Anne Lok, B. Arch M.S. AAD Salesperson

  Walkscore.com is a website which helps homebuyers and renters search for a home in your City's most walkable neighbourhoods i.e. close to amenities, shopping district, or a public space. The scoring system calculates the location of the address based on the approximation of the distance from your home to walkable ...

     Bloordale Village, along Bloor Street West bordered by Dufferin and Lansdowne, has often received a lot of negative publicity in the past. Being so close to the Annex, recently new art galleries, film studios and new developments nearby are slowly revitalizing the area. With real estate prices climbing in areas ...

Transit-oriented development (TOD) seeks to maximize access to mass transit and nonmotorized transportation with centrally located rail or bus stations surrounded by relatively high-density commercial and residential development.TOD occurs at 3 different scales: national, regional, and local. This smart growth concept is being embraced in North ...

What constitutes an iconic neighbourhood? According to Jane Jacob, author of "the  Death and Life of Great American Cities",  a mosaic of culture, religion, demographics, income backgrounds, life experiences, densities, mixed use, pedestrian friendly streets, different types of dwellings, are what constitute ...

The Revitalization of the Art and Design District of Toronto has been the hotbed for discussion for the last 9 years.  The City of Toronto has proposed to redevelop the area, which includes the tearing down of a converted historical industrial building known as 48 Abell currently accomodating 200 ...