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 Dec Toronto Police Service received 35 reports of a break-in at a home between Dec including 13 in the district of North York In total 1,807 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 50.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2023 Two break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Dallimore Circle and Green Belt Drive on Wednesday a house near Denlow Boulevard and Penwood Crescent on Friday There have been 35 residential break and enters reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Blue Ridge Road and Protea Gardens on Wednesday There have been 31 residential break and enters reported in Bayview Village in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Felbrigg Avenue and Joicey Boulevard on Tuesday There have been 33 residential break and enters reported in Bedford Park-Nortown in 2024 an apartment near Ferrand Drive and Seton Park Road on Wednesday an apartment near Ferrand Drive and Seton Park Road on Thursday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Flemingdon Park in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Francine Drive and Zircon Court on Monday There have been 10 residential break and enters reported in Hillcrest Village in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Burnett Avenue and Wentworth Avenue on Sunday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Lansing-Westgate in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Maxome Avenue and Nipigon Avenue on Saturday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook East in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Don Mills Road and Graydon Hall Drive on Monday There have been 14 residential break and enters reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2024 a house near Olive Avenue and Willowdale Avenue on Friday a house near Dudley Avenue and Spring Garden Avenue on Monday There have been 33 residential break and enters reported in Willowdale East in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Elway Court and Marlee Avenue on Sunday There have been six residential break and enters reported in Yorkdale-Glen Park in 2024 Find out where residential break and enters were reported in East York, Etobicoke, Old Toronto, 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 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: 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 Toronto emergency services officials say a person has died after two separate house fires in North York Saturday morning Firefighters were called to a home on Carney Road just north of Finch Avenue West and east of Senlac Road A Toronto Fire Services spokesperson told CityNews firefighters found part of the home ablaze after they arrived After crews went into the home to conduct a search the spokesperson said firefighters found someone inside The person was brought outside and firefighters performed first aid until paramedics arrived A spokesperson for Toronto Paramedic Services said the person died at the scene Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire a short time later There were no other reports of injuries or anyone inside Toronto Fire Services crews were called to a home on Finch Avenue East near Willowdale Avenue an hour earlier for reports of a house fire The department’s spokesperson said firefighters went inside to search for occupants but no one was found They said the fire was extinguished soon after and added the blaze was confined to the property Toronto police officers closed part of Finch Avenue East in response to the fire When asked for further information about the house fires a Toronto Police Service referred CityNews to the Office of the Fire Marshal as the agency was called to investigate the cause and the circumstances There was no immediate indication the two fires were connected FIRE: UPDATEFinch Av West + Grantbrook St– The person who was pulled from the fire was pronounced deceased at the scene^lb FIRE: UPDATEFinch Av East + Willowdale Av – W/B Finch is now open– E/B Finch is still blocked^lb Warmer temperatures but showers are expected on-and-off for the next few days Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai has your seven-day forecast Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls on Prime Minister Mark Carney to prioritize a list of projects including the proposed Highway 401 tunnel a mentally ill man who was killed in an Ontario prison is calling out the provincial government over the lack of correctional reform Monday is calling for rain and thunderstorms Stella Acquisto has the long-range forecast listen to NewsRadio Toronto live anytime and get up-to-the-minute breaking-news alerts weather and video from CityNews Toronto anywhere you are – across all Android and iOS devices TorontoWoman seriously injured in shooting in WillowdaleBy Bryann AguilarOpens in new windowPublished: November 16 A woman has been seriously injured in a shooting in Willowdale Toronto police say the woman was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Toronto paramedics told CP24 that the victim is in serious but non-life-threatening condition. Meanwhile, the suspect fled the scene on foot, police said. No description has been released. The circumstances surrounding the incident are not immediately known. Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved 33 Lyndale Drive is the kind of home you’ll want to show off -- and for $2,388,000 situated on a spacious and grassy plot of land The front facade features brick masonry and louvered shutters Decorative columns elegantly flank the front door lending a degree of privacy and separation from neighbours The back of the home -- which faces south and is almost entirely windowed -- is perhaps the crown jewel At the base of the expanse of picture windows you’ll find a quintessential entertainer’s backyard complete with an interlocking patio large enough to accommodate multiple seating and lounging areas you’ll find three separate sitting rooms -- two with built-in shelving and recessed gas fireplaces The main living space opens up into the dining area The main floor also includes an enclosed piano room READ:This Mimico Modern Serves Elevated Beach-Side Living which boasts a slanted roofline plus an ensuite finished with high-tech fixtures and double sinks Also on this floor is an entertainment room which has the potential to be transformed into another bedroom The lowermost floor features another bedroom The windows extending across the back of the home are not only beautiful and will be drenched in sunlight for most of the day The future owners of this abode will seldom have to flip on a light switch until nighttime rolls around anyone with a green thumb will love the fact that you can cultivate sun-loving plants both inside and in the backyard of this home 33 Lyndale Drive is located on a tree-lined street in North York’s coveted Willowdale East -- regarded as one of Toronto’s hottest suburbs the home is already equipped with an EV charger on site If you drive an electric vehicle -- or are planning to in the future -- this forward-thinking amenity is inarguably a selling point 33 Lyndale could be the perfect backdrop for your life's next chapter This article was produced in partnership with STOREYS Custom Studio. The neighbourhood of Willowdale East is the focus of this feature the North York Mirror looks at the changing trends and demographics in its neighbourhoods Data courtesy Statistics Canada via the City of Toronto and the information within may be out of date Persian (Farsi) is the most common non-official language in Willowdale East 11 per cent of residents listed Farsi as their Mother Tongue and 8.9 per cent listed Farsi as their Home Language Key changes in the neighbourhood between 2001 and 2011 Key changes in the neighbourhood between 2006 and 2011 VIEW WILLOWDALE EAST ON AN INTERACTIVE MAP View Willowdale East in a larger map Join the thousands of Torontonians who’ve signed up for our free newsletter and get award-winning local journalism delivered to your inbox and the Don River and Bathurst Street to the west Willowdale is home to over 118,800 residents with an average age of 38.5 Willowdale is one of the most diverse wards in the city—67 percent of residents identify as visible minorities Outgoing councillor John Filion has served on city council since 1997 There are four candidates running for the seat vacated by Fillion who has been endorsed by both Filion and Mayor John Tory Lily Cheng, the executive director of NeighbourLink North York a Christian community development organization and founder of the North York Moms Facebook group The matrix below provides a head-to-head comparison of where council candidates stand The Local combed through city council records to review all the decisions made over the last four years and identified a dozen votes that are the most telling on key issues: homelessness We then sent the challengers a survey asking them how they would have voted on those same 12 motions Only O’Brien Fehr responded to The Local’s survey request A controversial supportive housing project on Cummer Avenue has become a point of contention between the three lead candidates hoping to lead Ward 18 Ongoing coverage of Toronto’s 2022 municipal election hyper-local coverage of competitive ward races across the city and a Candidate Tracker tool to keep you informed this fall We don’t elect people to oversee any other specific public service The Toronto Police take three times longer than they should to get to the most urgent emergencies Why a $1.1 billion force doesn’t come when you need them Cost-cutting measures will push thousands of paratransit users onto the TTC with disabled and elderly riders forced into gruelling bus and subway trips The numbers don’t lie: this city’s incumbency advantage is the worst in North America Cheng elaborated on her stance: “I’ve been tracking another site and it appears to me that every 2 to 3 days there is a police visit There is a private resident who is tracking all these police visits There is a tremendous amount of instability that comes from housing so many complex people together I feel like modular supportive housing would be far better if it was mixed: mixed income There is a saying that ‘hurt people hurt people,’ and if you put 59 people who are complex and hurting it will negatively affect the people who are trying to get better in that housing and that is why I’m not in support of it.” and the installation of automated speed enforcement cameras on arterial roads He says he will end the ActiveTO Complete Street pilot He also expresses a commitment to keep taxes low and citing the $1.5 million value of the average Willowdale home proposes raising the threshold for the seniors’ property tax relief program so that more Willowdale seniors can qualify He wants to transfer the responsibility of funding the Fair Pass transit discount program to the provincial government and the development and operation of local shelter space for refugees to the federal government Information about this candidate could not be found at time of publication advocating for reimbursement and increased funding from the provincial government to make up for the “massive deficit” incurred as a result of the board having to allocate so much of its funds to keep students safe against COVID-19 While there is limited information online regarding Pancer’s professional background and campaign, he previously ran in the 2018 municipal elections for Ward 8 (Eglinton and Lawrence) where he finished 9th at 134 votes Pancer claimed he had a naturopathic cure for cancer and that he was running to share this information with the public and improve STEM-related curricula by including realistic case studies for problem solving such as those regarding climate change and green energy larger building for the expanded student population An issue Dufour Séguin said people have been advocating for since the 1990’s the council invoked charter rights by arguing the Francophone school was not being resourced adequately and therefore access to education was not equal to those in Anglophone schools award-winning journalism thanks to the generous support of readers you're contributing to a new kind of 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Browse live results for all 343 ridings 197 of 197 polls are reporting as of 4:21 p.m. Follow our full coverage of the 2025 federal election 197 of 197 polls are reporting as of 4:21 p.m. Follow our full coverage of the 2025 federal election is projected to be re-elected in Willowdale Ehsassi has 25,487 of 47,688 votes (53.45%) is in second place with 20,915 votes (43.86%) and Christy Kheirallah Ehsassi has represented the riding since 2015 14,676 voters cast ballots at advance polls Looking for another riding? Here are the full results for the 2025 federal election. The Liberals have 169 races called in their favour They have 8,535,128 votes and 43.69 per cent of the popular vote The Conservatives have 144 races called in their favour They have 