The key areas are: The Central Waterfront, East Bayfront, West Don Lands, and the Lower Don Lands.

800 Hectares of land that will be completely revitalized, creating some 40,000 jobs in the process

The Central Waterfront

Quick Snapshot:

• Boundaries: From Bathurst Street to Lower Jarvis Street, south of Lake Shore Boulevard to Lake Ontario
• Size: 2.5 km stretch along most well-developed part of downtown Toronto’s waterfront
• Water’s edge promenade: 1.8 km connected by five timber footbridges
• Martin Goodman Trail: 2.2 km off-street Martin Goodman Trail bike and pedestrian trail next to Queens Quay Boulevard
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Central Waterfront

New and improved public spaces in this area:

• Spadina WaveDeck: This new public space opened on 2008.
• Rees WaveDeck: This access was completed in 2009 and provides lakeside access.
• Simcoe WaveDeck: A very cool and dramatic urban dock that opened in 2009.
• Portland Slip: A brand new 130 metre stretch of the water's edge that will connect the Queens Quay to Ireland Park.
• Queens Quay Boulevard (West): This will be the areas main street – the revitalization efforts will allow the area to live-up to it's potential – both from an accessibility perspective, and a real estate perspective.
• York Quay: This will be a multi-phased project that will completely revamp the area into a waterfront destination.
• Five Footbridges: Five iconic footbridges will be created to allow people to walk along the inner harbour, the slip basins and inlets.
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East Bayfront

Quick Snapshot:

• Boundaries: From Lower Jarvis Street to Parliament Street, Lake Shore Boulevard to Lake Ontario
• Size:23 hectares (55 acres)
• Features: 6,000 new residential units, 3 million square feet of commercial space, 8,000 new jobs, 5.5 hectares of parks and public spaces, 1 km continuous water’s edge promenade
• Proximity: 10 minute walk to Union Station
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East Bayfront has huge potential to be a premier location in Toronto

This area has us extremely excited. The former industrial land in the prime waterfront location of Lakeshore Boulevard from Lower Jarvis Street to Parliament Street is being transformed into a thriving new destination for some 6000 new homes, 8000 jobs, and beautiful promenade and water edge. The area will have two signature parks: Sherbourne Park and Canada's Sugar Beach, along-with a water's edge promenade spanning both parks. Corus Entertainment have already begun constructing it's fantastic new headquarters, but the area will also house the new George Brown College campus – bringing students and jobs to the area. Other exciting developments to come to the area is a brand new project by Great Gulf Homes and designed by the world-renowned architect, Moshe Safdie. Great Gulf plan to create a premier residential and commercial address overlooking Sherbourne Park. The south-east corner is the largest parcel of land developed by Waterfront Toronto to-date. Led by Hines (a world-premier real estate firm), Bayside will be transformed from an industrial area into a hot new neighborhood right on the water's edge (WaterfronToronto).

A 3D rendering of the proposed East Bayfront location. Sherbourne Park will be located between Bayside and Dockside.
Parkside will be overlooking the awesome Sherbourne Park.

West Don Lands

Quick Snapshot:

• Boundaries:From Parliament Street to the Don River, King Street to the Rail corridor
• Size: 32 hectares (80 acres), 6,000 new residential units, 9.3 hectares (23 acres) of parks and public space
• Proximity: 15 minute walk to downtown, next to the Distillery District
• Sustainability: Stage 1 LEED ND GOLD certification under the pilot program established by the U.S. Green Building Council

An artists impression of how the West Don Land's will look once completed

Another area that has us extremely excited and that has already seen some media spotlight due to the 2015 Pan American Games athletes' village and some excellent real estate developments (River City + the upcoming River City 2). This area is a 32 hectare brownfield site between Parliament Street and the Don River, and from King Street to the rail corridor. The plans in-place has it set to become a beautiful and sustainable riverside community. The plan is to feature some 6000 new residential units, employment opportunities, commercial users, and at least one elementary school and two child-care centres. Nine hectares have been set aside to allow for parks and public spaces (WaterfronToronto).

