Little Portugal – Page 14

Dear Urbaneer – On Choosing A Winning Location

January 20, 2014

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, College Street / Little Italy, Dear Urbaneer, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village

Welcome to our monthly “Dear Urbaneer” post, where each month we answer a question asked by one of our clients. This month we tackle the issue of what makes a location desirable when searching for the right property. Dear Urbaneer: We know what we need to have in a home,…

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Dear Urbaneer: Are You North, South, East or West?

November 14, 2013

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, College Street / Little Italy, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village

Welcome to our monthly Dear Urbaneer post, where we answer questions asked by our clients. This month we tackle the issue of choosing a location, prompted by a Buyer who has recently relocated from Vancouver. “Dear Urbaneer My wife, daughter and I recently relocated from Vancouver. We’re still…

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Saving Grace On Dundas West In Little Portugal

August 1, 2013

College Street / Little Italy, Little Portugal

With my residence located in the central west end on College Street in ‘Little Italy’, I’m also just a stone’s throw from Dundas West which has become my new go-to place for a bite to eat. Don’t get me wrong, I love College Street and its village life, but there’s…

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A Lake In Trinity Bellwoods Park?

July 26, 2013

Little Portugal, Queen West

After that record-breaking rainfall a few weeks back, Mackenzie Keast, an urban designer and member of Toronto based collective Distl, saw the deluge of flooding across our green spaces as the inspiration to illustrate how brilliant a lake might look in the middle of west end Trinity Bellwoods Park, one…

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Full Of Beans Coffee Roastery On Dundas West In Little Portugal

July 15, 2013

Little Portugal

If we lived in Little Portugal, we’d make Full Of Beans Roastery located at 1348 Dundas West our morning pit stop. Yup, nothing beats a great fresh cup of java. And here, you can feel the magic the moment you cross the threshold. The scent of roasted beans is…

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Hipsters Or Not, Real Estate Values Rise

July 12, 2013

Little Portugal, Queen West, Roncesvalles Village, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village

A funny situation is unfolding in Toronto. According to The Toronto Star and Yelp, it appears a whole generation of Torontonians are collectively denying their subscription to the 'Hipster' lifestyle, while congregating in the same trendy locations. This living breathing paradox of dandies are cutting a fashionable…

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Churchill In Little Portugal On Dundas West

July 11, 2013

Little Portugal

We love Churchill, the charming bar located at 1212 Dundas West located next to the Beer Store on the corner of Lakeview Avenue just west of Ossington. Sun-drenched with a darling patio set under a canopy of mature trees, this corner spot has that comforting patina that comes with…

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How Safe Is Your Neighbourhood?

October 31, 2012

That today is Halloween makes this post rather gruesome and haunting. After all, what’s more scary than the dark side of reality? CBC Toronto recently compiled police data spanning the last seven years to create a comprehensive map of crime occurrences and drug charges in each of Toronto’s 140 neighbourhoods.…

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Termites For Our Anniversary

December 2, 2011

College Street / Little Italy, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village

Recently I was both charmed and horrified when a pair of my fab newlywed buyers gave me a gift as a ‘One year Anniversary’. As I accepted their delicious sweets and treats (Hello Wine!), they saw a look of confusion pass across my face. I couldn’t compute how they had only recently got married…

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Pizzeria Libretto On Ossington

January 20, 2011

Little Portugal

My pal Todd and I decided to grab some lunch for a quick yaketty-yak catch-up and, when I asked him where he would like to go he replied with the very suggestion that was on the tip of my tongue….Pizzeria Libretto on Ossington! In perfect unison we admitted we felt…

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