8,059,938 votes and 41.26 per cent of the popular vote The Bloc Québécois have 22 races called in their favour They have 1,232,095 votes and 6.31 per cent of the popular vote The New Democrats have seven races called in their favour They have 1,231,198 votes and 6.3 per cent of the popular vote The Greens have one race called in their favour They have 243,471 votes and 1.25 per cent of the popular vote There were three independents and four vacancies in the 338-seat Commons the Commons has grown by five ridings starting with this election This article was automatically generated using data provided by Canadian Press and will update as riding results become available 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 Between sky-high rent prices and declining mortgage rates it seems like the age-old question of renting versus buying is on every prospective homebuyer's mind yet there never seems to be a clear winner especially when you account for inflation and location A new Zoocasa report aims to answer this broadly debated conundrum by examining which Toronto neighbourhoods are more affordable to buy in or rent in Using data from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) the real estate listing firm calculated the average rent for apartments in the city and then compared this to the average cost of condo apartments across the same neighbourhoods to determine which was more budget-friendly Average rent prices for Q3 2023 and condo prices for February 2024 were used Which Toronto neighbourhoods are more affordable for renting versus buying in 2024 only nine out of 35 Toronto neighbourhoods have average monthly mortgage payments lower than average rent making renting the most affordable option in 77 per cent of neighbourhoods In the prestigious York Mills—Bridle Path-Hoggs Hollow neighbourhood with the average mortgage payment being $6,273 and the average rent being $3,642 — a difference of $2,631 per month Other neighbourhoods where it's more budget-friendly to rent instead of buy include Mount Pleasant the report found that Black Creek and York University Heights offer the most budget-friendly average mortgage payment at $2,281 which is approximately $400 lower than the average rent in the area In 17 per cent of the neighbourhoods analyzed the price difference between the average mortgage and rent payments is within the $100 mark the difference between buying and renting is only $10 a month The most significant price difference in favour of buying-over-renting was found in the Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview neighbourhood where the average mortgage payment is $549 less than the average rent Yu Xichao/Shutterstock The City of Toronto can now move ahead with building supportive housing in Willowdale after residents who fought against the project were overruled The narrow swath of green space on Cummer Avenue east of Yonge Street became a flashpoint in the debate over where to build housing for Toronto’s unhoused Neighbours raised concerns to the Ontario Land Tribunal about City Council’s decision to permit dozens of modular homes next to a public housing facility for seniors the tribunal dismissed the appeal saying the city’s proposal “represents good planning and is in the public interest.” “I think people are very disturbed and very concerned,” said Eric Gillespie the lawyer who represented the Bayview Cummer Neighbourhood Association “It’s not a case of having any opposition to the people coming it’s just trying to respect the real fundamental needs of a vulnerable population – the seniors in Toronto.” The three-storey complex planned for 175 Cummer would include up to 60 units of deeply affordable housing and on-site supports on the front lawn of Willowdale Manor Advocates point to the new million-dollar homes across the street from the proposed development and believe this was all a case of “not in my backyard.” “The seniors here at Willowdale were used as props by the people who were against this project,” said Mark Richardson a volunteer with the advocacy group HousingNowTO “For me there’s an opportunity to better serve the seniors that are already here rather than just plopping something down that’s independent,” she tells CityNews At the heart of the project is a housing crisis and those in support say there needs to be some understanding “There were two sites that were announced on exactly the same day for modular housing and rapid housing back in 2021 People moved into one of those sites down in East York this time last year Right now we’re still looking at an empty field,” said Richardson The City is now working to restart construction on the site and in the coming weeks will begin looking at potential providers to operate the building once complete A site that currently is home to a single-family detached home and a sales office may see some new life as a proposal for an eight-story mid-rise condo building near Sheppard-Yonge has been submitted to Toronto city planners Last month, a zoning by-law amendment and site plan approval application was submitted by Trulife Developments to build an eight-storey residential development at 105 Sheppard Avenue East — an area surrounded by mid and high-rise apartment buildings Many of the buildings in the Willowdale East-area are apartment buildings that are over 5-storeys tall, meaning that this development would help add to the city's 'missing middle' housing options: four- to 12-storey structures that can serve any purpose The 0.36-acre development site in question sits on the south side of Sheppard Avenue East bordered by Leona Drive on the eastern side of the lot Designed by Zo1 Ltd. the modern black and white condo development was designed to pay homage to the existing character of the neighbourhood while still integrating newer sustainable materials READ: 17 Toronto Condo Launches You Need to Know About This Fall (MAP) which would span 47,081 square feet of gross floor area would include the completion of 64 residential units that will sit above a two-level parking garage and have space for 56 vehicles with accessibility available via a ramp on the southwest side of the property A private driveway will also be constructed to give residents access to the building via Leona Drive Renderings submitted to the City of Toronto The suites would consist of nine bachelor units along with the mailroom and ground-floor residential suites would occupy the first floor of the building while an indoor and outdoor amenity space with rooftop access would be built on the seventh floor There were 22 residential break and enters reported in the district from Feb Toronto Police Service received 86 reports of a break-in at a home between Feb including 22 in the district of North York In total 527 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – up 32.4 per cent compared to the same period in 2023 Five break-ins were reported at these locations: an apartment near Kimloch Crescent and Towercrest Drive on Tuesday a house near Firthway Court and Longwood Drive on Thursday a house near Larkfield Drive and Malabar Place on Saturday a house near Banbury Road and Larkfield Drive on Sunday a house near Gladwyn Road and Norden Crescent on Monday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2024 a house near Mason Boulevard and Vere Gardens on Tuesday a house near Alexandra Wood and Cortleigh Boulevard on Saturday There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Bedford Park-Nortown in 2024 a house near Campbell Crescent and Old Yonge Street on Wednesday an apartment near Bayview Avenue and Post Road on Monday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills in 2024 an apartment near Don Mills Road and Don Mills Road East on Thursday a house near Corning Road and Lesgay Crescent on Friday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Don Valley Village in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Tumpane Street and William Cragg Drive on Saturday There have been five residential break and enters reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Shaughnessy Boulevard and Silkwood Crescent on Tuesday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Henry Farm in 2024 Three break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Francine Drive and Marisa Court on Tuesday an apartment near Francine Drive and Rondeau Drive on Tuesday a house near Hines Drive and Mcnicoll Avenue on Saturday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Hillcrest Village in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Crossen Drive and Goulding Avenue on Friday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook West in 2024 a house near Bannatyne Drive and Silvergrove Road on Wednesday a house near Normandale Crescent and Upper Canada Drive on Monday There have been 20 residential break and enters reported in St a house near Estelle Avenue and Mckee Avenue on Friday a house near Hillcrest Avenue and Longmore Street on Saturday a house near Hollywood Avenue and Kenneth Avenue on Saturday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Willowdale East in 2024 A man has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was hit by vehicle in North York Saturday morning Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Willowdale Avenue and Finch Avenue East at around 8:40 a.m A 29-year-old man was operating a 2022 Mercedes sprinter van travelling southbound on Willowdale Avenue and made a left hand turn to travel eastbound on Finch Avenue East A 78-year-old man was crossing from the southeast corner to the northeast corner on Willowdale Avenue and as the vehicle made the turn The investigation is ongoing by members of Traffic Services The spokesperson said the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene The circumstances leading up to the collision weren’t disclosed Officers originally closed the eastbound lanes of Finch Avenue East at Willowdale Avenue to gather evidence but they expanded the closure to the entire intersection City of Toronto officials said the roads reopened just after 12:30 p.m COLLISION:Finch Ave and Willowdale Ave8:40 am-pedestrian struck -police o/s-driver remained o/s-male victim transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries-E/B Finch Ave at Willowdale Ave closed to traffic#GO255083^lm — Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) February 3, 2024 Residents across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are heading to the polls to cast their vote in the 2025 Federal election to elect a winning party and Members of Parliament (MP) find MP incumbents and winners as they get declared across the GTA as well as a leaderboard and interactive map updating in real time as votes are counted CityNews and NewsRadio will be live this election night across Canada. You can tune into the TV stream here and the radio stream here Incoming Alberta Conservative MP Damien Kurek has announced he will step aside so Pierre Poilievre can run in a byelection but here’s what needs to be done before then to ensure the government and parliament are functioning Bruce Fanjoy says he achieved something unexpected in Monday’s election — the defeat of a high-profile Conservative leader in his own riding — simply by showing up on doorsteps and paying attention… There were seven residential break and enters reported in the district from Feb Toronto Police Service received 30 reports of a break-in at a home between Feb including seven in the district of North York In total 214 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 82.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Duncairn Road and Fordham Place on Monday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2025 a house near Allard Avenue and Mcgillivray Avenue on Friday a house near Felbrigg Avenue and Joicey Boulevard on Saturday a house near Eastview Crescent and Mason Boulevard on Sunday There have been six residential break and enters reported in Bedford Park-Nortown in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Gilley Road and Maniza Road on Saturday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Biscayne Boulevard and Victoria Park Avenue on Thursday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Wexford/Maryvale in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Annapearl Court and Charlemagne Drive on Monday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Willowdale East in 2025 downtown vibes need look no further than this unique soft loft Located on the top floors of the seven-storey Origami Lofts this newly-listed penthouse perfectly captures the edgy personality of Queen Street West with its sleek modern design peppered with just a pinch of quirk Stepping into 109 Wolseley Street accentuated by raw concrete ceilings and pillars Exposed ductwork and a mirrored floating staircase with glass balustrade lend to its industrial a well-devised floor plan makes this unit feel spacious The open-concept main level is the perfect backdrop for chic cocktail soirees or dinner parties hosted in the glossy all-white kitchen READ: This Custom Home in Willowdale East is an Entertainer’s Dream No hip west-end abode would be complete without downtown views with massive wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows along with patio walkout to a 207-sq.