Welcome To West Queen West

Queen West
One of the gifts of operating urbaneer.com under Bosley Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage is, while Bosley is Canada’s oldest (since 1928!) family-run real estate brokerage steeped in tradition, they’re also one of Toronto’s most forward-thinking real estate firms in the country. As the fourth generation of the Bosley namesake blossoms,…
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Nadège Patisserie On Queen West

Queen West
This past weekend was the first weekend in Toronto where we collectively felt that spring has sprung. We could smell the earth, bear witness to bluebells and daffodils in bloom, and  liberate ourselves from multiple layers of clothing. All of us grinned ear to ear the entire weekend. There was…
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Industrial Storm On Queen West

Queen West
Situated at 1106 Queen Street West, right next door to Bosley Real Estate’s beloved and very own West Queen West location in a building whose former (and somewhat prosaic) use was that of a car wash, Industrial Storm showcases extraordinary handmade furniture, lighting, wall coverings, textiles, area rugs and accessories…
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Sofa, So Good, at Stylegarage!

Queen West
Wasn't Montgomery Clift dreamy starring as a Catholic Priest in Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film “I Confess”? Speaking of confessions. I have one. One day in the future you may ask me to sell your property. I will walk into your darling bijou condo to discover your gigantic 'shabby chic flake-out…
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How Safe Is Your Neighbourhood?

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, College Street / Little Italy, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
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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Queen West Art Cache Part 2

Queen West
I received an email yesterday from a client expressing admiration for my weekend acquisitions by 7 talented artists at the Queen West Art Crawl, who posed the question: “Where do you put small Art?” So today I’d like to share with you how I like to display my Art. Above…
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