Numerous high-rise towers are being planned along King George Boulevard in Surrey, but the latest is away from the fray around Surrey Central Station and King George Station. The proposal being made by Kelowna-based Appelt Properties is for 13585 95 Avenue, about a five-minute drive south from King George Station. Directly to the south of the site is Queen Elizabeth Secondary School and directly to the east is Surrey Memorial Hospital. The site is currently a vacant piece of land, which BC Assessment values at $30,498,000. Appelt Properties owns the site under Centurion Appelt (9525 King Geo ..read more

Canadian renters aren’t blown away by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent announcements designed (in theory, at least) to empower and protect the country’s tenants. As part of the federal government’s recently-released Budget 2024 – one that’s jam-packed with measures aimed to tackle the country’s housing affordability crisis – Trudeau introduced new protections for renters. As it turns out, however, many are in the dark. And those who've seen the light aren’t exactly thrilled by its glow. According to a survey of 437 Canadian renters conducted by Rentals.ca, 66% of respondents stated the ..read more

Summer is fast approaching, which means it’s high time for daydreams about how you’re going to spend the months of sun. (And then turning those daydreams into day-realities.) Answering the call is this custom-built cottage, listed by Muskoka District Rentals, dubbed Golden Dream. The lakeside retreat is just minutes from Gravenhurst, and is currently available to rent. The fully-equipped 4-bed (plus a 1-bed bunkie), 5-bath cottage sprawls out across 4,200 sq. ft, and can sleep up to 13 guests. READ: Rare Waterfront Property On Lake Joseph Offers Endless Potential Tucked where Lake Muskoka me ..read more

After first teasing the Civic District master plan project in December 2022, Wesgroup Properties has now submitted a rezoning application to the City of Surrey. The Civic District will be located at 10355 King George Boulevard, on a 5.1-acre site bound by King George Boulevard on the east, Central Avenue on the south, City Parkway on the west, and 104 Avenue on the north. The site was formerly home to a Safeway, which closed in Spring 2021, and its sprawling surface parking lot. The Expo Line SkyTrain's Surrey Central Station is just to the southwest, Surrey City Hall is just to the west, an ..read more

You may not think of sunshine and rainbows when you think of Toronto’s Jane and Finch, but the North York neighbourhood has begun to shed its nefarious reputation in recent years. And with the Finch West LRT on the way, developers are zeroing in on the area in the hopes of bringing more housing and much more density to what is really a potential-packed pocket of the city. Stanford Homes is among the developers that have set its sights on the area, according to a proposal that hit the city’s desk in the last few breaths of April. Stanford’s hope is to bring a 29-storey infill building to 2775 ..read more

Well, you can’t say they weren’t warned. Like a fed-up parent, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet is bypassing Doug Ford’s government and sending housing funding straight to Ontario municipalities. According to a letter from federal housing minister Sean Fraser sent to Ontario Housing Minister Paul Calandra and obtained by STOREYS, the federal government will now send $357 million in affordable housing funding directly to municipalities rather than to the province after Ford’s government failed to demonstrate how it would meet its target of 19,660 affordable new homes by 2028. The move ..read more

There’s beautiful real estate, and then there are architectural marvels: homes that are truly elevated — works of art made for living within — that will leave you simply swooning. 1641 County Road 13 would undoubtedly be defined as the latter. READ: This 10-Acre Luxury Estate Offers Lakeside Living At Its Finest Bauhaus-inspired and designed by blackLAB, this five-bedroom, seven-bathroom, over-,5000-sq.-ft Prince Edward County home boasts optimal privacy. The abode, positioned on a natural terrace, sits discreetly in 43 sprawling acres. One can explore well-managed forest, beautifully landsc ..read more

After being placed under receivership in December and securing a stalking horse bid to buy the property in January, the sale of the planned Garibaldi At Squamish ski resort was set to be approved in March, before the Province made a last-minute objection to the sale that delayed the approval. The sale has since been approved, on May 3, according to filings in the Supreme Court. The Garibaldi At Squamish project was being undertaken by Vancouver-based developers Aquilini Development and Northland Properties. Aquilini Development is owned by the Aquilini family, who own the Vancouver Canucks a ..read more

Opposition to the various pieces of new legislation the provincial government introduced last fall is continuing to sprout up across British Columbia, but the opposition coming from Burnaby is a bit different. While most of other opposition is generally coming from cities and neighbourhoods that are "behind" where the Province wants things to be, the City of Burnaby believes that it is well ahead, specifically on the transit-oriented development front. "In my mind, Brentwood and a couple of other areas in our city have done more than enough," said Mayor Mike Hurley during last week's council ..read more

Last March, the provincial government gave the Ontario construction industry something to talk about – an overdue dialogue, frankly – when it announced that it would introduce women-only bathrooms on construction sites. Taking it a step further, a day on the job could soon get a little easier for women. As part of a bill introduced today, the Ontario government announced that menstrual products would be required to be provided on the province’s larger construction sites. The changes are said to apply to construction sites of 20 or more workers and where construction is anticipated to last at ..read more