-ft balcony the stage is set to take in a glorious early-morning sunrise Upstairs is the primary bedroom with its huge walk-in closet along with the main ensuite bath and laundry good news for those who love the look of this listing as-is -- all its chic furniture plants and eclectic tchotchkes are available for purchase the building’s exterior is just as striking designed by the renowned Teeple Architects to resemble the ancient Japanese artform and featuring a mix of glass and metal cladding housing the space included with this listing That industrial staircase is a design wonder to behold and lends true rockstar attitude to the space We imagine it will be in the backdrop of many a visitor’s selfie -- those lucky enough to be invited to a cocktail party in this enviable loft This article was produced in partnership with STOREYS Custom Studio There were 38 residential break and enters reported in the district from March 19 to March 25 Toronto Police Service received 83 reports of a break-in at a home between March 19 and March 25 including 38 in the district of North York In total 1,000 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – up 31.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2023 a house near Banbury Road and Sagewood Drive on Tuesday a house near Bradgate Road and Chatfield Drive on Thursday an apartment near Rippleton Road and Terrington Court on Friday There have been 21 residential break and enters reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Hi Mount Drive and King Maple Place on Friday There have been 16 residential break and enters reported in Bayview Village in 2024 a house near Banstock Drive and Sawley Drive on Friday a house near Ballyconnor Court and Lonergan Crescent on Monday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Bayview Woods-Steeles in 2024 a house near Lawrence Avenue West and Otter Crescent on Tuesday an apartment near Lawrence Avenue West and Rosewell Avenue on Tuesday a house near Caribou Road and Glen Rush Boulevard on Thursday a house near Clyde Avenue and Dunblaine Avenue on Thursday a house near Brooke Avenue and Greer Road on Sunday There have been 29 residential break and enters reported in Bedford Park-Nortown in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Hullmar Drive and Wheelwright Crescent on Wednesday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Black Creek in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Broadway Avenue and Walder Avenue on Wednesday There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near John Best Avenue and Plainfield Road on Friday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Brookhaven-Amesbury in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Faywood Boulevard and Joel Swirsky Boulevard on Thursday There have been five residential break and enters reported in Clanton Park in 2024 a house near Angus Drive and Seneca Hill Drive on Friday a house near Cobblestone Drive and Seneca Hill Drive on Sunday There have been 14 residential break and enters reported in Don Valley Village in 2024 an apartment near Dallner Road and Wilson Avenue on Wednesday an apartment near Epsom Downs Drive and William Cragg Drive on Friday an apartment near Downsview Park Boulevard and Stanley Greene Boulevard on Monday There have been 16 residential break and enters reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Ameer Avenue and Ridgevale Drive on Saturday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Englemount-Lawrence in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Flavian Crescent and Rameau Drive on Thursday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Hillcrest Village in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Bathurst Street and Sandringham Drive on Sunday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Lansing-Westgate in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Dorsey Court and Dorsey Drive on Sunday There have been six residential break and enters reported in Maple Leaf in 2024 an apartment near Bowerbank Drive and Deering Crescent on Saturday a house near Conacher Drive and Newton Drive on Monday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook East in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Fenelon Drive and Karen Road on Tuesday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Cherokee Boulevard and Tuscarora Drive on Wednesday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Pleasant View in 2024 a house near Bannatyne Drive and Woodsworth Road on Wednesday an apartment near Davean Drive and Shouldice Court on Wednesday a house near Davean Drive and Shouldice Court on Wednesday an apartment near The Links Road and Tournament Drive on Friday a house near Fifeshire Road and Toba Drive on Saturday There have been 32 residential break and enters reported in St a house near Estelle Avenue and Holmes Avenue on Thursday a house near Dudley Avenue and Spring Garden Avenue on Friday There have been 23 residential break and enters reported in Willowdale East in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Finch Avenue West and Lorraine Drive on Friday There have been six residential break and enters reported in Willowdale West in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Capitol Avenue and Glencairn Avenue on Wednesday There have been five residential break and enters reported in Yorkdale-Glen Park in 2024 The city announced the construction of a 59-unit supportive housing building on Cummer Avenue in 2021 Across Cummer Avenue from the proposed supportive housing site is a new development of 14 multimillion-dollar homes Toronto city councillor Brad Bradford outside the Cedarvale Avenue housing site in East York Bradford recalls having to fight fear-mongering among the community before the housing was built supports the construction of modular housing on an adjacent lot a tenant representative at Willowdale Manor A supportive housing development on Cummer Avenue remains unbuilt after more than three years while a similar project in East York has been providing much-needed homes James Brown gestures at the swath of grass and trees in front of his building and says the view is nice — but long-delayed apartments for people escaping homelessness would be better a Toronto Community Housing Corporation site on Cummer Avenue that’s been at the centre of a years-long battle over plans to build a 59-unit lowrise modular housing facility on the neighbouring green space Protecting “vulnerable seniors” like him has been a rallying cry for those who have blocked the new modular housing project — at city hall “I have done work with homeless people and people with addiction problems,” says Brown who has lived in Willowdale Manor for a dozen years The disinformation about the people who would be living here — it was so incredible The city announced the Cummer rapid housing project in early 2021 along with a similar project for Cedarvale Avenue in East York its components mouldering in an undisclosed warehouse outside the city provincial interference and poor community outreach by the city Supportive modular housing is one of the city’s responses to Toronto’s housing affordability and homeless crisis affordable studio apartments with on-site health and lifestyle supports Residents can use them as a stepping stone to other homes Construction costs for the five projects announced since 2020 are shared by the city and federal governments The Ontario government pays operating costs Four of these sites in neighbourhoods across Toronto now give people a gateway from homelessness “It was scary” sleeping outside says the 64-year-old whose surname the Star is withholding over concerns about stigma “I got raped a couple of times — it’s bound to happen when you’re sleeping on the street like that But I finally got my place and I couldn’t be happier I’ll never be homeless again.” Outside the attractive wood-clad building with grass borders Brad Bradford recalls his fight against misinformation while addressing community concerns over the introduction of 59 people escaping homelessness to a family street on a former parking lot — across from an elementary school and Stan Wadlow Park and near East York Acres TCHC seniors home When it was announced in early 2021, the plan was protested by local residents, including one who proclaimed the parking lot to be “the heart, the hub of a community.” But after intense community outreach by politicians and city staff and fast-tracked zoning approved by the province Cedarvale got built and homeless people got homes asked how many complaints he fields from neighbours about the residents The main community concern — the loss of some on-street parking — has been addressed with extra supports for low-income Torontonians a 75-year-old tenant rep in the TCHC building explains his fight against the Cummer project will “cause problems for (Willowdale Manor) tenants with the alcohol this kind of bulls—-,” he says and “100 per cent” they will trigger an increase in burglaries and robberies “These people are going to join together and start making problems for this building.” amplified by others during community protests Suleimani waves his hand around the building’s common room and adds other concerns They might want to use his building’s garbage facilities The new residents might themselves be victimized by crime “We don’t know these people — who can say 100 per cent nothing happens from them?” he says Brown believes groups against the supportive housing project used misinformation to weaponize the fears of his neighbours He brandishes Voices of Willowdale pamphlets decrying the loss of a park but notes the TCHC-owned green space near his building has never been a park and that the proposed facility won’t use all of it When asked what he thinks is the root of the opposition, he points across Cummer to Willowdale Heights, a recently completed development of 14 imposing homes. One, boasting more than 4,300 square feet of living space, is listed for $3,328,800 The builder, Richmond Hill-based LiVante Developments, argued in a submission to the city opposing the plan that adding the modular housing would make the site across the street too dense and “create a negative and unprecedented condition and context which would undermine the stable geographic neighbourhood character.” LiVante Developments did not respond to numerous requests for comment for this story Suleimani says that a man identifying himself as a manager for the developer spoke to him during the lobbying campaign against the new project He said the man raised concerns about the potential impact of the new facility on the value of homes across the street “You can look by your eyes,” Suleimani says “to build a building here for low-income people Frustrated proponents of the project note that Willowdale is represented by Progressive Conservative MPP Stan Cho and that Doug Ford’s government agreed to ministerial zoning orders (MZO) which bypass local planning rules to fast-track development for all the supportive projects — except Willowdale Cho in 2021 asked then-housing minister Steve Clark to not issue the MZO The city then held a fifth community meeting but launched the slower regular rezoning process after receiving no provincial response “With all of the other modular housing projects the province agreed to use their legal tools to help us move them through quickly because people need homes,” says Coun “Stan Cho got in the way and that’s cost the city a truckload of money — it’s cost a lot of people decent homes.” declined the Star’s interview request An aide emailed a statement that did not address several submitted questions including what evidence says supportive housing puts “vulnerable seniors” at risk “are directly impacted by the city of Toronto’s lack of community consultation and proper planning concerning this federal and municipal project,” said Cho’s statement it is my job to represent the voices of my constituents.”  