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Spring Fever

February 28, 2011 | Real Estate

You know when you eat a big spoonful of ice cream in summer and, despite the scorching heat of the season, you get a bad case of head freeze which leaves you in momentary agony? Well, right now I feel like I'm living the opposite of that. It's arctic cold outside yet my head is burning Hot. Worse…
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Cool Counter In Hip King West

February 26, 2011 | RestaurantBars

Most of us possess fond memories of cozying up in a diner banquette for burgers, fries and chocolate milkshakes. The notion qualifies as the quintessential comfort food experience. So no wonder the international Thompson Hotel chain would create a luxe 24 hour showcase in their Toronto location on Wellington Street West at Bathurst for those craving…
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Bellevue Cafe In Kensington Market

February 24, 2011 | RestaurantBars

During wickedly cold weather snaps Torontonians pretty much remain entrenched indoors venturing out as little as possible. Sure we'll dash to the grocer, the bank or run errands but the desire to take a leisurely stroll around, say, Kensington Market, diminishes somewhat when you're walking with a wind chill of…
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February 2011 Home Of The Month - King Street East -

February 22, 2011 | Home Of The Month, Real Estate

Sometimes a client will LOVE everything about her home but just needs a little more space! Case in point, my buyer had been living in her first condominium purchase near St. Lawrence Market since 2007. She loved her concrete 'n cool loft but decided she would really like a little more space…
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Must See Mr. Beam

February 19, 2011 | Architecture, Blogs, Design, EntertainmentLeisure, Worthy Websites

Diamond Sapphire Starbursts are my favourites! I write of the Fireworks variety (Click Musical Accompaniment HERE) And while I'll never be your girlfriend, make mental note to self that if yours ever says "Diamond Sapphire Starbursts are my favourite!", unless she's obsessed with pyrotechnics like me she probably means this: Which is what bride to be Kate…
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The Library Gets Modern At Bloor Dufferin

February 18, 2011 | Books & Magazines

I was born in suburban Oakville Ontario to immigrant Brits, and initially lived in a neighbourhood so new it had zero amenities beyond the orchards across the street that would imminently be bulldozed for yet more suburban dreck. The elementary school was completed just as I turned five, but up until its…
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A Ravishing Printer’s Row Riverdale Redo

February 16, 2011 | Blogs, Design, Real Estate

A decade ago I played a part in the adaptive reuse conversion of Riverdale's Printer's Row, a former Blueprint Factory redeveloped by renown Bob Mitchell. My team and I placed several clients in the deluxe complex, sold the Riverdale Loft House next door, and I personally purchased and custom-designed a space with my former partner Chris. in fact, several of…
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A Million Lights Are Dancing And There You Are…

February 14, 2011 |

Click The Puppy For A Video Treat! Happy Valentines! xox, Steven & Vince
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Dazzling Distillery District

February 12, 2011 | Arts, RestaurantBars

Being in the thick of February, particularly in Toronto, isn't an easy climate to weather. It's brittle freezing to the point where you worry your fingers might shatter if you remove your gloves, and the moment you walk indoors those of us with eye wear need a mini scraper to remove the instant icy…
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Richie Rich Is Coming To Canada

February 11, 2011 | Real Estate

Ok, so in my Spring 2011 Real Estate Forecast I predicted Toronto, and Canada, are poised to become the 'to go' global destination for stable real estate invesment. Here's an article published in The Globe and Mail yesterday on the recent sale of Toronto's most expensive property ($17,500,000) to, guess who? A European Investor! Is…
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