"NEW IN HOMES & CONDOS" Connecting Toronto to its Lakefront – HARBOUR PLAZA Condos

TORONTO - August 28, 2013- HARBOUR PLAZA will be the first development south of the Gardiner to connect to the PATH network via an elevated, enclosed pedestrian bridge to run under the Gardiner Expressway, over Lake Shore Blvd. and into the Air Canada Centre. “Even in winter you can put on your shorts, go across in the PATH — never walking outside — get on the train to the airport, jump on a plane and go to Florida or California,” Menkes’ director of development Jared Menkes suggests.

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FRONT PAGE: "NEW IN HOMES & CONDOS" The Urban Townhouse Comes of Age: by Tracy Hanes

TORONTO - August 24, 2013 - The new breed of townhouse — sophisticated and stylish — is one of the hottest emerging choices for homes in Toronto and the GTA. “Not everyone is suited for condo life or owning a single-family home and the next best option is a townhouse,” said BROCCOLINI VP, Business Development/Finance, Michael Broccolini. In early August, Broccolini's 50 PARK TOWNS BAYVIEW AND SHEPPARD were snapped up in a few hours. ASPEN RIDGE HOMES took a risk launching its MOTO Towns at KETTLE LAKES CLUB in Richmond Hill last year, marking a bold departure from traditional suburban townhouse design. Over 120 of the initial 200 units released sold, according to Christene DeGasperis, ASPEN RIDGE Marketing Director, but sales here indicate suburbanites are ready to embrace it.

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FRONT PAGE: TORONTO STAR NEW IN HOMES & CONDOS Acting Up At THE CARLAW – Crow’s Theatre will Animate Midrise and Stacked Townhouses being Built in Leslieville

TORONTO - August 10, 2013 - “There’s been a real void in community programming,” vice-president of development for Streetcar Developments Jason Garland says. Streetcar plans on filling that void with THE CARLAW, a 12-storey midrise now under construction on the northeast corner of Carlaw Ave. and Dundas St. E.

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FRONT PAGE: TORONTO STAR NEW IN HOMES & CONDOS A Cottage Country Catch – T.O.-Based Developer adds Blue Mountain to Trio of Southern Ontario Resort Properties

COLLINGWOOD, ON - July 27, 2013 - The resort is “one of the shining stars in Intrawest’s portfolio,” Skyline’s vice-president of sales and marketing John Giffen says. “It was the village that brought everything together. It created the reason for people to visit, not only during ski season, but throughout the year."

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Recipes From A Do-Good Dinner at Paintbox Bistro

TORONTO, July 13, 2013 – National Post “Appetizer” Columnist Bonnie Stern recently visited Paintbox Bistro in the revitalized Regent Park and met with Head Chef Tallis Voakes and Owner Chef Chris Klugman. “I had such a great experience there — including the food, service and live jazz — that I asked head chef Tallis Voakes to share a few recipes,” Stern said. Here are three of them.

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Regent Park Farmers’ Market Brings Even More Freshness to Revitalized Community

TORONTO, JULY 3, 2013 – A joint pilot project launched today in partnership between The Daniels Corporation and Toronto Community Housing, the Regent Park Farmers’ Market offers locally grown fresh produce and artisanal foods to residents and visitors of this downtown east neighbourhood. The Market happens every Wednesday from 3-7pm.

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