Saying that he has offered “alternative solutions to ensure the project moves ahead,” Cho added that homeless people need support but their potential homes need “adequate planning and community support to be successful.” The city’s 2022 zoning approval was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal by the Bayview Cummer Neighbourhood Association and LiVante with Voices of Willowdale granted participant status After a three-day hearing focused on Willowdale Manor residents, the OLT rejected their objections including lost green space and parking availability saying the project “represents good planning and is in the public interest.” Undeterred, opponents then asked an Ontario court to overturn that decision, but it refused The Star has learned that Voices of Willowdale will be back in court Nov 20 with a new bid to quash the OLT decision a retired city councillor who represented Willowdale when the Cummer site was announced says Cho should not have quickly taken the opponents’ side But he says city staff share some of the blame for not giving councillors advance warning of the selected site and for not having enough answers for surprised residents That created an information vacuum for opponents to fill Filion says he secured city housing boss Abi Bond’s agreement that residents of the Cummer site would be older people and disabled people but he couldn’t get that message past all the noise “Staff created this big opening for groups like Voices of Willowdale to go in and say He also faced opposition to the Cedarvale project from a hastily formed group that flooded social media with warnings But with an MZO in place to prevent endless appeals he was able to combat the misinformation “by spending a lot of time standing in the park talking to parents having those one-on-one conversations — and frankly being yelled at a lot.” In Willowdale, the Bayview Cummer Neighbourhood Association (BCNA) initially expressed strong concerns, but didn’t flat-out oppose the site. After local resident Nathan Gomes was elected president, the group applauded Cho for blocking the MZO and urged residents to sign petitions Later it joined the appeal of the OLT decision where a lawyer argued noting he is no longer association president A request for comment from the neighbourhood association elicited this emailed response: “The BCNA was not against the development but we asked that the units be zoned for unhoused seniors (as a consideration for the 600 vulnerable seniors already living nearby) After several failed attempts (both political and legal) the BCNA has withdrawn from the issue effective January 2024.” president of TLN Media Group and a leader of Voices of Willowdale who lives one street north of the proposed site did not respond to multiple Star requests for comment Filion says some politicians seized upon the Cummer plan as a wedge issue “I underestimated the politics of the situation because I overestimated the integrity of some of the politicians and political candidates,” he said noting that Willowdale has welcomed many facilities for homeless people In 2022, Daniel Lee, a former federal Conservative candidate, ran for the Willowdale seat on city council opposing the plan, but lost to Lily Cheng, who during the campaign said she wanted a different location or reduction in the number of very low-income tenants suggesting Cummer could see significant crime a former Filion aide who advocated for the Cummer project Cheng tried and failed by a 2-18 vote to get city council to move the project to a new site citing such concerns as seniors’ loss of green space Cheng says she is working collaboratively with the city’s housing secretariat and nursing home Cummer Lodge “for a smooth implementation of the supportive housing project at 175 Cummer one that takes into account the surrounding community who shares the space and ensures they too are supported throughout the journey.” Margarite says that the seniors in Willowdale have nothing to fear from people like her and her neighbours “They have their home now and they’re not looking for a place to live or for food because they’ve got all that here — that (need) is where crime usually starts,” she says The Cedarvale site has harm-reduction services but anyone who uses drugs does so in their apartment Residents accustomed to flicking away cigarette butts outside stopped after being told by other residents to use the ashtrays and help keep the site clean “We’re good neighbours.” One person was seriously injured in one of two shootings that happened overnight in North York According to a tweet by Toronto police’s Operations Centre which is near Finch Avenue East and Yonge Street Police said they received reports of multiple gun shots heard in that area Several police officers along with paramedics attended the scene SHOOTING:Willowdale Ave & Byng Ave- reports of multiple gun shots heard in the area- police o/s- confirmed shooting- officers located a man, suffering from gun shot wounds- injuries are serious- @TorontoMedics attending- heavy police presence- use caution#GO1251693^al police responded to more reports of multiple gun shots being heard at Grandravine Drive and Driftwood Avenue which east of Jane Street and north of Sheppard Avenue West Investigators confirmed there was a shooting but said they did not locate a victim or have any reports of an injured person There was a heavy police presence in that area as officers investigated No suspect information is available at this point for either shooting Anyone with information should contact police at 416-808-2222, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.222tips.com there's no denying that there are some pockets in the city that are more affordable than others due to the extraordinary growth in home prices over the past few years Canada's largest city has now been recognized as one of the most expensive cities in the world some pockets in the city that are more expensive than others the cost of homes varies immensely from neighbourhood to neighbourhood If you're curious which of Toronto's 144 neighbourhoods are the most expensive, Toronto realtor and chartered accountant Scott Ingram has done some digging and found out where exactly these pricey pockets are by looking at average detached home prices by neighbourhood for all of 2020 Ingram said there are 15 neighbourhoods with the highest average sold price in 2020 New to this year's list are Kingsway South and Edenbridge-Humber Valley have been bumped from the top 15 In the case of Trinity-Bellwoods and Playter Estates-Danforth Ingram says those are low detached transaction places so it's likely a few expensive transactions brought them up last year "Of the 136 neighbourhoods with at least one detached sale in 2020 107 of them now have an average price of over $1 million," said Ingram there are only 29 neighbourhoods left under $1 million." Toronto's prestigious Bridle Path retained its 'Most Expensive Neighbourhood' crown Ingram says for each year he's made this list (since 2016) this neighbourhood has always ranked at the top Ingram says the average price in Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills(BPSYM) reached the $5 million mark again It had four of the 12 sales in the city last year that were above $10 million and also recorded the most expensive sale at $23 million you can see how those sales would bring up the average The median detached sold price was "only" $4,345,000 (up from a median of $4.3M in 2019) As for the average price of a detached home in BPSYM in 2020 Ingram said a 2+2 bedroom and 4-bathroom house on an 80' x 130' lot sold for within $20,000 of the area's $5,104,000 average price The listing touts it as an "Architecturally Stunning Custom Home" with "Top Quality & Utmost Attention To Detail." It was built in 2010 If you're curious what the least expensive neighbourhoods are "It's interesting to look back and see as recently as 2015 the number of neighbourhoods with detached houses averaging $750K or less (54) was about the same as the number of million-dollar neighbourhoods (52) Now with Mount Dennis jumping from $653K to $780K in the last year there are no neighbourhoods under $750K," said Ingram there are now more neighbourhoods over $2 million (32) than there are left under $1 million (29) Given that home prices in the Toronto area are expected to increase 11% to $1,035,000 in the fourth quarter of 2021 it'll be interesting to see how this brings up the average price in Toronto's different neighbourhoods we will see a new area make it on to Ingram's list in 2021 Police reported nine new residential break and enters in North York between May 17 and May 23 Police reported nine new residential break and enters in North York between May 17 and May 23. That’s three more than were reported during the previous week (you can find the latest reports for the city’s other neighbourhoods here) Toronto’s overall weekly incidents rose by 13 to 53 bringing the city’s preliminary total for 2022 to 965 — down four per cent compared to the same period last year One new residential break and enter was reported for Bathurst Manor It took place at a house in the Bayhampton Court and Cedar Springs Grove area on Thursday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Bathurst Manor in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Downsview-Roding-CFB It took place at a house in the Canton Avenue and Lexfield Avenue area on Friday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Hillcrest Village It took place at a house in the Cliffwood Road and Loganberry Crescent area on Friday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Hillcrest Village in 2022 Three new residential break and enters were reported for Newtonbrook East The first took place at a house near Maxome Avenue and Pemberton Avenue on Saturday The second took place at a house near Conacher Drive and Nevada Avenue on Sunday The third took place at a house near Northwood Drive and Pheasant Road on Monday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook East in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Parkwoods-Donalda It occurred at a house in the Castlegrove Boulevard and Lionel Heights Crescent area on Tuesday There have been six residential break and enters reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2022 Two new residential break and enters were reported for Willowdale East The first occurred at an apartment near Doris Avenue and Hollywood Avenue on Friday The second took place at an apartment in the Doris Avenue and Sommerset Way area on Sunday There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Willowdale East 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. 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pit while two additional machines are in use within the pit Wooden lagging lines the east and west excavation walls Looking north to the excavation and excavators onsite the lowest slab had been completed and columns to support the levels above were being formed the crane rises in front of 35 Finch Avenue East hoarding and a vehicle access gate are set up the concrete columns for the double-height lobby stand tall.  Capital Developments submitted a minor variance application to the City of Toronto seeking an increase to 33 storeys with adjustments to parking and unit counts The application was approved the following month a Site Plan Approval application established the final design at 31 storeys with approximately 12 storeys formed.  The step-backs and massing along the east elevation image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor achandi Looking northeast from above Yonge Street in December we see white powder-coated aluminum framing at the southwest corner rising as high as the 16th storey along with the glazing The construction hoist can be seen rising along the west elevation formwork is underway on the 24th and 25th floors Olive Residences reached garde in December Olive Residences will rise to a final height of 104.74m and bring 379 condominium units to the area when complete 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 UrbanToronto has a research service, UTPro, that provides comprehensive data on development projects in the Greater Golden Horseshoe — from proposal through to completion. We also offer Instant Reports, downloadable snapshots based on location, and a daily subscription newsletter, New Development Insider that tracks projects from initial application.