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High-rise condos put forgotten neighbourhood back on the map

Charoen Nakhon Road in Klong San district hasn’t been a hot topic until recently. Only some Bangkok residents living near the Chao Phraya River and the old town know where it is. But the district is ... read more

Mid-rise condos just right

As mid-rises proliferate, they could put large chunks of the city back on the map for first-time buyers ... market that the B.streets Condos project in the Annex was honoured by BILD recently as ... read more

Editorial: A watershed moment in city’s housing wars

Protestors chanted while horse-mounted cops pushed back the crowd ... not projections. High-rise condos sit just a block away. Still, the I Hotel marked a line by coalescing so many forces into a ... read more

Travel: ‘Forgotten Coast’ of Florida boasts natural beauty

“Forgotten Coast,” though, has an intriguing, slightly mysterious sound. And with no high-rise condos, no beachfront resorts ... The baby seemed to nurse for a bit, then put one little flipper around ... read more

Beyond the Bricks: Alan Menkes

"Mel was the ultimate promoter; he put North York on the map," notes Menkes, president of the highrise ... people are migrating back. They are thinking, 'I don't need my big home anymore and instead ... read more

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

Readers may want to reference "The Big Picture Map" to locate Town Lake Corridor development ... The Gotham was to be a 12-story, 120-foot high-rise, with 56 condos sited on the hike-and-bike trail ... read more

Gatineau heritage designation blocks Brigil’s 55-storey highrise proposal

Gatineau council’s decision to put a ... mixed-use highrise complex in the city, the developer behind the proposal says. Gatineau-based Brigil had been hoping to construct a 35-storey and a 55-storey ... read more

Vancouver's density debate pits Sullivanism versus the ideas of Jane Jacobs

Their appearance, Jacobs argues, will convince banks to “red-line” the adjacent neighbourhood: circle on maps with red felt ... With this thought in mind, he came back to Vancouver and realized that ... read more

Mapped: 10 years of unprecedented change in Canada’s cities

Each neighbourhood ... who live in high-rise condos, drink microbrewed beer and take Pilates classes. Their empty-nest parents, meanwhile, are staying in the suburbs, although a good many are still ... read more