Brandon Donnelly
APRIL 13, 2022
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. But with the above increase and with the introduction of policies like inclusionary zoning, I am sure that the number is higher today.
BD+C
DECEMBER 14, 2023
What does the real estate and financial landscape look like? At district levels, we’re seeing zoning incentives that allow greater density or parking exemptions for developments that take significant affordability and sustainability measures, which can really help a project’s bottom line. And how are people responding?”
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BD+C
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Coresight Research estimates that 25% of the nation’s roughly 1,000 existing malls will close over the next three to five years, with the pandemic accelerating a demise that was already underway. I’m not saying this just because I’m an Urban Designer, the data bears out this assertion.
Brandon Donnelly
JANUARY 10, 2022
Jay’s point with informal housing is that it is similarly what people actually want to do, but maybe can’t, usually because of restrictive zoning and/or building codes. According to some researchers at UCLA, Los Angeles County is estimated to have some 200,000 informal units. But again, it wasn’t lawful.
Community Architect Daily
MARCH 19, 2024
Obviously, the intersection of these two zones has a pull in both directions. The North Avenue Market project In the case of the market, the cost to fix the building up is estimated to be $30 million based on a design approach put together by architect Megan Ercrat of Present Company.
Community Architect
AUGUST 28, 2020
It is estimated that about 60% of work requires physical presence. Office as a real estate asset or as a building type is a sluggish animal. Social isolation at a pre-school in San Diego (photo: Vera Philipsen) In the long run, though, will the office building as a real estate asset and a design task have a future?
BD+C
OCTOBER 20, 2023
MFPRO+ Blog Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Apartments Designers Architects New Project Portfolios A wave of residential projects rising across the country is meeting an insatiable demand, given the estimated shortage of 7.3 million homes that are accessible to low-income renters.
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