​​​ But a wee little bungalow for more than $3.5 million seems way out of realm even for T.O.'s sky-high prices — and there isn't just one but two of them listed for that price right now The exteriors and interiors of the two side-by-side tiny houses for sale are nothing to write home about. Photo from Realtor.ca and are absolutely unexceptional by all appearances Both appear to be listed by the same owner given that they're adjacent properties and both listed for the exact same price of $3,580,000 The very basic but fully-equipped kitchen on the lower level of 97 Sheppard Ave. E. Photo from Zolo.ca Being steps away from the major Yonge-Sheppard intersection and subway station is definitely one of the reasons for the high valuation as is the fact that both buildings were recently renovated Both of the homes are newly renovated and listed as retail properties. Photo from Realtor.ca is the fact that both structures — clearly once actual residences — are now commercial properties 99 Sheppard Ave. E is equipped with multiple offce/meeting room spaces, converted from rooms in the original home. Photo from Realtor.ca The bungalows are being advertised as potential retail spaces or offices for a doctor One is staged quite evidently as an office with meeting rooms while the other could still very much be occupied as a home if it weren't for its designated use and affixed illuminated signage — it is complete with a very livable open concept upper floor laundry facilities and a full kitchen in the basement The interior of 97 Sheppard Ave. E shows its past life as a residential home, with a bright open concept living space upstairs and a full kitchen and laundry in the basement. Photo from Realtor.ca Though commercial properties are far more expensive than residential ones, the prices for these two little detached offices are definitely nothing to scoff at — though, knowing the Toronto market, they could likely still somehow go for over asking And for anyone interested in a true tiny home you can actually live in, you're far better off getting the transportable version, which you can drive right the heck out of Toronto's market for under $100,000 Google Street View designed by Wallman Architects for Osmington Gerofsky Development Corp and Alterra The site spans approximately 2,326m² on the west side of Bayview south of Sheppard Avenue East comprising an assembly of four residential lots addressed to 2810 Currently occupied by single-detached two-storey dwellings the neighbourhood surrounding the lots features residential The application notes the area’s transition in the past two decades from suburban low-rises to a transit-oriented community catalyzed by the Sheppard Subway Line's arrival in 2002 In May, 2019, the previous developer, Dormer Homes, applied for a 7-storey residence with 53 units, designed by Kirkor Architects the Province established MTSAs which encourage higher-density developments around key transit nodes intended for more concentrated development in areas that can support this growth Previous design by Kirkor Architects for Dormer Homes The new developers’ Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications propose a 42-storey residential building reaching 138.33m This design entails a total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 30,196m² resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 12.98 The building is planned with 539 residential units plus 1,887m² of amenity space evenly split between indoor and outdoor facilities As well as one elevator to serve the garage the complex is designed with four tower elevators translating to approximately one elevator for every 135 units which indicates longer than preferable wait times for residents Three levels of underground garage would provide 136 motor vehicle parking spaces divided into 129 resident and 7 visitor spots the design offers 406 bicycle parking spaces with 368 designated for long-term use and 38 for short-term needs An aerial view of the site and surrounding area Height map for surrounding projects proposed This article was published more than 6 years ago Toronto-area house hunters who are lamenting the thin supply of listings in the real estate market might consider a meander through Willowdale The area near Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue recently had 42 houses for sale on one wintery day when real estate agent Andre Kutyan of Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd Kutyan had narrowed his search to two-storey detached houses with a garage and an asking price between $2-million and $3-million in the area north of Highway 401 that mainly encompasses Willowdale East and West The average asking price in his sample was $2,671,188 Kutyan figures a buyer with a budget of $2.5-million “Anybody who’s interested in that area right now can go shopping and see who’s hungry.” The area was hugely popular in the middle of the 20th century when families purchased 1960s-era bungalows on large builders have torn down vintage homes and divided the lots to erect two luxury houses When he revised his search to look for the same type of detached house in the area south of Highway 401 down to Eglinton Avenue West Kutyan found 27 listings with an average asking price of $2,695,848 Kutyan chose Highway 401 as his dividing line because it’s a handy geographical and psychological barrier Not only were the listings more plentiful north of the 401 the properties typically take longer to sell the average number of days on market is 46 average days on market is 36 for his sample group (And that number doesn’t take into account that many of the properties in both areas have been taken down and relisted many times) “There’s a stark difference in what’s happening with the sales numbers.” Kutyan’s criteria changed hands in the Willowdale sample and the average sale price was $2,727,330 it would take 10 months to sell the 42 houses for sale – if no new supply arrives on the market In the area he surveyed south of Highway 401 Kutyan found 120 sales in 2018 that met his search criteria and the average sale price was $2,490,370 the area – which includes such neighbourhoods as Bedford Park Ledbury Park and Lawrence Park – has 2.7 months of inventory Kutyan says the gap between 10 months of inventory and 2.7 months puts sellers on a very different footing in the two areas He characterizes the tension between sellers and buyers north of Highway 401 as a stand-off Many of the sellers are builders who are holding out hope that the market in the Greater Toronto Area will see a strong rebound He adds that says many of them paid a hefty price for the original property then saw the value of the land slide as they built two new houses it’s not even about making a profit any more – it’s about mitigating their loss.” are anticipating a fire sale when the developers become desperate enough “The buyers’ attitude is terrible – they think the sky is falling and they’re sitting on the sidelines,” he says The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) reported this week that sales in the Greater Toronto Area in February slipped 2.4 per cent from February New listings dipped 6.2 per cent in the same period The average price in the GTA remained almost flat with a 1.6-per-cent increase to $780,397 in February from the same month last year TREB president Gurcharan Bhaura says a tougher stress-test on mortgage borrowing is keeping some aspiring buyers out of the market Bhaura is calling on the federal government to look at bringing back 30-year amortizations for federally insured mortgages Bhaura points out that GTA real estate sales have a substantial impact on the Canadian economy With fewer homes for sale, competition returns to Toronto’s housing market This Toronto real estate deal proves correctly pricing a home sale is essential Cold weather puts Toronto’s spring housing market on ice senior economist Sal Guatieri is warning that the country’s economy is stalling Real gross domestic product rose at an annualized rate of 0.4 per cent in the fourth quarter and consumers are spending at the slowest pace since the most recent recession as higher interest rates and elevated debt levels have tamped down household credit growth Kutyan thinks one reason for the different dynamics north and south of the 401 is that the Willowdale area saw a rush of money from overseas buyers in China Iran and other countries up until early 2017 That influx encouraged spec builders to put up new houses as quickly as they could acquire the lots the Ontario government introduced a 15-per-cent tax on purchases by non-resident buyers – along with other measures designed to cool the market – and sales took a tumble Another factors is that buyers from China faced tighter restrictions in getting money out of that country Canadian citizens and landed immigrants were making purchases The 905 regions of Markham and Richmond Hill have also been hurt as foreign money has dried up the market tends to have a broader mix of buyers That combination of local and overseas buyers added stability to popular neighbourhoods Kutyan believes that builders who are waiting for a dramatic upswing are clinging to false hope he thinks sellers need to become more realistic “They have this misconception that the market’s going to get better in the spring – the only thing that’s going to get better in the spring is the weather.” Your house is your most valuable asset. 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The proposed mid-rise condominium development at 181 Sheppard East at the southwest corner of Sheppard and Willowdale is now looking to clear its final hurdles so it can move forward Designed by IBI Group for Stafford Developments and Greybrook Realty Partners the nine-storey building would contain a gross floor area (GFA) of 14,800 m² with 13,525 m² dedicated to residential space This includes 185 condominium units proposed in a mix of 11 studios The remaining 1,275 m² is proposed as ground-floor retail space The updated plan represents a massing reduction from the 2016 proposal this has been reduced to the current height and density which LPAT has deemed to meet all of the applicable planning requirements A three-level underground garage is proposed with 133 long-term residential spaces and 21 spaces serving the retail component The garage would be accessed via a ramp leading from Willowdale Avenue at the east end of the site 181 Sheppard East will include a replacement Beer Store location within the ground floor of the new development 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 has a new way you can track projects through the planning process on a daily basis. Sign up for a free trial of our New Development Insider here Realtor Sharon Soltanian stands in a home undergoing renovation in the Willowdale area Willowdale and the neighbouring Newtonbrook have seen some of the sharpest declines in sales in Toronto.Jessica Lee Market reports about the Greater Toronto real estate market often focus on whether buyers are on the sidelines or if sellers are biding their time as the region grinds through a generally slow period Rarely does anyone mention the financial trouble that a lack of sales causes for the 52,000 realtors who are members of the Toronto Real Estate Board Sharon Soltanian worries about the realtors focuses mainly on the old city of North York The Willowdale area has been the most fertile hunting ground for her business for more than 15 years Willowdale and the neighbouring Newtonbrook area have seen some of the sharpest declines in sales in Toronto and she has seen agents who once had a decent living drop out of the business put their cars on lease-breaking websites and turn to side-hustles such as driving for Lyft or running an Airbnb a few of our agents – and outside a lot more – they did not pay their taxes They have huge problems with CRA because they don’t have income,” Ms “Before … they had $20,000 income [a month] now they have $2,000 and they don’t know who to pay first.” not a top producer but making about $50,000 a year came to her asking whether he could sleep in the office for a few weeks because That agent eventually left her brokerage and she lost touch with him the majority of these people are educated people I had a dermatologist that cannot work here as a doctor I was talking to a few of the big brokerages in the area and they are all saying the same thing: In this area Statistics from TREB help show how quickly the area fell the Willowdale East submarket sold more detached houses than anywhere in Toronto with 295 only 86 houses sold in that market – a 71-per-cent drop that amounts to 200 fewer commissions to share and average sale prices fell to $2.3-million from $2.6-million Several other submarkets in the area had similar crashes: Willowdale West sales are down 52 per cent Newtonbrook East sales are down 59 per cent the rest of Toronto saw detached housing transactions decline by 36 per cent in the same period “The places that went crazier on the way up are the places that are crashing harder on the way down Perhaps another way to look at it is that these areas became the most detached from value fundamentals,” said Scott Ingram a sales representative with Century 21 Regal Realty Inc. and a CPA who publishes market analysis on his blog The situation means realtors working in those markets – and in nearby York Region markets such as Richmond Hill and Markham that have seen similar declines in sales volumes and prices – face some tough career choices according to Zoocasa chief executive officer and broker of record Lauren Haw “There was a time when you could walk on the street and a deal would hit you in the face The available commissions are half what they use to be,” Ms “We have far too many agents across the GTA and people that used to do well in real estate will have to leave There will be agents that will need to get other jobs.” According to some data crunching by Zoocasa on home sales by agents in 2018 approximately 18,000 TREB members recorded no home sales and another 9,000 only had one home sale registered and while about 20 per cent sell five or more houses (roughly 10,000 agents) only 2,550 sell 12 houses or more in a year: barely 5 per cent of the total TREB membership Zoocasa’s analysis is based on data that they collect from a third party and it doesn’t include presale contracts or “exclusive” listings that never appear on MLS so there’s a margin for error in these figures Not all agents suffer equally though: Re/Max Realtron’s Willowdale office has 230 agents and is one of the better-known brands in the area say