See You At Cedarvale Park!

City Living, Midtown
One of the best features of the original City of Toronto – long regarded as ‘the city of neighbourhoods‘ – is how the fabric of our urban landscape is like a colourful patchwork quilt of domesticity. Each neighbourhood pocket, woven into the threads of the others surrounding it, has its…
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Lots Of Love For Toronto’s Little Jamaica!

City Living
Welcome to my blog on housing, culture, and design in Toronto! This is where I share my insights and experiences on almost every aspect of the Toronto Real Estate Market – and life here in Tdot! Toronto has a lot of vibrant cultural communities woven into its urban fabric, including…
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Graffiti Alley Is Toronto’s Laneway Louvre

City Living, Queen West
Do you find graffiti as inspiring and visually-arresting as we do? Graffiti takes neglected and out-of-the-way places in the city and makes them marvellous and magical. Plus, it’s an art form that, like drag, originated from a marginalized community and is all about subverting convention and expectation. And, also like…
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I Love The Phoebe Condominium!

Chinatown, City Living, Queen West
  I’ve long loved The Phoebe located at 18 Beverley Street, 11 and 25 Soho Streets! It’s tucked away 4 streets west of University just north of Queen Street West. Completed in 2003 by the reputable Diamante Development Corporation, this well-managed condominium has several qualities I consider important for prospective purchasers.…
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