An exceedingly rare, one-of-a-kind condo development is taking shape in downtown Kingston. Crown Condominiums, an affordable-luxury nine-storey complex in the heart of the city, with hotel-style amenities and astonishing views of Lake Ontario, is set to begin construction this summer. “This is the first of its kind,” said Philip Kuperhause, sales and marketing manager for […]

Located along the coast of scenic Lake Ontario, between Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, Kingston is a thriving city where history and innovation converge. Residents benefit from a high quality of life bolstered by technologically advanced infrastructure, verdant conservation areas and parkland, and world-class educational institutions like Queens University. Those looking to put down roots or

Three years and a global pandemic have really changed what Millennials expect from an ideal home, a livable city and a great place to work and raise a family. Back in 2018, our analysis about the best cities for Millennials revealed that Québec City, Victoria and Guelph were the most desirable urban centers for young

KINGSTON — A tentative deal has been reached between a developer seeking to build on the former Capitol Theatre and groups working to protect the area’s heritage. Details of the agreement have not been made public, but city council directed staff to prepare a report for the first meeting in April. The project was to

Kingston city council approved a proposed settlement that would resolve the fate of the long-anticipated Capitol Condo project Tuesday. After nearly six years of back and forth through appeals processes with the Ontario Municipal Board and then the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, construction for a nine-storey condo in the heart of downtown Kingston has received

Like a take on Freakonomics, where small seemingly non-related events can expose wider economic trends, a study done by U-Haul reflects how the pandemic has affected decisions around how people want to live. U-Haul, the rent-a-trailer franchisor, has created a list of the Top 20 cities and towns seeing a recent influx of people. Typically,

Canada’s two largest metro areas have recorded their largest-ever outflow of residents according to new data from Statistics Canada, as a growing number of residents headed for the suburbs or nearby smaller cities. The Toronto metropolitan area saw a net loss of 50,375 residents to other parts of Ontario between July 2019 and July 2020,

So much for the adult supervision of our housing market. The federal government was onto a good thing when it introduced a stress test for home buyers a few years ago that demanded they be able to afford mortgage payments if interest rates spiked higher. The stress test was tough, but all in a good