REVITALIZATION

Rx for an aging stock of high-rise homes

A new study seeks to get landlords, architects and engineers moving to save a crumbling municipal asset

George Popper outside 397 Brunswick Ave. and the townhouse project he built behind the Annex house.

Development

An infill builder tells tales from the inside

Builder George Popper converts neglected city lots into new homes. But despite the city’s boosting of urban intensification, he says, the red tape is piling up

Terrence Belford

Home buyers' survey

They don't pay off their houses like they used to

Attitudes are changing in a key slice of the home-buying population

Betel house, North York, by architect Irving Grossman.

Architecture

Re-issued book is a new weapon for defenders of Modernism

A survey of North York's iconic homes bolsters devotees

Radiant heating was installed under a new cream-coloured Berber carpet.

Interiors

Scared of the cellar? Cut the creepy, cue the lights

Ginny and Oleg wanted a welcoming family room, but the kids wouldn't even go downstairs

Architect Daniel Libeskind, seen here in a 2007 tour of Toronto. His original design for the L-Tower condominiums has been revised.

Architecture

Toronto settles for half a Libeskind

The starchitect’s condo tower at Yonge and Front has been scaled back – diminishing a project with real urban flair

Terrence Belford

Building

As condo sales dip, the new homes market is turned on its head

Low-rise and high-rise prices go separate ways

This room design takes its cues from the climate with winter’s ‘hardness’ reflected in dark woods and stone.

Interiors

Redesign brings winter's warmth inside

A counterintuitive experiment inspires fresh thoughts about Canadian living spaces

The Scarborough Bluffs-area home of Margaret and Peter Kristensen, renovated by architect Paul Dowsett.

Architecture

Scarborough Bluffs bungalow reimagined

Architect Paul Dowsett helps the Kristensens make environmentally responsible choices in expanding their Scarborough residence

In the dining area, patterned blinds and striped charcoal drapes dress up a bay window that looks onto the neighbour’s brick wall.

Candice Olson's Divine Design

Gutted triplex gets the works

After newlyweds Philippe and Sara take their home down to the studs, Candice layers in some contemporary style

Trump International Hotel & Tower, Toronto, under construction.

Construction

Trump tower gets squeezed

The builders of the new Trump tower in Toronto are dealing with pressure from powerful neighbours and a cramped downtown site

Construction

High-tech cladding is what the stylish new homes are wearing

New materials are changing the look of many houses, from textured brick, to reengineered plywood and galvanized metal

Revitalization

Urban Acupuncture

New energy is infusing Vancouver's Chinatown, as long-vacant buildings are morphed into galleries and condos. But will there be enough density to sustain a cultural renaissance? Kerry Gold reports

Home of the Week

From cornfield to English country manor

Over 22 years, Donna and William Oke have transformed their rural property

Property Report

Call centre embraces solar solution

LoyaltyOne creates an 'environmental landmark,' putting it closer to goal of occupying space in only the most eco-efficient buildings

Celebrity homes

Zac Ephron finds a secret Vancouver escape

While filming. young star finds a luxurious off-camera hideaway

Home of the Week

Ruined by a dripping icemaker, home sparkles once more

The postdiluvian home. A damaged fridge resulted in a major disaster. Now, a Rosedale bungalow rises from the deluge.

Development

Okanagan builder thinks small

In Peachland, B.C., Trepanier Manor goes against the prevailing impulse to build big, big, big

Development

New condominiums will have Don River on the doorstep

A blueprint for new homes on a forgotten shore: Along the Don River, a post-industrial wasteland amid high-speed traffic is set to be reborn

The Market

No strings attached

Unconditional bidders may be signing up for mortgage headaches, lost deposits or costly quick fixes

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