that while they have had some agents leave in the face of a tougher market they’ve had many more agents apply to come work with them Raber said the team has seen signs of a flight to quality as their marketshare has grown: During the boom years her office would sell perhaps one of every 15 houses in a hot area while now they are selling more like one in every nine houses Cheng estimates the rest of the market saw sales drop 40 per cent he believes Realtron agents outperformed the slowing market with only 15-per-cent to 20-per-cent drops “I see two different types of agents: veterans they remember the slowdown in 2008 and say ‘I know how to work this market,’” Mr the only times they’ve worked in is when things were booming people think we will never get out of it.” struggling agents who are not dropping out of the business are finding ways to cut costs leaving full service brokerages such as Soltanian or Realtron for lower-fee or discount brokerages that cost them less overhead or trying to find ways to raise cash on the side “Some are driving Uber because they can’t make ends meet. They are doing all sorts of alternative things to make some money," said Anita Soltanian, Sharon’s daughter and partner in their brokerage. She has colleagues in the industry who have put their leased luxury cars on Leasebusters.com which indeed is packed with recent model BMW’s and Mercedes But some who can’t get out of leases have embraced Turo a “sharing economy” app that claims 10 million users worldwide - 340,000 cars in North America - which lets car-owners rent out their car for as little as $10 a day it’s not just Willowdale that’s feeling the heat When the market slows you feel the ripples,” she said Your house is your most valuable asset. We have a weekly Real Estate newsletter to help you stay on top of news on the housing market 2019: A previous version of this article misspelled the name of a website Shane was previously The Globe's technology reporter technology editor and worked as a digital editor at The Globe and the National Post Our annual Growth To Watch For series is back for another year, bigger and more comprehensive than ever before. Over the course of the year we're bringing you to every significant development happening across the 416 and beyond into the Greater Toronto Area We're covering everything from brand new proposals to those inching their way through the planning process to those already under construction or about to be completed A total of 25 reports will be available to subscribers throughout the year (Details about how to get them can be found at the bottom of this article.) For a taste of what's offered in the ninth report here's a sneak peek at the area highlighted This edition of our Growth to Watch For series picks up where our previous report left off on Steeles east of Bathurst we generally go south on Yonge through the heart of North York Centre This report highlights all the active and proposed projects promising to transform the neighbourhoods on our path The North York Centre and Willowdale boundary and potential library branch to the north end of Yonge's high-density stretch through North York Yonge Street itself could be subject to some big changes in the future thanks to the Reimagining Yonge Street study While the Council vote on the project last year was deferred to a future date at the last-minute the plan to improve pedestrian and cyclist conditions in North York City Centre will eventually return to Council for consideration The plan—with some controversy stemming from the area's clash between urban and suburban lifestyles—would reduce the road from six to four lanes between Bishop Avenue in the north and Sheppard Avenue in the south Looking north up Yonge Street opposite Mel Eastman Square where a 12-storey rental apartment building is planned to rise next to an existing 15-storey tower Other similar proposals near it have triggered an area context plan from the City that would add three new roads to address the needs of the area New Growth to Watch For 2019 reports are being released on an ongoing basis each covering a different section of the Greater Toronto Area The series' upcoming tenth report will move east covering development coming to North Scarborough Subscribers can get access to existing and future reports for the year on our Growth to Watch For 2019 landing page. Subscribe today as a standalone subscription purchase for $199+tax, and you'll receive access to all 25 reports Now over a third of the way through our annual Growth To Watch For series, 2017 edition, this instalment picks up from where we ended our Downsview and York University story Starting right in the northwest corner of our boundary we will head south on Yonge Street from Steeles Avenue to Sheppard taking a brief detour up Bayview before returning to Sheppard and heading over to area around Fairview Mall We will finish off by heading north on Don Mills Road and then turning east on Finch.  The North York Centre and Willowdale Boundary the first two towers of the project is currently in sales Zoning permission is being sought through the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) due to the City's lack of a decision on the planning application the project consists of four residential towers fronting onto Yonge while lower mid-rise buildings would be built adjacent to the existing neighbourhoods east of the plaza The development was also appealed to the OMB but word is that a settlement has recently been reached with the City Across the street is 5840-5870 Yonge, where a 29-storey condo with an L-shaped podium ranging 8 to 12 storeys in height was submitted in 2016. Designed by Quadrangle Architects the development proposes 518 residential units.  image retrieved via submission to the City of Toronto  Turning back and crossing Yonge, we come upon the site of Ava Luxury Residence, on 50 Finch Avenue East at Kenneth Avenue. Designed by A & Architects Inc. this mixed-use project would rise 9 storeys The project is proceeding through the City's planning process image retrieved via submission to the City of Toronto Rendering of Diamond Condominiums on Yonge image courtesy of Diamante Developments  A further block south on Yonge, we find a surface parking lot at 5220. Named Ellie Condos for its location at Yonge and Ellerslie, this mixed-use project by G Group Development is under review with City Planning A 31-storey condominium will share a 3-storey podium that will have large space dedicated to retail and a 10-storey office building will occupy the south end of the site new renderings were recently released showing more detailed information the sleek design of the building will also feature retail fronting onto Yonge Street Beacon Condos grade level forming in late 2016 With active retail at ground level fronting Yonge levels 2 and 3 of the podium will feature commercial office space while the fourth podium level will be dedicated amenity space for the residential occupants Rendering of the lower levels of Pearl Place Condos While the shopping centre in the podium is being extensively updated first the Yonge Sheppard Centre will gain a new 39 storey residential tower at the north end of the site as well Ground realm improvements are also planned along both Yonge and Sheppard Rendering of the Yonge Sheppard Centre Renovation the 49-storey mixed-use condo will include ground level retail and a new TTC entrance for Sheppard station 4800 Yonge would be one of the tallest buildings in North York should its rezoning application be approved Immediately south of 4800 Yonge, Emerald Park Condos has been completed for about two years some of the ground level storefronts have yet to open image retrieved via submission to the City of Toronto Now moving east on Sheppard, a series of projects are working their way through the planning process. Starting off with 101-103 Sheppard East, a new proposal has been resubmitted to the City for a 3 storey office building, designed by Kave Architects.  Next up on the tour is Monocle Condos at 180 Sheppard East. Designed by Teeple Architects the 7 storey mixed-use building will feature 22 residential units A May 2015 City Council decision left instructions for the City Solicitor to support the proposal at the OMB with certain conditions but no hearing is recorded on the OMB's website the developer appealed the City's lack of decisionon a zoning bylaw amendment and an official plan amendment to the OMB a settlement with the City was approved at the OMB for a 25-storey version of the building (The image below is for the taller original proposal.) The building will have 220 residential units At 3057 Bayview Ave, a proposal was submitted in 2015 for a townhouse development designed by Richard Wengle Architect The 22 unit project will include one block featuring 4 units the building will include 167 residential units prep work for construction is underway onsite.  with retail situated on the first level.  image courtesy of Chestnut Hill/Fortress Real Developments The Village Residences by Liberty Developments is our next project The 9-storey mixed-use building will have 186 residential units commercial office space on the second level and street-fronting retail on Sheppard Avenue Construction crews are now excavating the site while work has begun on a new building for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Canada on whose former property some of this development is being built.  it will bring 163 new residential units to this rapidly transforming stretch of Sheppard.  image courtesy of Castle Group Developments the project is expected to be complete by 2019 One long block east on the north side of Sheppard at Burbank Drive, Principato's Auto Service is no more as early 2016 saw the demolition of the mechanic service While no applications have been put forth to the City the property sold for just under $5 million the site is poised for a redevelopment (presumably following a remediation of the site) 50-unit townhouse development situated on the north half of the site a new MEC (Mountain Equipment Coop) store celebrated its opening here in late 2016.  Rendering of Park Towns Bayview and Sheppard image courtesy of Broccolini/Park Towns Developments Renderings of the towers include a misty reflecting pool in front which Concord will begin work on this year.  Rendering of Seasons at Concord Park Place Just east of Seasons, Opus and Omega on the Park Condos at Concord is well under construction (That's Omega seen on the left of the rendering above.) The 36- and 35-storey towers are now reaching grade level and will soon rise high enough to be seen by the thousands driving by on the 401 every day these two towers will add over 700 new residential units to the growing neighbourhood Amexon have not indicated when they will move forward with the first phase.  this unique condominium will be 18 storeys high Back on Sheppard, we continue east for one kilometre, climbing the hill. Most of the way up it on the north side, a proposed tower-in-the-park infill development was submitted in December for 1650 Sheppard East. Designed by Rafael + Bigauskas Architects the 35-storey residential tower would be tucked behind the existing 15-storey slab style apartment tower on the site while a new 3-storey parking garage is also proposed to the east of the existing building which would include retail space fronting Sheppard.  image via submission to the City of Toronto The first building on Block B is now structurally topped-off at 13 storeys; the Colours of Emerald City is set to begin occupancy this coming summer.  Colours at Emerald City under construction Next to that, there is Fifth On The Park the 24-storey building is just beginning to make an impact on the skyline of the surrounding area For the moment, The Park Club is the shortest building at the Block B site but it is set to eventually be the tallest the building is now climbing above ground level and is expected to top out in either late 2017 or early 2018.  