Port authority considers building office tower

Mark McQueen, chair of the Port Authority.

The Toronto Port Authority is considering turning its surface parking lot near the foot of Bay St. into an office tower or mixed-use building, including possibly a hotel or condos. The agency, which operates the port and the island airport, has hired CB Richard Ellis to seek expressions of interest from developers for the 0.72… Read More

Beavers scout for a home in Queen’s Quay condo corridor

Beavers in Queen’s Quay condo corridor

“Canada,” Margaret Atwood once said, “was built on dead beavers.” But right now, beavers are alive, well and busy building on some of the richest real estate in town — Toronto’s condo corridor down on Queen’s Quay…. Read More Source Photo and Text : The Toronto Star

Inside Toronto’s $400,000 automated pay toilet

Episode 259 - Inside Toronto's $400,000 automated pay toilet

Episode 259 of the Toronto Real Estate Musing daily video blog. George O’Neill answers the call of nature to explore Toronto’s first automatic public washroom located at Queen’s Quay West and Rees Street in Toronto’s harbourfront. Opened in May 2010, this loo cost $400,000 to build, however only costs 25 cents to use. Each use… Play Video

The Redpath Sugar Factory on Toronto’s harbourfront

Episode 258 - The Redpath Sugar Factory on Toronto's harbourfront

Episode 258 of the Toronto Real Estate Musing daily video blog. George O’Neill films the cargo ship Maccoa unloading its cargo of sugarcane into the Redpath Sugar Factory. Over the past couple decades, Toronto’s waterfront has become a place for people to work and play. At the formerly industrialized corner of Queen’s Quay and Jarvis,… Play Video

Sightseeing at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre

Episode 255 - Sightseeing at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre

Episode 255 of the Toronto Real Estate Musing daily video blog. George O’Neill is in Toronto’s Harbourfront district showing you the sights. It’s incredible to think that thirty years ago, Toronto’s lakeshore consisted of nothing but parking lots, industrial shipping docks and cargo terminals. Today, the downtown harbour has been transformed into a picturesque residential… Play Video