Wednesday, April 23, 2014

■Just Sold

101 Wells Hill Avenue Toronto (Casa Loma Area)

Sold: $1,899,000
DOM (Days on Market): 5 days

List: $1,899,900

Stately & Spacious Century Home! Gorgeous Architectural Details Inside & Out. Features 5 Beds, 5 Baths & 5 Wood Fireplaces! Renovated With Character Intact. Great Layout W/Large Principal Rooms. Master Has Large Walk-In Closet & Beautiful 5-Pc Ensuite W/Limestone Flooring, Clawfoot Tub & Separate Shower. 2nd Flr Laundry. 4400 Sq Feet + 1300 Sq' Basement Suite, Currently Used As A Home Gym But Makes A Great Nanny Suite W/2nd Kitchen, 4-Pc Bath & Wine Cellar!











Please contact Nat Smilis (Nat@NatSmilis.ca) for more details!



Saturday, April 19, 2014

■The Financial District

One King West



If I were an expatriate in Toronto and worked in The Financial District, I would definitely consider staying at “the prestigious address of One King West”.

This address was “first home to the original Michie & Co. Grocers & Wine Merchants in the mid-1800s. In 1879 the much sought-after Yonge and King location changed owners to become home to the head office of The Dominion Bank, a residency that would last an impressive 126 years.”

Highlights include:
-“Prime downtown location”
-“Direct access to PATH and King Subway station”
-“Daily, weekly or monthly housekeeping service”

Sound perfect for a successful and busy professional! I can definitely “enjoy the convenience and lifestyle of urban living.

Are you also interested in this building? Currently we have nine listings for lease and the rent starts from $1,625 per month for a minimum of one year. Most of them are furnished suites.

To book a showing appointment please contact me today!

Nat
nat@natsmilis.ca
Source: www.onekingwest.com/hotel/history



略訳

もし私が日本企業に勤めていて駐在員としてトロントのファイナンシャル・ディストリクトのオフィス勤務になったら、是非滞在してみたい「ワン・キング・ウェスト」。

高級感を漂わしているこのアドレス。ここに1,800年中頃一番初めに店を構えたのは「
Michie & Co.」という食料雑貨店。バレンシアオレンジや、イチジク、香辛料や輸入物のコニャックなどをトロントにアンに人気だったとか。その後、1,879年から126年間当時のドミニオン銀行の本社が所在していた。






おすすめの理由:
-地下鉄キング駅とPATH(トロントダウンタウンの地下歩行者専用道路)と繋がっているのはとても便利
-ハウスキーピングサービスがあるなんてうれしい

都会のライフスタイルを満喫・便利さを追求されたいビジネスパーソンにおすすめのコンドです。
本日の時点で9件の物件が市場にでています。月々1,625ドルから。ほとんどのユニットが家具付です。詳細をご希望の方は、お気軽にご連絡ください!

Monday, April 7, 2014

■Yonge and Bloor

My Old Hood

Yonge and Bloor is one of my favourite areas in Toronto and is my old hood before I moved to east end one year ago. Last weekend before heading to an Italian Restaurant in Yorkville, a couple of my friends and I passed by One Bloor East construction site. 

“Crews were hastily working on the lower floors that made up part of the 75-storey building's podium.” We saw “the massive, curvy podium increased in height by a few storeys." The first developer purchased the site which used to be called Hayden Square. After they demolished two-storey buildings in December 2008, I remember the site remained vacant for a couple of years. It has been more than five years!



Sooner or later low-rise commercial buildings on the south-west corner of Yonge and Bloor would be demolished for a new development. It is exciting, but Tenants in the buildings must have been going through lots of headaches as I can imagine being asked for higher rents by Landlord.


If you are interested in moving to Yonge and Bloor/Yorkville areas and would like to know details on condos, please contact me!


Nat Smilis
nat@natsmilis.ca

Source: 
http://www.greatgulf.com/news/entry/in_the_news_urban_toronto_reports_on_the_progress_of_one_bloor


略訳
ヤンブロは、ナットの庭。先週金曜日、留学カウンセラー時代に面倒をみていた元生徒M君がアメリカへの出張帰り成田へ飛ぶ前日にトロントに遊びにやってきた。あの頃に比べて随分英語も達者になり、希望していた職種とは全く違うものの「日本人のクライアントを連れてアメリカの本社に同行してきた」と言うM君をとても誇らしく思った。そのM君を囲んでおいしい白ワイン片手にたくさんの思い出話に花を咲かせたヨークビルのイタリアンレストランへ向かう途中に通ったヤンブロの“ワン・ブロア・イースト”。

ヘイデンスクエアの2階建ての建物が取り壊されたのが200812月。その跡地にようやくディベロッパーのグレイトガルフによって商業空間、ホテルとコンドミニアムのミックスユースの75階建て超高層ビルの建築が着々と進んでいる。もともとは、2007年にディベロッパーのバジスが63億ドルでこの土地を買収したが、世界金融危機をうけて債務が不履行となり2009年にグレイトガルフに売却した。

今後ヤンブロ周辺の再開発がどんどん進みそうです!ヤンブロエリア、ヨークビルエリアに住んでみたいと思いませんか?ご興味のある方は、お気軽にご連絡ください。

スミリス 夏子
nat@natsmilis.ca

Thursday, April 3, 2014

■Market Watch-April, 2014

Sales and Average Price Up in March

TORONTO, April 3, 2014 - Toronto Real Estate Board President Dianne Usher announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported strong year-over-year increases in TorontoMLS home sales and the average selling price in March 2014. Home ownership affordability, backstopped by low borrowing costs, continued to be a key factor underlying this growth.

A total of 8,081 sales were reported in March 2014 – up by 7.2 per cent in comparison to March 2013. Sales growth was much stronger in March compared to the first two months of the first quarter. Sales for Q1 as a whole were up by three per cent compared to the first three months of 2013.

“Sales activity in the GTA accelerated last month. Compared to last year, a greater number of buyers found affordable home ownership options, as evidenced by sales growth for all major home types. Against this backdrop, however, overall inventory at the end of March remained lower than last year. This means competition between buyers increased, which is why the average selling price continued to climb,” said Ms. Usher.

The average selling price for March 2014 sales was $557,684 – an increase of almost eight per cent compared to the average reported for March 2013. The average price for the first quarter of 2014 was up by 8.5 per cent year-over-year.

“With borrowing costs remaining low, and in fact declining, strong home ownership demand will continue to butt up against a constrained supply of listings. Strong price growth will be the result for the remainder of 2014. If the pace of price growth experienced in the first quarter is sustained, TREB may revise its outlook for the average selling price,” said Jason Mercer, TREB’s Senior Manager of Market Analysis.


Source:
www.torontorealestateboard.com


   Ms. Usher

4月マーケットウォッチ略訳
■数字で見る20143
総売上物件数: 
8,081件 (前年同期に比べ7.2%増加)
平均販売価格: 
557,684ドル (前年同期に比べ約8%増加)

■トロント不動産委員会取締役社長ダイアン・アッシャー氏のコメント
「3月は前年同期に比べてより活発な販売活動がありましたが、3月末の時点で市場にでている売り物件数は昨年同期の数字と比べると低いまま。これはバイヤー間の競争を意味し、今後も平均販売価格の上昇が続くでしょう。」