10 Lessons from Fenway Park about City Building
When my family takes a vacation, we often go to another city. Typically, visiting a sports arena is on the agenda. When you’re surrounded by boys, big and small, (I […]
I Left My Heart (and City)
San Francisco is my Father’s favourite city. And so it became mine. It wasn’t by default, as is often the case when it comes to loving the same things as […]
Play Ball
Many conversations in the Six these last few weeks included a four letter word that starts with “b”. BALL. Basketball, to be specific. Thank you, Raptors. But, the basketball I […]
The Haters of Hudson Yards
You can’t be all things to all people. I learned that a long time ago. I also learned that once you learn that, you realize you’re granted some forgiveness and […]
Will Toronto’s Housing Supply Ever Catch Up with Demand?
I read an excellent article recently in Novae Res Urbis about the proposed Housing Supply Action Plan initiated in November, which aims to increase provincial housing supply. Municipalities and stakeholders […]
Toronto Power Women – Front and Centre
Keeping the conversation on gender equality front and centre – until we don’t have to – is truly what’s best for us as organizations and as people. That was the […]
Hold’em For Life
A lot of good things can come to fruition in nine months. The annual Real Estate Hold’em for Life Charity Challenge is one of those things, and I had the […]
Innovating The Lobby
Digital technology touches almost every aspect of our daily lives so it’s only natural it gets a starring role in making The Lobby unique. This is the third and final post […]
Bringing the Lobby to Life
A great project begins with vision and is given life by drawing on a mix of talented people to make it real. To properly tell you about the creation and […]
Introducing The Lobby
With this post, I’m opening the doors to an exciting project that has the entire Tridel team beaming with pride. Let me invite you to enter The Lobby, our high-tech […]
What Happens in Vegas
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of attending the Consumer Electronic Show (CES). I’ve been three times, and while I get better each year at being a smart attendee, […]
The Volume of a World Class City
Volume of a World Class City This morning, I did an informal study with the members of my household to find out what they considered the most troublesome noise they […]
Saving the Intersection of our City and Nature
Tree Strategy: Saving the Intersection of our City and Nature I get an odd sense of pleasure when I go places where I don’t fit in. Such was the case […]
Boxing Day Boxes
It’s garbage day. It’s also Boxing Day. Ironically, I have a lot of boxes to throw out because it seems that every year, I accumulate more garbage around this time. […]
What it Really Means to be First
Today the word condominium (condo) is part of every day language (especially at Tridel), but that wasn’t always the case. Like most new things, there was some initial discomfort and […]
Reinventing Your Kitchen; Reinforcing Our Relationships
It’s funny how closely related food and relationships are and how important good relationships are in business and life. But a recent visit to the World of Whirlpool (WOW) in […]
