Office space in Toronto hits vacancy rate of 15%, the highest mark this City has seen in almost 30 years, but the peak could still be years away; City council puts the pressure on Canada’s telecom companies to provide cell service on the TTC to improve safety for passengers; Ontario’s Housing Minister points to possibility of delays in the Province’s plan to build 1.5 million homes by 2031, citing inflation and interest rates as factors; and other news.
Toronto’s office vacancy rate is now higher than it’s been for nearly 30 years — and peak vacancy could be years away (Toronto Star)
Experts call on CRTC to force big telcos to provide cell service on TTC amid spate of violence (CBC)
Ontario housing minister admits parts of 1.5 million homes pledge ‘out of my control’ (Global News)
Ford government to tackle ‘renovictions’ and beef up Landlord and Tenant Board (Toronto Star)
Buyers return to Toronto housing market as prices climb after sluggish period: TRREB (CBC)
Market tightens for Toronto condos (Globe and Mail)
Fix it up or tear it down but let’s take action on 24 Sussex (Toronto Star)
Ontarians feel Doug Ford is doing a poor job on health care and housing, survey suggests (CTV News)
Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford calls for subway platform doors as part of TTC safety plan (CBC)
‘There is no overnight fix’: New York relied on police to stop transit violence. Should Toronto? (Toronto Star)
Majority of Canadians who don’t own a home have ‘given up’: poll (Global News)
A home that pulls the outside in (Globe and Mail)