All Aboard The Eglinton Crosstown LRT

City Living, Midtown
  If you rely on public transit in Toronto, you know we’re approaching crisis mode as our existing mired transit framework becomes its own form of gridlock. This is why we’re anxiously awaiting the ‘it-can’t-be-soon-enough’ opening of the Eglinton Crosstown –  a light rail transit line that will run along…
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Exploring Vintage Brick & Beam Factory Conversions & Concrete ‘N Cool Contemporary Lofts In Toronto

Real Estate, St. Lawrence Market
  I’m Steve Fudge, and I sell real estate. Welcome to my blog on housing, culture, and design in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada! Featured in the media as the epitome of urban domesticity, living in a vintage brick and beam factory conversion or a clean-lined concrete ‘n cool contemporary loft represents the urban dream for…
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The Benefits Of A Presale Inspection Report For Property Sellers & Buyers

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Beaches, Cabbagetown / Corktown, College Street / Little Italy, Corso Italia / Davenport, Dear Urbaneer, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, Forest Hill, Harbourfront, High Park North / The Junction, Junction / High Park / Bloor West / Swansea, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Midtown, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Swansea / High Park / Bloor West Village, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village, Wychwood / Humewood - Cedarvale, Yorkville / Summerhill / Rosedale
  Welcome to my blog on housing, culture, and design! I’m Steve Fudge and I’m celebrating over 3 decades as a realtor and property consultant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With the market in flux, I thought it was an excellent time to refresh my past blog about one of the…
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A Return To Riverdale Park East

Riverdale / Playter Estates
  One of the necessary amenities that allows us to get the very best out of urban living is access to a lawn, parks, gardens, trails… any green space! We all know that regularly escaping to the outdoors can often be essential to both mental and physical health, and so,…
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Toronto’s Original BIA Continues To Elevate The Bloor West Village Community

City Living, Junction / High Park / Bloor West / Swansea, Swansea / High Park / Bloor West Village
*Title image courtesy of NowPlayingToronto.com   Spring has indeed sprung! If you’ve been walking the streets of the city’s more lush village neighbourhoods – like west-end favourites High Park North, Bloor West Village, or Swansea – you’ve surely noticed big changes in the tree canopy overhead. Look at those beautiful…
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Exploring Edwardian Residential Architecture In Toronto

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Architecture, Beaches, Cabbagetown / Corktown, City Living, College Street / Little Italy, Corso Italia / Davenport, Forest Hill, Junction / High Park / Bloor West / Swansea, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Midtown, Queen West, Real Estate, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, Swansea / High Park / Bloor West Village, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village, Wychwood / Humewood - Cedarvale, Yorkville / Summerhill / Rosedale
  One of the many benefits of living in Toronto is the beauty of our vintage housing stock. While older residences typically require more maintenance and repair simply because of their longevity, the high-style patina and architectural touches that lend the unique character to these homes are truly immeasurable. In…
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