River City – awesome rendering of an extremely popular real estate development in the West Don Lands

Coming back to the Athletes' Vilage, it will temporarily house all of the athletes during the games. Each unit will be divided to allow an athlete some private space. I have been told that the unit's will have kitchen rough-in's (but no completed kitchens!). Afterwards, there are plans to convert the village into housing options. Once the games are over, the unit's will be opened up and kitchens completed – then sold as fully-finished condo suites (WaterfronToronto) - pretty awesome!

Lower Don Lands

Quick Snapshot:

• boundaries: From Parliament St. to the Don Roadway, the Rail corridor to the Ship Channel
• size: 125 hectares (308 acres), 12,500 new residential units, 500,000 sq. ft. of commercial and retail space, 53 hectares (130 acres) of parks/public spaces including 24 hectares (58 acres) of park land with two event spaces
• proximity: 20 minute walk to downtown

The City of Toronto and WaterfronToronto are currently working to develop detailed plans for additional communities in the Lower Don Lands – this area is approximately 125 hectares of industrial land located south of the rail corridor in the City's east-end of the harbour. The City and the WaterfronToronto committee are also working to determine the future of the easternmost section of the Gardiner Expressway. This area is more-than-likely a 10-year plan and we are unlikely to see anything specific for a few years.

As a general overview, we at iMississaugaRealEstate and TalkCondo are extremely excited about this massive re-development. It is perhaps one of the largest waterfront revitalization projects in the world and with some of the thing's planned, it bodes extremely well for the City, the local economy, and the inhabitants.

A BIG thanks to WaterfronToronto for providing us the images.

If you would like to receive updates on this huge redevelopment and real estate projects that are heading there way, contact us below!

THE DEVELOPMENT HAS LAUNCHED AT VIP LEVEL ON THE 6TH of MAY. CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY FOR FIRST ACCESS TO THIS PROJECT.

CentreCourt Developments is a hot new developer we are extremely excited about. Peter Street Condos is their first foray into the boiling hot Entertainment District. The Development offers fantastic value for investors, with unobstructed south views after the 16th floor – including views of the CN Tower and the Rogers Centre.

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In-terms of pricing, Peter Street Condos hold's up very well as compared to the competition. It compares quite favourably, with suites on the 25th floor offering amazing south-views comparable in-price to the Podium suites at The Mercer.

The resale market in the Entertainment District current sits at approximately $550+/sqft. Some (Glas, Hudson), are as high as $600/sqft. The Entertainment District has seen very strong appreciation numbers and we feel the additional of the Festival Tower and pending Cinema Tower, this area will continue to grow even further.

Peter Street Condominiums is located in a strong appreciation area.

Contact Us if you are interested in receiving more information about this development including floorplans and detailed pricing.

You may not have heard of them (yet), but we at iMississaugaRealestate and TalkCondo are extremely excited.

CentreCourt Developments is ran by the who's-who of the Real Estate Industry – Andrew Hoffman (President and Founder) was the COO of Menkes Developments Ltd. – a leading real estate development corporation that worked on some HOT projects: The Four Seasons in Yorkville, and the Lumiere just to name a couple. Luke Celuch who has previous management experiences in projects such as DNA 1 & 2 (Canderal Stoneridge), Luna (CityPlace), and West One (CityPlace)  is the Senior Project Manager.

The Entertainment District is currently one of the (if not THE) hottest areas of Downtown Toronto. CentreCourt Developments is the latest player to bring a new development to this area and it's a cracker! Peter St. Condos introduces us to the company and offers exceptional architecture, excellent floor-plans and amazing interior designs.

Awesome Rendering for Peter St. Condos

To give further evidence of why we are excited about this company, they will be teaming up with Lifetime Developments (M5V, Bisha, The Yorkville) to bring us another exciting project in the Yonge/College area (21 Grenville).

Teaser Rendering from CentreCourt Developments for 21 Grenville

If you are interested in VIP access to Peter Street Condos, contact us ASAP!

Great Gulf Home are at it again! This time it's located on the east side of TOronto in the Garden District @ Jarvis & Dundas.

This is a brand-new development – in-order to stay updated on the VIP launch and have the first opportunity to buy, contact us using the form below.

