Tales From Tennis Crescent

Dear Urbaneer: How Should We Renovate Our Kitchen With Resale In Mind?

October 25, 2018

Dear Urbaneer, Rejuvenating the Button Factory, Renovating the Movie House Loft, Tales From Tennis Crescent, Tales Of Upper Hillsborough

Welcome to this month’s edition of Dear Urbaneer, where I share my advice to clients seeking counsel on their housing issues, design dilemmas, and real estate endeavours. This month, I’m fielding questions from clients interested in replacing their dated eat-in condo kitchen without over-improving it, as well as whether it’s ok…

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Dear Urbaneer: What Are The Steps To Home Renovation?

October 21, 2018

Dear Urbaneer, Tales From Tennis Crescent

Welcome to October’s installment of Dear Urbaneer, where we dip into our mailbox to answer questions that are puzzling our clients. If you’ve been searching for a freehold property to purchase in the original City of Toronto, you’ve now discovered the age of the city’s housing stock ranges anywhere…

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Understanding Party Wall Agreements In The City Of Toronto

October 26, 2017

House And Home, Tales From Tennis Crescent

Welcome to a new instalment of Tales From Tennis Crescent where I’m sharing my journey re-inventing a 1960s super-solid utilitarian plain-jane duplex on Tennis Crescent in Riverdale. In my last post – which offered guidance to a follower in I Need Help With Architects, Builders And Toronto’s Committee Of Adjustment – I…

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Dear Urbaneer: I Need Help With Architects, Builders And Toronto’s Committee Of Adjustment

June 19, 2017

Dear Urbaneer, Tales From Tennis Crescent

Welcome to this month’s installment of Dear Urbaneer, where our readers put our real estate knowledge to task with their questions. This month, a reader asks for Steve’s guidance based on his journey re-inventing a 1960s super-solid utilitarian duplex – summarized in his Tales From Tennis Crescent posts – located on Tennis Crescent in Toronto’s Riverdale neighbourhood.…

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On Building Sustainable Housing In Canada

January 18, 2017

Healthy Home, Real Estate, Tales From Tennis Crescent

In an ideal world, housing should be producing energy rather than consuming it. Our shelter should be healthy, be easily maintained, produce food and water, cause no pollution, and preferably be self-sustaining. While this is far from the reality we live in, it’s never too late to start. Even small…

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Countdown To Construction – Tree Protection In Toronto

August 17, 2016

Real Estate, Tales From Tennis Crescent

Welcome to The Tales From Tennis Crescent, where I'm sharing my journey re-inventing a 1960s super-solid utilitarian plain-jane duplex on Tennis Crescent in Riverdale. So the countdown is on to start the renovation, nearly a year after getting approvals from the City of Toronto's Committee of Adjustment. It's taken a year of busting my…

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I’m Obsessed With An Exterior Metal Facade

September 25, 2015

Riverdale / Playter Estates, Tales From Tennis Crescent

If you've been following this blog, you know I've embarked on a remodel of my 1960s swell dwell duplex on Tennis Crescent in Riverdale. If you're new to it, then welcome to my latest installment of Tales From Tennis Crescent! Here's a pic of the existing 'yawn' of an exterior:…

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Navigating The Committee Of Adjustment For Toronto Real Estate

September 3, 2015

Real Estate, Tales From Tennis Crescent

Welcome to this installment of my blog series called The Tales From Tennis Crescent, which shares my journey transforming a 1960s purpose-built duplex in Riverdale, Toronto, into my new Dream Home. So far – since taking ownership a year ago – I’ve renovated the Garden Suite from a partially renovated…

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I Love A Built-In Bed

March 6, 2015

College Street / Little Italy, Design, House And Home, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Tales From Tennis Crescent

If you’ve been following our blog, you know I’ve been embarking on a remodel of my 1960s swell dwell on Tennis Crescent in Riverdale. Today, I air my disdain for rooms which have split personalities. Yes, I despise walking into that ubiquitous second bedroom (if you’re fortunate to have…

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Great Stuff At Guff Furniture In Leslieville

September 18, 2014

City Living, Leslieville/Riverside, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Tales From Tennis Crescent

Life is pretty awesome right now – cuz I’m in the throes of a “Phase One” renovation of a 1960s Riverdale ‘Swell Dwell’ which is well underway and yet far from complete. While most any sane person would be hating being in the thick of a renovation, I’m tickled pink.…

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