Metrolinx Pape construction meets with varied opinions from area businesses and residents
Residents and owners of Pape Village businesses have mixed feelings about the The Metrolinx Pape Ontario line construction between Pape and Sammon Avenue.
Homes and Real Estate
Advocacy group’s concerns grow over Pape and Danforth tower plans
A recent petition created by an advocacy group is calling for the 49-story condo tower at Pape and Danforth to be reconsidered.
On the housing shortage, mayoral candidates see the need for better solutions
Toronto’s housing market is getting tighter and more expensive. What can the next mayor do about it?
Pape neighbourhood to face growing pains as a result of Metrolinx’s construction of anticipated Ontario Line
Residents of neighbourhoods across Toronto will be affected by continuing construction of the new Ontario Line. Worries have pushed residents near Pape Avenue to action.
Thorncliffe Park residents seek justice after battle with landlord
The battle of landlords vs tenants continues in Thorncliffe Park, as residents are outraged after an apartment flood.
East-end homeowners targeted in roofing scams
It’s a tradition of spring in Toronto. With the disappearance of ice and snow, the demand for roofing repairs increases, along with roofing scams posing a threat to homeowners. Workers disguised as roofing contractors are…
Rising rents are causing worry and concern among Toronto tenants
The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Toronto is going up, up, up. As international students and immigrants continue to arrive in Toronto, the rising rents could be bad news for them.
East-end realtor offers tips to save buyers, owners from house-sale fraud
A longtime Leaside real-estate agent says recent incidents of home-sale scams in Toronto are related to housing agents and other professionals not doing their jobs. “A lot of what’s going on with this fraud, in…
Vulnerable seniors housed following opening of modular housing project in East York
Several senior citizens now have new roofs over their heads, thanks to the opening of 59 new permanent modular homes in East York.
Thorncliffe Park tenants protest above-limit rent hike
Tenants in Thorncliffe Park and Gowan Avenue buildings are fighting against an above-the-guideline rent increase proposed by Starlight investments. Tenants of Starlight investments properties in the two areas said that in May of this year,…