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Cleveland Street and Merton Street on Saturday There have been nine residential break and enters reported in Mount Pleasant East in 2024 an apartment near Erskine Avenue and Redpath Avenue on Saturday an apartment near Broadway Avenue and Redpath Avenue on Saturday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in Mount Pleasant West in 2024 an apartment near Ordnance Street and Strachan Avenue on Tuesday an apartment near Lynn Williams Street and Western Battery Road on Sunday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Niagara in 2024 an apartment near Cambridge Avenue and Doncrest Road on Monday an apartment near Pape Avenue and Selkirk Street on Wednesday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Playter Estates-Danforth in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Regent Park Boulevard and St There have been four residential break and enters reported in Regent Park in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Yonge Street and Yorkville Avenue on Wednesday There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Rosedale-Moore Park in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Curzon Street and Dundas Street East on Sunday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in South Riverdale in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Eastern Avenue and Queen Street East on Monday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in The Beaches in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Bloor Street West and Borden Street on Saturday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in University in 2024 an apartment near Adelaide Street West and John Street on Monday an apartment near Portland Street and Richmond Street West on Wednesday an apartment near Adelaide Street West and Bathurst Street on Thursday There have been 39 residential break and enters reported in Waterfront Communities-The Island in 2024 Toronto is changing at such a rapid pace these days With new development popping up throughout the core many of the surrounding communities and neighbourhoods look quite different than they did just five years ago One area that appears to be feeling some growing pains currently is Church-Wellesley Village Long known as the centre of Canada's largest gay community 'the Village' has become a neighbourhood that isn't too clear these days about what it wants or needs the need for a dedicated gaybourhood has been disappearing evident from gay bars opening in other areas of the city such as Dundas Street West and Queen Street East Rents along Church Street have also been high for some time now too and the nabe is morphing into something else Just across the street at the northeast corner of Church and Carlton, another development looks ready to take shape. The property was sold last year, meaning the small medical building and Zippers will be forced to vacate at some point. Still in the approvals process, the new tower at 70 Carlton Street proposed by Tribute Communities and designed by Core Architects would reach 45 storeys the roadway is reduced to one lane to allow for the construction hoardings Charles has an interesting distinction for a street in the neighbourhood in that it actually falls within the Bloor-Yorkville / North Midtown area which allows for greater heights than the rest of the Village does The west border of the Village, essentially being Yonge Street, seems to be doing fine as far as new developments go, from a new complex at 501 Yonge Street at Maitland, to Five St. Joseph, to the much anticipated One Bloor East Ripe for Yonge Street development on Maitland So it would seem the whole Village is surrounded by the promise of new towers the core of the neighbourhood itself feels a bit dusty Numerous bars dot the Church Street landscape With the exception of a few of them though little has changed to make this strip feel more relevant Church Street no longer holds the appeal for much of the gay community that it once did Walk along the strip on a Friday night at 11pm and you're no longer guaranteed to see the sidewalks busy with people out for the night The Vic and Sugo in a delicious old house on Church Street There are still some very beautiful residential buildings in the neighbourhood Single houses along Dundonald; the older post-war apartment buildings of Isabella and Jarvis; the sprawling (and towering) co-op and white apartment buildings of Alexander and Maitiland; even the smaller older walk-ups that pepper the neighbourhood—there are plenty of reminders that this is largely a rental residential neighbourhood full of properties that are well groomed and clearly looked after One rental property at Church and Isabella is actually having an entirely new wing grafted onto its side a clear sign that rental living is alive and well in the city.  A nice old walk-up apartment in the Village The new village: An old house in front of a new tower A Village rental building with an entirely new wing being grafted to its side An empty lot on Wellesley hints at development to come The Village is also not without its public space It's a dense neighbourhood that can support a great deal of foot traffic and there are initiatives to support that One that's getting a lot of attention this week is the series of parklets being constructed along the east side of Church Street Each of these 10 new spaces will occupy either one or two parking spots and will bring some much needed greenery and life to the streets Half of them will be overseen by bars and restaurants—with seating for them—while the others will be places to just be and watch passersby Construction of the Church Street Parklets is being donated by the Carpenters' Union and volunteers and all materials for them come courtesy of Home Depot Home Depot.) They'll be open until this coming October New Church Street parklets are making their debut Toronto will host World Pride and we're expecting to see an additional 200,000 to 400,000 visitors from around the world during Pride Week the centre of the Village can catch up with its surroundings and clean itself up a bit While we may not require a fully dedicated gay village anymore there's still a relevant and good-looking role for Church Street to play It's nearly 17 per cent cheaper to rent a condo in downtown Toronto right now than it was last year at this time — a fact that, while true, would have sounded absolutely bonkers if predicted prior to the pandemic And yet, here we are, closing in on the end of a year dominated by an unprecedented global health crisis, enjoying our tenth straight month in a row of declining rent prices across the GTA A newly-released, regional rent report from Torontorentals.com and Bullpen Research & Consulting shows that average monthly rent prices for condos in pre-amalgamation Toronto have fallen 16.9 per cent Rent prices are dropping fast across the GTA but condos in downtown Toronto specifically are showing the greatest