TORONTO'S REAL ESTATE game has been feeling pretty grim. The list of problems is long, bleak and all too real. Rents are skyrocketing. Home ownership feels increasingly out of reach. The city desperately needs more housing options, but where and what kind? Meanwhile, large-scale construction is expensive and environmentally fraught. Solutions and action-seem to be in short supply. In light of these realities, it's easy to be pessimistic.
And yet, there are also reasons for optimism. The new Mirvish Village, which will be ready this year, is a master class in community-building, with more than one-third of its units designated as affordable housing. Waterfront Toronto finally has a plan to fix the city's saddest stretch of shoreline, and it includes a one-acre rooftop farm, a new arts venue and a mini forest. Jennifer Keesmaat is back in Toronto, and her firm is creating a leafy, car-free neighbourhood in North York. Partisans, one of the city's buzziest architecture firms, has plans to stop urban sprawl by turning a small town north of the city into a transit-friendly sci-fi utopia.
All across the GTA, such projects give hope amid the gloom. In the pages ahead, we preview some of the coolest developments, most-sustainable living spaces and smartest home tech. Get ready for the nearly here future of Toronto real estate.
A NEW WATERFRONT
Quayside will transform the city's shoreline
Projected first occupancy in 2030; construction complete in 2035
WATERFRONT TORONTO aims to fix the bland industrial stretch at Queen's Quay and Parliament Street with an ambitious netzero mega-development. Quayside will consist of six plant-drenched residential buildings, an urban farm and a stroll-worthy boardwalk. Meg Davis's role is to manage the entire project, from concept to completion. We asked her all about it.
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Here Comes the Sun
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A behind-the-scenes look at high fashion
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Death Sentence
I'm addicted to opioids, and the Ford government is about to shut down my safe injection site. I don't believe I'll survive without it
Taste Maker
This month, Top Chef takes over Toronto for the first time. Gail Simmons-gourmand, author and long-time judgehas a few things to say about her homecoming
Urban Diplomat
For years, my friends and I have been talking about doing a blowout road trip across Canada. It's finally happening, and our group chat has been buzzing with mentions of national parks and landmarks to visit. But now they're insisting on renting a Cybertruck for the whole three weeks, and their obsession has tanked my enthusiasm. They say it \"looks badass.\" I think it's embarrassing. How do I broach the subject without starting a fight? -Electric Circus, Corktown
MURDER IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
James and Ashley Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life-two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they'd fallen in love. Then Ashley's charred remains turned up at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
Jasmeet Raina's Bloordale
The comedian takes us on a tour of his favourite spots
Lady Parts
Baroness von Sketch Show alumnae Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill have elevated joking about women's issues to an art. Their new show, Small Achievable Goals, takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
EDWARD THE CONQUEROR
HE WAS DISMISSED AS A MEDDLING NEPO BABYUNTIL HE MUSCLED OUT HIS SIBLINGS, ACQUIRED HIS COMPETITORS, CORNERED THE TELECOM MARKET AND BECAME THE DOMINANT FORCE IN CANADIAN SPORTS
