Management

There’s no R in condominium
 
Buyers are willing to pay more to use recycled materials, use healthier cleaning products and use more efficient lighting. But when it comes to recycling, why aren’t condo owners keen to be green?

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Handle with care
 
The offerings are familiar to anyone who has been shopping around for a new condo: a salt-water pool, on-site spa, fine dining room, casual diner, bowling alley, art studio and the list goes on. There are one or two bedroom suites with or without dens and garden flats with familiar layouts and trendy designs. But this isn’t a condominium, it’s a retirement residence. As the baby boomers age, it is becoming more difficult to tell them apart.

Toronto waste levies in condos
 
Many condominiums have chosen to opt out of city waste pick-ups in Toronto and have saved themselves a great deal of money. With condo boards and property managers scrambling this year to present a budget that will not increase maintenance fees drastically, going to a private hauler could be a savings solution. HST begins in July and is not going away, but instead of spending twenty to thirty thousand dollars a year on waste, those costs could be cut by up to 50 per cent.

Community building
 
Liz Root, the project director for the Regent Park revitalization in Toronto, talks details with CondoBusiness.