Today we’re buzzing with the President of Harhay Developments, Chris Harhay, the esteemed boutique developer behind many of downtown Toronto’s most attention grabbing projects. Harhay Developments has been involved in design, construction and project management since 1987. These guys do it all and they’re good at what they do.  A few notable Harhay projects include The Ninety, Theatre Park and the new much-buzzed about oneeleven. We chat with Chris about the pluses of living in a building developed by a boutique … Read More

Grief counsellors have visited three schools to support students and staff.

Last week’s BILD Awards gave us a case of award-fever and now we can’t stop handing out congratulations to every deserving builder and development out there. But the BILD Awards weren’t the only worthwhile honours being awarded this month. The winners of the Tarion Awards were also announced recently and the always venerable Daniels Corporation won in the High-Rise Category. The Tarion Awards recognize new home builders solely on their customer service delivery. “The Tarion Awards of Excellence recognizes builders … Read More

Last Friday we had the pleasure of attending the 32 Camden Street Topping Off Party hosted by the Sorbara Group. We must admit, we weren’t expecting such a fancy feast when we arrived at the Queen and Spadina condo project, but as we entered the building, a spread of mussels, crab legs, shrimp and porcetta greeted us. Never have we eaten so well at a construction site. Geoff Kelly of the Sorbara Group said a few words to the team … Read More

The BuzzHomies arrived in style at the BILD Awards last Friday (April 27) and boy, did we ever have a great evening of dining, wining, and tweeting. Upon entering, we immediately felt the energy permeating the Paramount Event Venue. After a great reception and schmooze-athon, we settled into our seats for two rounds of awards pleasantly interrupted by a sumptuous dinner. If you weren’t following us on Twitter on Friday night, here’s a rundown of some of the highlights from … Read More

Durham police have confirmed that three people have been killed after a fire broke out in a home in Whitby in the early hours of Sunday …

And that’s a wrap at Daniels FirstHome Hazelton Place! The Mississauga townhome project aimed at first-time buyers sold out after all 87 homes were snapped in only four hours on April 14. A big congrats to Daniels and all the purchasers who were lucky enough to snag a home at this new development! This is far from the first time one of Daniels FirstHome projects has experienced such success — Destination Drive 2 and Long Valley also sold out in … Read More

Last October’s photo-finish election could soon be undone. If the Tories lose an upcoming provincial byelection, it’s bye-bye minority.

Pennies 4 Katimavik (a campaign spearheaded by Bismah Haq) is officially launching today in Ottawa at 2:30pm (click here for the facebook event.) When I heard about this campaign I was very excited. Axing the program was one of the Harper government&#…

Listen up hopeful house hunters and Annex-enthusiasts, B.streets condos is holding a special public grand opening event this afternoon at their sales centre. Head on over to 783 Bathurst Street before 5pm today to get in on the ground floor of the Lindvest Properties project. Nescafe have set up a pop-up cafe for the duration of Hot Docs (which is now under way!) outside the B.streets sales centre. A little caffeine fix while checking out the model suite? Sounds good … Read More

This is going to be an action-packed weekend in the new development world as a ton of high profile projects open their doors in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary. From Yorkdale Village Townhomes in Toronto to Silver Condos in Vancouver, there’s no shortage of must-attend events for you hopeful house hunters out there, so crack open your day planners and take note. Let’s get down to buzzness! Alberta The Guardian Condos by Hon Towers Ltd: Grand opening, 12pm, Saturday, 456 – … Read More

the dipper grit alliance in Ontario has led to a credit downgrade. Considering the hundreds of billionsOntario owes, this may cost Ontario taxpayers a bundle. Ontario needs to be rid of the corrupt and incompetent dalton and his gang.

That’s right internets. I’m rating them ‘negative’. I am earnestly and sincerely advising my friends family and blog readers to not buy their shares, not apply for jobs there and not buy anything from their bond rating stuff sto…

Davies Smith Developments are blowing our minds with their awesome new “$500 Day Out in Toronto” contest. You’ll probably want to be entering this one as quickly as possible, so we’ll make with the details fast! The Toronto-based developer is offering entrants $500 to spend on their ideal day in the city and all you need to do to enter is tell them what you’d do during your perfect day (something very cool, we hope). Full contest rules and regulations … Read More

Last Friday, I blogged here about the Quebec student protests.  Subsequently, I was invited to appear on 580 CFRA News Talk Radio, with hosts Rob Snow and Lowell Green. I should note that Mr. Green is the author of several books, including: -How the Granola Crunching, Tree Hugging Thug Huggers are Wrecking our Country; -Mayday [...]

We popped out to Yorkville yesterday to get a look at The Perry‘s presentation centre. It was only a couple days ago that we first buzzed about the project so we were super keen on seeing the scale model and vignettes ourselves. The Mansouri Living development is located on the northern cusp of Yorkville on Pears Avenue. Luxury is the name of the game when it comes to Yorkville developments and The Perry is certainly no exception. Check out our … Read More

ThreeHundredEight.com: Massive NDP leads in Quebec, Ontario competitive: Two federal polls conducted recently in Quebec by Forum Research and CROP indicate that the New Democrats have not only taken the lead, th…

The Federal NDP are doing well in …

Political junky that I am, I can’t get enough of the analysis being generated in the aftermath of the Alberta election, which saw Premier Alison Redord and the Progressive Conservatives defy virtually all the polls to beat Danielle Smith and her …

Today (Thursday, April 26) beginning at 12:05am, BuzzBuzzHome is giving away 3 pairs of vouchers (6 vouchers) to a Hot Docs 2012 screening in Toronto. A big shout out to B.streets and Lindvest Properties for hooking us up with this great prize! This is the second time we’ve teamed up with B.streets to give away passes and we’re sure it’s going to be just as successful as the first. Did you know that every suite purchased at B.streets receives a pair of 10 year … Read More

Her ex-fiance’s belongings were gone, and antifreeze and gas cans added to the garage, Melanie Bos testifies at arson trial.