The Peak at Emerald City is now being marketing it will be the tallest of the three Emerald City towers situated on Block C Not everything going on in this area to the south of Fairview Mall is known by the name 'Emerald City.' While ELAD's new condominiums take that name, Emerald City's three blocks are, in fact, part of a larger master-planned redevelopment of a 1960s and 70s rental apartment community mostly built in tower-in-the-park style. Known as Parkway Forest ELAD has also been building new rental properties on underused land across the rest of the Parkway Forest site Many of the new buildings represent rental replacement units a requirement set out by the City of Toronto of any developer who wishes to take down an existing building of 6 or more rental units Several new buildings have risen around the site now replacing units in smaller buildings where the Emerald City towers now stand The latest of these to rise is at 123 Parkway Forest Drive This 19-storey tower which can be seen from Sheppard Avenue and Highway 404—also designed by WZMH Architects—was topped off last summer 123 Parkway Forest Drive under construction in August 2016 Crossing Sheppard Avenue, and moving around to the other side of the mall, Soul and Connect Condos by Fram Building Group are under construction Soul is structurally topped off on Fairview Mall Road and should reach completion within a few months while Connect Condos has risen 10 storeys above grade The 17 and 16-storey condos designed by Core Architects represents phase 1 and 2 of Fram's Fairview Park development Site Plan of the Fairview Park development the new facility will reach 5 storeys in height and will have space for the Mechanical Engineering Technology program The new addition to Seneca's main campus is targeted for a September 2018 opening heading up to Steeles Ave East to check out plans for new buildings in Toronto's northeastern corner Have any questions about the developments in this Growth to Watch For article You can click on the projects' dataBase files Want to share your thoughts about the developments Feel free to leave a comment in the space provided below or join in the ongoing conversations in our associated Forum threads Just weeks after Toronto opened the doors to its second supportive modular housing building for people experiencing homelessness the locations of the next two developments of the same kind have been revealed In a newsletter sent out to consituents on Friday city councillor John Fillion announced the planned construction of approximately 60 units of permanent housing on city-owned land at 175 Cummer Ave City Council approved the use of high-quality three-storey modular housing as part of a 10-year action plan to reduce homelessness and relieve stress on the city's shelter system," wrote Fillion in the newletter "Two sites in Scarborough and Toronto have already been built; the Willowdale project is part of a second phase of locations identified by city staff." The other new modular housing location is slated for the free parking lot at the corner of Trenton and Cedarvale Avenue in East York, and is expected to be a three-storey, 64-unit building similar to the Macey site The announcements come ahead of a city staff report set to be considered this week According to HousingNowTO, both projects will require a Minister's Zoning Order to make their Fall 2021 delivery deadline as they are in "Yellow Belt" neighbourhood zoned areas of the city "We will be supporting both of these projects (and their MZOs) as they go through the public-meeting process in March and April as we will expect similar homeowner/neighbourhood 'push-back' as was seen at MACEY and HARRISON in 2020," Mark Richardson pre-fabricated housing that is transported to the site for assembly — making it much quicker to construct than a typical residential development These two locations are part of Phase II of the city's Modular Housing Initiative which promises to deliver 150 new supportive homes in 2021 This initiative is one component of the city's HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan which targets the approval of 40,000 new affordable rental homes with 18,000 supportive homes to help increase housing stability for Toronto residents over the next 10 years The city has also been allocated $203.3 million to create a minimum of 540 new permanent affordable homes, some of which will be modular, as part of the Canadian government's Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) finding solutions to Toronto's homeless crisis has become both more urgent and more complex comfortable surroundings to even imagine what it would be like to sleep on a subway grate or in a bus shelter," wrote Fillion "The city tries to provide enough emergency shelter beds but this is Housing people in rented hotel units is a short-term fix HousingNowTO Now over a third of the way through our annual Growth To Watch For series, this instalment picks up from where we ended our previous Downsview and York University trek and continues eastward into North York where we explore two major transit corridors that are currently seeing a remarkable amount of development activity we cover the booming North York City Centre area before turning east and exploring the rapid densification along Sheppard Avenue East all the way to Highway 404 Below we have compiled all developments nearing completion or currently under construction; all proposals currently working their way through the planning process; and all planning initiatives and pending development applications that might impact this rapidly transforming area of the city a conceptual master plan submitted with the rezoning application reveals future plans for an additional three towers of 13 and 29 storeys along with some townhouse blocks bringing the total residential unit count of the entire development to 2,108 The existing 15-storey apartment tower would remain on site The project is currently undergoing mediation at the OMB with the City opposed to this amount of density at this location which involves the 31 and 43-storey towers has been in sales over the past couple years despite not yet receiving the necessary rezoning approvals would follow pending results of the OMB mediation The development was appealed to the OMB in 2015 and a settlement was apparently reached in 2016 but details of the final proposal have yet to be revealed consisting of five towers rather than four Silvercore sold the property to Aoyuan in 2017 and it is believed that Aoyuan plans to develop the site as previously agreed upon in the OMB settlement Demolition has reportedly begun on the site and a marketing announcement is expected shortly This site does not front onto Yonge Street but rather fronts onto a proposed northward extension of Beecroft Road from Finch to Drewry Avenue The City has acknowledged that this extension is necessary to support further development in the immediate vicinity but its implementation depends on the City acquiring a few key properties particularly those held by the Conservatory Group on Inez Court the Beecroft extension is hypothetically dependent on this development getting built Ruby Condominiums was approved at the OMB in 2014 and Conservatory Group is currently collecting registration for sales so a lot is depending on the outcome of this planning saga The proposal also calls for a new 2-storey car dealership fronting onto Yonge with the tower located to the west edge of the site while new parkland would be situated at the southeast corner of the property The project is currently being worked out at the OMB No results of the hearing have been posted yet Continuing south, we enter into the North York Centre district, where the Reimagining Yonge Street study is causing quite the stir the City is proposing a makeover of Yonge Street by reducing the road from six to four lanes between Bishop Avenue in the north and Sheppard Avenue in the south which would provide patio space for the various businesses but the proposal has been met with significant political resistance The final report recommending the changes is slated for a showdown at City Council in the coming months so stay tuned for news of the high-profile makeover Rendering of Yonge Street opposite Mel Lastman Square Turning back eastward along Finch and crossing to the east side of Yonge, we come to Ava Luxury Residence, on the northeast corner of Kenneth Avenue. Designed by A & Architects Inc. the building would rise 10 storeys and would contain 56 condo units with retail integrated at grade level The project is currently working its way through the planning process Turning south onto Doris Avenue, Fieldgate Homes is currently constructing a townhouse development on the north side of Holmes Avenue dubbed Kenneth & Holmes. Designed by Kirkor Architects the townhouses will rise 3 storeys and will have a total of 29 units On the south side of Holmes Avenue at Doris, a rezoning application was submitted just last month for an 18-storey condo tower on a vacant lot at 35 Holmes. Designed by Icon Architects the building would add 154 new residential units just east of the busy Yonge corridor Having just begun its journey through City Planning expect some design tweaks over the coming year the tower sits atop a 4-storey podium containing replacement office space and grade-level retail while the remainder of the building would house 324 new condo units Having just been submitted for City review expect some design changes over the coming year adding 385 new residential units to the busy neighbourhood Having entered sales and marketing last year and now having cleared the final planning hurdle expect construction activity to begin on site later this year A little further south on Yonge Street, Diamante Development has once again enlisted Scott Shields Architects for a proposal at 5300 Yonge where Diamante is looking to construct a 33-storey condo tower on the site of an existing retail plaza The building would contain 328 new residential units with grade-level retail fronting onto Yonge The project was just submitted to the City last year so stay tuned for updates as it works its way through the planning process Rendering of the east elevation of 5300 Yonge The project would see a 31-storey 309-unit condo tower constructed on the north end of the site and a 10-storey office building occupying the south end of the site both atop a shared 3-storey podium with retail included at ground level The project is currently moving through the planning process with rezoning approved and Site Plan Approval still in the works will add 375 new condo units to the area along with retail integrated at grade Look for significant progress to be made on the tower as construction continues over the course of the year image by Forum contributor sunnyraytoronto the building received OMB approval in 2016 for a 34-storey condo tower comprised of 478 residential units office space on the second and third floors of the 4-storey podium The project was relaunched for sales and marketing late last year construction should start late 2018 or early 2019 extending the mall out to the street while providing much-needed streetscape improvements construction on the mall expansion is well underway with exterior cladding now being installed Construction has also begun on a new 35-storey 359-unit rental tower at the north end of the site Look for work to progress significantly over the course of the year View of Yonge-Sheppard Centre under construction the tower would contain 549 residential units with office space and ground-level retail in the 5-storey podium The development would also include a new TTC entrance to Yonge-Sheppard subway station The rezoning application for 4800 Yonge is currently appealed at the OMB with a hearing scheduled for November 2018 while 4-storey townhouses will be situated along Bogert Ave The project survived its OMB hearing last year so perhaps a Site Plan Approval application will surface in the coming year Turning back east along Sheppard and crossing Yonge, we come to 101-103 Sheppard East, where a proposal for a 3-storey office building is nearing the end of the planning process. Designed by Kave Architects the Site Plan Approval application has been recommended for approval by City Staff in the final report and will go before City Council in March look for shovels to dig into the ground in the near future Future phases would replace the two southernmost buildings with what Metrontario Group describes as "345,000 square feet of condominium units which includes the current Phase One proposal It remains to be seen what these future phases might look like The 6-storey building will contain retail on the ground level commercial space on the second and third floors and 7 condo units on the fourth through sixth floors Check back for updates as this project works its way through the planning process The new building would add 55 new condo units to the neighbourhood along with ground-level retail image courtesy of Zentil Property Management and would add 230 new condo units and grade-level retail to the neighbourhood The project was appealed to the OMB last year and had a hearing scheduled for March 2018; however the hearing has since been adjourned with no reasons given so it is unknown what the current status of this development might be the 12-storey building will add 111 new condo units to the quickly densifying area. The project was well into the sales and marketing phase last year when it was appealed to the OMB inevitably delaying its start of construction The City and the developer have now agreed on a settlement and the OMB is allowing the necessary zoning once a few loose ends are tied up Watch for construction to begin later this year Heading further north on Bayview, a townhouse development is proposed at 3057 Bayview Avenue, which would see four blocks of 3-storey townhouses replacing a series of single detached dwellings. Designed by Richard Wengle Architect the development will add a total of 21 townhouse units to the area rezoning and Site Plan Approval applications were resubmitted just last month so the project is still