This is the developers' first major project in Downtown Toronto since their huge success with One Bloor and X2. Great Gulf have an excellent track record and for this very reason, we are very excited to see what their plans are!

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Cresford is at it again! A number of you may be familiar with some of their projects: The Merchandise Building, Quad Lofts, 76 Shuter, Casa, Windermere by the Lake, and the NXT projects. They have a brand new development coming to 42 Charles Street East. We are in such early stages at the moment that we do not have any renderings, floor-plans – the development doesn't even have an official name, although "Casa 2" has been doing the rounds on the internet! Having said all this, you will have the opportunity to purchase at the end of April.

Will the name of the project be "Casa 2"?

What we do know is extremely exciting: It will stand a whopping 64-storey's (One Bloor, by comparison is 65!) and will be between two other Cresford projects: Bloor Street Neighborhood (35 Hayden) and CASA (33 Charles St). Both projects have been strong on the resale market with numbers pushing the high $500's/sqft, and the rental rates are amongst the highest in the city – especially CASA.

Chaz on Charles at pre-construction pricing is selling at $700/sqft, and developments in Yorkville are selling as high as $800/sqft. We, as VIP agents have heard rumours that this un-named Cresford project may be starting from $600/sqft – now if this is the case then this makes it an incredible prospect for investors.

We will be one of the first for this opportunity – the VIP event is slated for the end of the month. If you are interested in purchasing or receiving information then please contact us using the form below.

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Prices and floorplans are now available for this project!! The developer is accepting worksheets immediately! The deadline for worksheet submission at VIP pricing is Monday, March 14th, 2011 @ 5:00PM. Contact Us ASAP for pricing, floor-plans, and work-sheets!

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The development launched last week to a huge fanfare and applause from hundreds of people. Lifetime have been on a rolle recently with some excellent projects ( M5V, X2, and Bisha).

Rendering of "The Yorkville"

There are 2-sets of pricing – the podium will start from $725/sqft, and up-to $800/sqft in the tower – which by the way is reasonably priced compared to the other pre-construction developments in the area, as well as the resale market. The amenities will include a piano bar, wine locker, and a high-end lounge area – appealing to the higher-end crowd.

Rooftop Patio with beautiful fireplace.

Grand lobby

Integrated appliances with contemporary designs

There has been huge demand. If you are interested in getting your worksheets in, contact us ASAP!

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The Remington Group's latest development, IQ Condo's will be located at Queensway & Islington. The project itself launched to VIP agents on the 2nd of March, 2011 and is slated for occupancy for the fall of 2013.

Developer: The Remington Group
Address: Zorra Street
District: Queensway & Islington
Completion Date: October 2013
Approx. Price/sqft: $400 – $425 (Includes Parking)
Deposit Structure: 15% in 180 Days + 5% on Occupancy
Parking Cost: 1 Included
Maintenance Fees: Approx. $0.43/sqft

The Project & Developer

The premise behind this project is being "green". Their tag-line is: "Think smart. Live smart." It will be a LEED registered condo project that'll feature interesting technology such as geothermal heating and cooling. It will also be situated adjacently to an urban park.

If you would like to receive further information on this project then please contact us below!

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The Trendy Sixty Lofts

32 Camden Rendering

The project will be located in the Fashion District, just south of Queen & Spadina on Camden. The area is filled with some excellent mid-rise loft-style developments such as the Quad Loft's (19 Brant), Fashion District Loft's (10 Morrison), and Glas (25 Oxley). Many of these have been commanding $525 – $600/sqft so it'll be very interesting to see how Sorbara will price 32 Camden along-with the finishes they'll offer.

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The project will be 12-Storey and will have 87-suites. The following are some teaser shots from 32 Camden's twitter feed (@32Camden):

A sneak peak of the kitchen from 32 Camden – large island with integrated appliances and a cool mosaic backsplash

The kitchen from a reverse angle – natural stone counter-tops, integrated cook-top and additional storage in the island

Floating vanity with modern fixtures

The VIP event is scheduled for March 9^th and the special sales day is set for the 10^th of March where Sorbara will be offering free maintenance for one year, along with other perks. We are very excited about this project – if you are interested, please register with us by contacting us below!

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