year-over-year declines Image via torontorentals.ca and Bullpen Research The average rental price across condo units of all sizes in Toronto proper is now just $2,222, but the smallest among them (units rounded to 500 square feet or less) are posting the steepest declines thanks to dwindling demand for sky shoeboxes "The condo rental market in old Toronto is in bad shape (if you're a landlord)," reads the report which notes that rental apartments have also seen prices drop by an average of 6.8 per cent annually within the city Rents for studio condos and bachelor apartments (read: zero bedroom units) declined by roughly 8 per cent last month For context: This same market segment was actually posting rent increases of 13.8 per cent One-bedroom rents in the GTA are down 11 per cent "Data shows rents dropping for smaller units in old Toronto with the work-from-home phenomenon and some urban residents' desire to find more square footage at a lower price in outlying areas," said the report's authors Monday night old Toronto has seen average rents for condo and rental apartments decline by 8 per cent annually 800-square-foot units are down by 5 per cent while 1,000 square-foot units are up 1 per cent year over year." The work-from-home exodus is only one of the factors driving this trend, however — a surge of new listings for both condo rentals and purpose-built apartments has pushed vacancy rates up significantly across the entire GTA This density map looks at the change in condo and rental apartments rents by area Red zones represent the areas with the biggest declines In the City of Toronto, specifically, vacancy rates shot up from 0.7 per cent in Q3 of 2019 to an absolutely staggering 2.8 per cent for the same time period this year "The change in listings by rounded unit size is not surprising given the rental data," write the report's authors and down for three of the four largest unit sizes." Listings for micro-suites (rounded to 300 square feet or less) increased by 253 per cent between April and September of 2020 while 400-square-foot and 500-square-foot unit listings spiked by 102 per cent and 134 per cent respectively over the same period The smallest condo units in the GTA are being listed at unprecedented rates as residents search for larger spaces in which to work from home With the average level of rental apartments under construction in 2020 "higher than any time over the last 30 years," Torontorentals.ca and Bullpen Research predict that listings will continue to flood the GTA market rent declines have been the most-pronounced in condo-dense Hoods with notoriously high concentrations of Airbnb rental units are also among the fastest-depreciating with investors trying to sell their units or transition them to the long-term rental market as border closures keep their ghost hotels empty Bay Street Corridor and the Annex are recording the steepest rent declines in terms of price per square foot To see which neighbourhoods in the City of Toronto proper have been hit hardest in terms of rent price declines analysts visualized data to show "the average rent per square foot and annual change in average rent per square foot for condominium apartments and rental apartments in August and September of 2020 versus the same two months in 2019." were selected for the analysis — all of them showing declining rents over the time period surveyed and seven of them posting double-digit deflation rates The neighbourhood marked declines of 17 per cent while rents in the Waterfront Communities fell approximately 15 per cent "The smallest decline is in Kensington-Chinatown," notes the report "Which likely has to do with the fact that there are not many new condo projects with high rents in that neighbourhood in comparison to the four areas with higher per-foot rent levels."  LRayG Average rent prices for condos and apartments in Toronto have been consistently declining thanks to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a new report suggests that trend is ongoing in many of the city's neighbourhoods According to the Toronto GTA July Rent Report 2020 from TorontoRentals.com and Bullpen Research & Consulting the average rent for all property types (singles basement apartment) in the former City of Toronto (pre-amalgamation boundaries) is down 8 per cent year over year "When looking at data on the average rent for all property types in the Greater Toronto Area the market continues to experience a decline," said Ben Meyers president and owner of Bullpen Research & Consulting Inc. when breaking down the data by property type The report indicates that asking rents for single-family townhouse and basement apartment listings on TorontoRentals.com actually increased  from the first quarter to the second But, unsurpisingly at this point condominium apartments for rent in the former City of Toronto were nearly $260 cheaper per month in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year And when looking at the average rent for condominium and rental apartments in the 10 neighbourhoods in Old Toronto for Q2 rent declines are fairly consistent across the board the average rent for condominium and rental apartments in Q2 was $2,559 compared to $2,606 in Q1 and $2,857 in Q2 of 2019 This marks a 10 per cent decline from Q2 in 2019 and it's also down from Q1 in 2020 when the average price was $2,684 Seven of the eight remaining Old Toronto neighbourhoods also experienced annual declines in Q2 The only area to experience an increase in its annual average rental price in Q2 was North St but the report points to a logical explanation for this but the area was boosted by an increase in the number of listings on TorontoRentals.com at the new high-end purpose-built rental apartment called The Selby on Sherbourne "The biggest decline was seen in the Moss Park area with a 14% annual decline A condominium apartment at 320 Richmond Street East called The Modern which was one of the most active projects in terms of monthly listings in that area According to Meyers, the overall declines can be partially attributed to the many homes which were previously being used as short-term units and are now hitting the regular market "Condominium apartment rents continue to experience rent deflation as the much talked about short-term units hit the full-time rental market "The 2,229 condominium apartment completions in May was the third highest monthly total over the last three years per CMHC data and a significant portion of those units were purchased by investors and are hitting the rental market." Meyers says it's still too soon to truly understand how damaged the market has been by COVID-19 "It will still take several months to assess the damage done to the market by COVID-19 when all of the GTA enters Stage 3 of the re-opening," he said "and we are able to see data on how many employees are hired back to their previous jobs and how quickly consumers start spending again." 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