working its way through the planning process The building will add 167 new residential units to the neighbourhood along with grade-level retail The crane has now been erected on site and work is progressing on the below-grade levels so look for this building to rise out of the ground over the coming year the plan also includes an outdoor retail promenade to the north and a new TTC entrance to the adjacent Bayview subway station to the south The development is currently working its way through the planning process so check back for updates over the course of the year Rendering of the Bayview Village Redevelopment Look for substantial completion of the building before the end of the year Just to the east of Lotus Condos, construction is now underway at The Village Residences, with pouring of the concrete structure now poking above grade. Headed by Liberty Developments and designed by Wayne Long Architect the 9-storey building will contain 186 new condo units with grade-level retail and commercial space on the second floor Work has been completed for a new building onsite for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Canada on whose former property this development is being built Look for the condo building to top off before the end of the year View of the Village Residences under construction the building will add 163 new residential units to the quickly densifying area once complete Pouring of the concrete structure is now reaching the third floor above grade so look for this building to rise further out of the ground over the coming months the building would add 146 condo units to the area along with grade-level retail and revisions have been made to the initial design since the application was submitted to the City where they are proposing a 3-storey townhouse development along with a new park The OMB hearing is scheduled for later this month so check back for updates as this project navigates the final stages of the planning process while the new 8-acre park will add some much-needed recreational green space Rendering of the Bessarion Community Centre though not much is yet known about this next phase other than the renderings available on the developer's website Both Seasons and Saisons are currently in sales and marketing only Seasons has been submitted for Site Plan Approval at the City Seasons is the next two buildings in the middle Rendering of Seasons and Saisons at Concord Park Place Just east of Seasons, Opus and Omega on the Park Condos at Concord are well under construction, and are set to top off in the coming weeks. The 35 and 36-storey towers are designed by the IBI Group and will add 350 and 374 new condo units respectively to the dense neighbourhood Look for construction to wrap up on these before the end of the year View of Opus (right) and Omega (left) at Concord Park Place the original plan included six residential towers as high as 43 storeys but after moving through the planning process the OMB approved a scaled down version in 2013 that featured five towers ranging in height from 12 to 31 storeys comprising nearly 1,500 new residential units The proposal also includes large open space and two 4- and 8-storey office buildings set to be retained and retrofitted along the north end of the site Despite having received rezoning approvals Amexon have not moved forward with the massive development yet so this one remains dormant for the time being Eastward across the ravine from Central Park, and just a bit north on Leslie Street, we come to Tridel's Scala. Designed by Wallman Architects the terraced 18-storey condo building will contain 536 residential units with a unique stepped-back aesthetic overlooking the ravine The project endured a successful sales and marketing campaign the site has been cleared of older buildings and construction is now project to begin in spring or summer 2018 a new 3-storey parking garage to the east of the existing building with a pre-hearing scheduled in June and a full hearing scheduled in January 2019 The development was submitted to the City for rezoning just last year so stay tuned as it works its way through the planning process as the 33-storey 344-unit has also topped off Look for construction crews to wrap up on both buildings in the coming months View of Fifth on the Park (left) and Park Club (right) in October 2017 and will be the final building constructed in Emerald City Look for shoring and excavation to be underway for these three buildings in the coming weeks Site Plan of the Allenbury Gardens development Phase One of the Allenbury Gardens Redevelopment involved the construction of two market condominium towers by Fram, along with a series of townhouses on the western block of the site. Dubbed Soul and Connect Condos housing 216 and 210 condo unit respectively while the finishing touches are being put on Connect Condos next door View of Soul (right) and Connect (left) Condos in December 2017 Both towers were submitted for Site Plan Approval last fall with Vivo Condos now in the sales and marketing phase located between Blocks 1 and 2 as part of the Allenbury Gardens master plan Rendering of the Phase Two rental tower (left) and Vivo Condos (right) The final phase of the Allenbury Gardens Redevelopment was submitted for rezoning last year, and features a 23-storey building containing 371 condo units constructed at 21 Allenbury Gardens on the eastern block of the site The breakdown of the units will be determined at the Site Plan Approval submission Stay tuned as this last building makes its way through the planning process View of the CITE under construction in December 2017 That's all for this instalment, but check back next week when we cross the 404 and explore all the development happening in North Scarborough. In the meantime, you can find out more about the developments covered in this Growth to Watch For article by clicking on the Database links below You can also get in on the discussion by checking out the associated Forum threads or by leaving a comment in the space provided on this page ED NOTE: This article has been republished with a correction regarding the tenure of 21 Allenbury Gardens: it will be a condominium automated series Residential Break and Enters home security device wall colour 1 Uploaded by: Kao Ten residential break and enters were reported in the city’s North York district from Oct That’s up from seven reported during the previous week A total of 31 residential break and enters were reported in the City of Toronto. You can find the latest incident reports for East York, Etobicoke, Old Toronto, Scarborough and York here There have been 2,166 residential break and enters in Toronto since Jan 1 — down 3.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2021 Two residential break and enters were reported in Bedford Park-Nortown The first incident took place at a house near Glen Rush Boulevard and Glengrove Avenue on Thursday The second incident occurred at a house near Grey Road and Melrose Avenue on Friday There have been 26 residential break and enters reported in Bedford Park-Nortown in 2022 One residential break and enter was reported in Black Creek The incident took place at an apartment near Blacksmith Crescent and Gosford Boulevard on Sunday There have been 19 residential break and enters reported in Black Creek in 2022 Two residential break and enters were reported in Clanton Park The first incident took place at an apartment around Ansford Avenue and Faywood Boulevard on Sunday The second incident took place at a house around Bonnacord Drive and Palm Drive on Tuesday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Clanton Park in 2022 Two residential break and enters were reported in Willowdale East The first incident occurred at an apartment near Glendora Avenue and Tradewind Avenue on Wednesday The second incident occurred at a house near Anndale Drive and Bonnington Place on Sunday There have been 28 residential break and enters reported in Willowdale East in 2022 One residential break and enter was reported in Willowdale West The incident occurred at a house near Cobden Street and Park Home Avenue on Sunday There have been 15 residential break and enters reported in Willowdale West in 2022 One residential break and enter was reported in York University Heights The incident took place at a house near Assiniboine Road and Sheffer Terrace on Sunday There have been 26 residential break and enters reported in York University Heights in 2022 One residential break and enter was reported in Yorkdale-Glen Park The incident occurred at a house in the Marianfeld Avenue and Playfair Avenue area on Saturday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Yorkdale-Glen Park in 2022 Find the latest reports of residential break and enters for East York, Etobicoke, Old Toronto, 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 It's a nightmare no car owner wants to imagine: you return to your parking spot only to find your car missing This nightmare has unfortunately become a reality for many car owners across the city as auto thefts have already surpassed records with over two months still left in the year According to the Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal the city saw 6,572 auto thefts in 2021 alone This total is considerably higher than the average auto thefts from the 2014-2020 period in which average auto thefts by year were 4,552 The last time auto thefts were below the annual average was back in 2017 A new interactive map by Transparent Canada reveals the top neighbourhoods where auto thefts are most prevalent in the city The information is based on the City of Toronto's published data Toronto auto thefts by neighbourhood in 2021. Photo Credit: Transparent Canada  the top 10 with the highest total auto thefts in 2021 were: The top 10 neighbourhoods with the lowest total auto thefts in 2021 were: The Toronto Police also revealed the totals for auto theft locations Auto thefts by premise type in Toronto in 2021, from the Toronto Police Service's Public Safety Data Portal Totals for 2022 have already surpassed 2021 numbers, with year-to-date auto theft offences already at 7,117 at the time of writing. According to Toronto Police, auto thefts account for over 20 per cent of the major crimes committed in Toronto in 2022 Major crime indicators by type in Toronto, year-to-date in 2022, from the Toronto Police Service's Public Safety Data Portal New vehicles with keyless fobs are being specifically targeted during this heightened wave of car thefts with thieves using sophisticated devices such as radio frequency amplifiers to capture fob signals from inside the house and extending it to the car Other criminals have attached Apple AirTags to hard-to-see places on high-end vehicles for later location and theft Toronto Police have advised the public to avoid leaving keyloss fobs near the front door overnight Marcanadian 2014This article was published more than 11 years ago A new measure is being used to rank Toronto's neighbourhoods – the "neighbourhood equity score" which combines ratings for economic opportunity participation in decision-making and physical surroundings change the way Toronto's 140 neighbourhoods are evaluated by city staff when they decide where to direct services The new rankings are likely to set off a lively debate about the city's role in providing social services and what areas of the city are most deserving of extra funding and attention – all against the backdrop of the fall civic election The new measures were developed in conjunction with researchers at St Michael's Hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City Health and are adapted from work done by the World Health Organization Stockland will release the first stage of its new Willowdale development in the south-west Sydney suburb of Denham Court this weekend Willowdale is part of the larger $1 billion residential development in the East Leppington precinct Willowdale will ultimately comprise of approximately 3,000 homes across a 350-hectare site with the first stage of 49 lots to be launched on August 17 Lots range in size from 350 square metres to 600 square metres and start at $229,000 Willowdale is located 1.5 kilometres from the future Leppington train station which will be part of the upcoming south west rail link Residents will have access to a local shopping centre 25 hectares of open space and a primary school Willowdale will go to market as one of Stockland’s higher margin projects as the company looks to broaden its market reach by expanding its medium density offering down 27% on the previous corresponding period "This has been a challenging year and we have responded with a number of important strategic decisions that position our business for stronger future returns," says Steinert Stage two release dates are yet to be announced The median house price in Denham Court is $1.2 million We're on a mission to radically improve the quality of Urban communities being developed across Australia We aim to showcase every development in Australia to help you find the perfect new home!