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Toronto proposes at 49% increase to development charges

Brandon Donnelly

The big news this week for Toronto city builders is that the city has put forward a proposal to substantially increase development charges. When our cost consultant ran the numbers back in 2019, the estimate was that about a quarter of the price of a new condominium in Toronto was going to government fees and taxes.

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Copenhagen's industrial harbour is being developed into a recreational hub

Deezen

Promotion: the City of Copenhagen is transforming the Danish capital's harbour into a vibrant public space with recreational activities and residential developments. The development will also provide space for events, introduce nature to the site and make the area cleaner and friendlier. Image by Daniel Rasmussen.

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Developer holds Baltimore City hostage - can he be forced to develop?

Community Architect Daily

Can a developer be forced to develop a vacant lot? A lot that is only vacant because the developer decided to purchase and demolish a historic theater venue? A lot that has been sitting in the defunct status for 17 years, ever since the developer acquired it? It’s time to put up or shut up. Not these days, anyhow.

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Good News Baltimore: Transit Oriented Development at Metro Station

Community Architect Daily

Therefore, the news that MDOT plans to convert one of its parking lots to a "town center" and has selected a local development team is good news. The area is a large parcel of land adjacent to a Reisterstown Plaza Metro Station located at 6300 Wabash Avenue in Baltimore City, ideal for a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD).

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Marc Thorpe Design launches design & build agency focused on delivering affordable solar-powered homes

Archinect

NYC -based architecture and design studio Marc Thorpe Design has launched a design & build agency in New York’s West Catskills dedicated to the development of affordable solar -powered homes. The program of the dwelling is divided into four zones: live, cook, dine, and sleep, and the systems that su.

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Approved but unbuilt

Brandon Donnelly

Recent data from the City of Toronto indicates that there were approximately 106,000 new residential units completed between 2019 and 2023. At the same time, Toronto is reporting that 258,397 units are currently approved for development and that 436,421 units are currently under review. That averages to about 26,500 homes per year.

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Framing Atlanta’s BeltLine as a font for gentrification

Archinect

Atlanta’s in-progress 22-mile-long urban greenway is often cited alongside New York’s High Line and Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park as developments that spurred displacement in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, a concern echoed by opponents of the LA River Master Plan in recent years.