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Augustin Cassian

Toronto

Rosedale and Summerhill: A Walk from Toronto's First Garden Suburb to Its Newest Rental Address

Neighbourhood Walk — Rosedale and Summerhill Rosedale was laid out on a sheriff's estate and has been owned, house by house, for 170 years. At its northwest corner, beside a railway station that became a liquor store, 127 families will now rent. A walk down the ravine and back

Bloor and Dufferin: A Walk Around Station House, Where a School Became 1,140 Rental Homes

Neighbourhood Walk — Dufferin Grove, Toronto Seven and a half acres at Bloor Street West and Dufferin Street were public school land until 2017. This autumn the first residents of Station House move in. A walk along Bloor before the towers fill. The short version. Station House is a 1,140-

The Yonge-Eglinton Commuter: New Purpose-Built Edition

Same commute, newer buildings — three more recent purpose-built rentals in the neighbourhood, built rather than renovated The first look at commuting from Yonge-Eglinton covered three well-reviewed buildings, and it happens that all three were purpose-built rentals rather than condo towers — The ROE, Story of Midtown Toronto

The Yonge-Eglinton Commuter

Living at midtown's busiest corner, and riding the Yonge line down to work. At 8:10 on a weekday morning, Eglinton Station fills from every direction at once — up from the mezzanine, in off Yonge Street, down the escalators from the office towers stacked directly overhead. Within a

Who Actually Runs the Building: Toronto's Best Purpose-Built Rental Managers

The name on the lease matters more than the name on the lobby wall. A look at which companies consistently earn it. Ask most renters what they're choosing when they sign a lease, and they'll describe a building: the finishes, the gym, the view. What they&

Renting Near Toronto's Financial District, For the People Who Work In It

Renting Near Toronto's Financial District, For the People Who Work In It

The short walk to Bay Street. At 6:15 on a Tuesday evening, the exits of First Canadian Place empty out in two directions. One stream heads down into the PATH, Toronto's underground pedestrian network, toward Union Station, GO trains and a commute that will eat another forty-

Renting Near The Financial District, The Purpose-Built Rental Edition

A companion to "Renting Near Toronto's Financial District, For the People Who Work In It" — this time, buildings designed from the ground up to be rented, not sold The last time we looked at living close to Toronto's Financial District, the buildings on the