Storefront Toronto

12/12/2025

12/10/2025

A quick, steady read on the financial bedrock of Canadian CRE.

The Winter 2025 BMO update highlights the structural stability of our commercial mortgage market.

Low loss rates and cautious, amortized lending reinforce why our market feels more predictable than many global peers.

This measured, prudent approach is the quiet anchor of long-term confidence in the Canadian CRE market.

Our dedicated teams of bankers have local presence and expertise in many different industry sectors and are committed to staying current on the latest industry news, topics and trends.

12/08/2025

When we talk about "green" development, we need to talk about what we already have. Adaptive reuse is the redevelopment of lower-demand properties to higher-demand properties without building new.

For example, some markets exhibit high demand for residential space but lower demand for office space especially due to work-from-home trends.
Adapting the use of an old office building into a residential building isn't just about reducing office vacancy—it's about dramatically cutting embodied carbon.

Every time we retrofit a building, rather than building new, we are making efficient use of existing materials and the carbon embodied in them, and we are reducing the amount of energy used in construction.

This impacts climate by reducing carbon emissions. Here’s a residential real estate professional who has written about this important topic.

New York developers are transforming struggling office buildings into more than 12,000 new apartments in a bid to help offset the city’s worst housing crisis in decades.

11/19/2025

It's clear that the lack of steady work for young people is directly impacting who can afford to buy property later.

Having worked with youth employment centres across Ontario, I know how essential that first job is to building long-term financial stability.

This challenge tells us that housing policy needs to work hand-in-hand with job creation.

By tackling employment and housing together, we can build a much stronger, more reliable market for everyone in the future.

Housing markets are populated not by abstractions but by workers, and when young workers cannot find their place in the economy, they cannot find their place in housing.

11/17/2025

A few years ago, a client sold their business into this expanding regional retail 'empire'. After selling the business, they then sold their building. This 'double sale' was a very savvy financial move I was proud to help out with. It is the kind of long-term thinking Storefront Toronto is made for.

The Toronto-based company said its growth plan is focused on high-traffic, strategic locations that expand the reach of each brand.

11/14/2025

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11/12/2025

Many developers in Toronto are proving what’s possible when you build green: higher value, lower vacancy, and better performance. The report shows over 100 projects pushing beyond basic standards. Worth a look.

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The Toronto Green Standard has motivated leading developers to push the envelope and innovate with efficient, creative new buildings.

11/10/2025

I shop at the No Frills here from time to time. The link shows the current proposal for the site. I love a bargain basement price on bananas as much as the next guy, but am I going to protest the redevelopment? Not on this bike-friendly, transit friendly site, no I am not.

Choice Properties REIT has returned with a new two-tower plan for 720 Broadview Avenue, designed by Superkül to replace a single 35-storey proposal with towers of 39 and 43 storeys. The resubmission adds 857 rental units and a replacement grocery store within the Broadview Station PMTSA.

11/07/2025

A fun lease to be part of! 190 McCaul Street, now home to The Two of Hearts Chapel.

This building sits right in the heart of Toronto’s creative district, next to OCAD and the AGO. Perfect spot for an organization that brings people together.

11/05/2025

This site is right across the street from my office, and everyone in the city has been keeping an eye on it.

You probably know it as the “Cube House” — that futuristic building that always makes you do a double take when you drive by.
Now, it’s being redeveloped into two tall towers. Personally, I think they should just put the Cube on top of the new building (or at least on the podium). Wouldn’t that be something?

Here’s the story

The residential and commercial development at 1 Sumach St. is being proposed by Block Developments

11/03/2025

For any landlords out there, this one’s worth a read. Ontario’s Bill 60 has been walked back after public pushback, and it’s a good reminder that the rules around housing are always shifting.

If you own or manage property in Ontario, take a few minutes to understand how these changes could affect you.

📘 Read the article here

In a swift reversal following criticism over Bill 60, the Ford government announced it will no longer proceed with the proposal.