Saving energy is great. It keeps your condo fees—and your rent!—low, slows environmental damage, and helps you do your bit to keep the power on next time there’s a major storm. When you’re living in a condo—and especially a rental condo—there’s only so much about your energy consumption you can alter. But that doesn’t mean […]
TIFF for Condo-Dwellers: A Rough Guide
The CNE has opened its gates, the back-to-school sales are in full swing, and fall isn’t quite in the air, but it’s looming ominously—and if you live downtown, that means festival season. The Toronto International Film Festival’s 40th anniversary edition is set to take over the core from September 10th to 20th, and it’s either […]
Renting With Pets: A Quick Guide
Condo renting means making a few allowances about how we live—white curtains facing the street if the building rules require it, not having skee-ball tournaments on your landlord’s nice wooden floors—but it doesn’t have to mean living without a pet. If you’re making a move with your best fuzzy friend in tow, here are some […]
Six Tips for Your Pre-Move Decluttering
So your lease is up, you’ve hit the market—and found the perfect place to call home. The only problem? All this stuff. Moving is a great time to do some thorough decluttering, take stock of what you own, and decide what’s not coming with you into your new home, new neighbourhood, and new phase of […]
Greening Your Move
Moving means a lot of work, and it also usually means a lot of waste: cardboard boxes, tape, newspaper—and that’s on top of all the things we throw out. But moving green doesn’t have to take a lot of work. Here are a few ways to keep your move carbon-low, clean, and eco-friendly without breaking […]
Get Outside: Mel Lastman Square
To way too many Torontonians, Mel Lastman Square doesn’t mean much more than our former mayor and his current furniture commercials. But since it opened more than twenty-five years ago, it’s been a hub for the arts, cultural fairs, reading, lounging, and laid-back—usually free!—community activities. So for the second installment of our Get Outside series, […]
How to Detect—and Avoid—Rental Scams
Rental vacancy rates in Toronto are low—and even lower for Toronto condominiums, where just 1.2% of units are ready to be someone’s new home. With the urge to jump on that excellent rental before someone else snags it away comes an unfortunate side effect: a rise in rental apartment and condominium scams. Here’s how to […]
Moving Day Tips: How to Have a Seamless Moving Day
Moving house is commonly called the third-most stressful event we experience in a happy, healthy, day-to-day life. However, a smooth move is achievable with a little planning and organization. Have a seamless moving day with these easy advance moving day tips: 1) Don’t get mad, get organized The earlier you start organizing your move, the […]
Five Energy Conserving Tips for Your Toronto Condo
Green building design is one of the best trends to hit Toronto in the last two decades. Whether it’s solar panels on the roof, the Green Bin program branching out to high-rises, or current plans to expand the Deep Lake Water Cooling System, it’s getting easier and easier to keep your carbon footprint small in […]
Moving Made Easy: Where to Get Your Boxes for Moving
So you’ve signed your new lease, set your moving date, and it’s time to start packing! One problem: Where to get that many boxes for moving and packing materials—especially around a popular spring or summer moving date? Luckily, there are lots of sources—and services!—right in your neighbourhood that’ll net you good, strong cardboard boxes to […]