In Episode 76 of Toronto Under Construction, Ben is joined by Noah Rechtsman, Doug Hochglaube, and Francesco (Franc) Margani to explore the intricacies of Toronto's real estate market. From land valuation and distressed properties to rezoning challenges and innovative financing solutions, this episode offers an in-depth look at the factors shaping …

In this episode of Toronto Under Construction, Ben and guest co-host Naama Blonder are joined by renowned urbanist Richard Florida to explore Toronto’s urban challenges and opportunities. They discuss the missed potential of Sidewalk Toronto, the controversy around Ontario Place and Billy Bishop Airport, and the cultural barriers to reducing car de…

In this episode of Toronto Under Construction, Ben is joined by Jeff Brenner from Castlepoint Numa and Kiran Mirok from Resident to discuss key issues shaping Toronto’s real estate landscape. They tackle community concerns over increased density, Toronto’s shifting zoning policies, and the enduring appeal of single-family homes amidst rising costs.…

In this episode of Toronto Under Construction, Ben and guest co-host Matt Young sit down with Sasha Cucuz, CEO of Greybrook Capital for a deep dive into real estate investment. Sasha shares Greybrook's journey, from its strategic partnerships to navigating the complexities of development equity in both the GTA and U.S. markets. They explore investo…

In this episode of Toronto Under Construction, Ben is joined by KC Daya from Clifton Blake, Howie Paskowitz from Starlight Investments, and Oren Turk from Pinemount Developments to discuss rental apartment development in Ontario. The panel covers the impact of interest rates, navigating construction costs, and mid-rise development strategies, with …

Episode 71 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast welcomes Jordan Taylor from Deco Homes, Stephanie Lane from Geranium and Peter Juretic from Caliber Homes for a deep dive into the complexities of low-density housing development in the Greater Toronto Area. The panel discusses the latest market trends, barriers to new projects, and how rising co…

Episode 70 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast welcomes Bryceson Dodge from Empirical Capital, Adit Kumar from Anbros Financial and Richard Munroe from Atrium to discuss financing, debt, equity and the mortgage market in the Greater Toronto Area. *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting Group Executive Search*…

Episode 69 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast brings together two powerhouse women who have experience in both the public and private sectors of Toronto development: Heather Grey-Wolf from Infrastructure Ontario and Salima Rawji from York University Development Corporation. The episode explores the complexities and opportunities of urban dev…

Episode 68 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast welcomes three new developers, Brendan Whitsitt from Imprint Developments, Alan Leela from Vantage Developments and Mathieu Fleury from Leader Lane Developments to discuss the 10 most important things someone should know before becoming a residential apartment developer. *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron…

Samuel Frum, President at Metropia joins episode 67 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast to discuss the success of Metropia's Markham project Union City, housing supply and affordability across the city, condo projects and investors, and why Metropia deeply believes in the future of the GTA. Guest Co-Host: Robert Baron *Sponsored by: BCGi Baro…

Episode 66 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast welcomes Colin Baryliuk from KingSett Capital to discuss financing different asset classes in Toronto's real estate market, investment funds, and how the industry is shifting and adapting to the new market landscape. Guest Co-Host: Robert Baron *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting Group Executive…

Episode 65 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast welcomes Ben Smith from Avesdo to discuss how to leverage technology and data analysis to identify trends and insights that will benefit the new home sales industry across Canada. Tune in now! *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting Group Executive Search*…

Episode 64 of the Toronto Under Construction welcomes Nick Ainis from Fusioncorp, Marlon Bray from Altus Group and Shane Kennedy from Atria Development to discuss construction and costs in the GTA Real Estate industry with analysis on different asset classes including condo, purpose built rental, student housing, mass timber and more. Tune in now! …

Episode 63 of the Toronto Under Construction welcomes Lauren White from CBRE, Todd Cullen from Fieldgate Properties, Max Goyzman from Peakhill Capital to discuss Land development, financing and the outlook for multiple real estate asset classes in the Greater Toronto Area. Tune in now! *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting Group Executive Search*…

Episode 62 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast explores financing, debt, equity and the mortgage market in the greater Toronto area with special guests Jeff Wagner from Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation, Brian Dorr from Dorr Capital & ReaAlt Investment & Devon Cranson from Cranson Capital. *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting Group Execu…

Episode 61 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast dives into the current state of the new condo market in Toronto and explores the predictions for 2024. Guests Pauline Lierman from Zonda Urban, Anson Kwok from Pinnacle International and Andrew Cotz from Tribute Communities share their insights on interest rates, Closings in this new market, pric…

On episode 60 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast Ben and guest co-host Chris Spoke speak with Rob Spanier about the concept and principles of placemaking and how to use them to build great communities and vibrant neighbourhoods that people actually want to spend time in. *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting Group Executive Search*…

Episode 59 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast takes our first deep dive into the marketing involved in the new home pre-construction industry with two industry experts Tim Ng and Rob Galetta. Both our guests share some of the innovative approaches they are taking to help their clients reach new audiences. *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting…

Dayna Gilbert, Leor Marguilles and Greg Gilbert join episode 58 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast to talk about Toronto's real estate market outlook, building and innovation, purpose built rentals and the removal of HST for rental housing, Projects and Developers facing receivership and the HCRA, and developing outside of Toronto. *Sponsore…

Erin Millar and Harley Nakelsky join episode 57 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast to talk about Toronto real estate investors and their importance to the market, broker partnerships, new condo sales and launches and the cost to build in Toronto. This episode takes an in depth look at the investor side of the Toronto real estate market. *Spo…

Episode 56 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast welcomes Linda Mitchell Young and discusses her experience working in Toronto's Condo market. From launching her first project in Scarborough in 1995, to discussing Foreign Buyers tax, the investor market, and the rising cost of construction and condo prices this episode covers everything about T…

Episode 55 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast is a roundtable discussion with Sayf Hassan from Elysium, Steve Keyzer from Colliers International and Kevin Marthinsen from Cameron Stephens Mortgage Capital. The group discusses the hottest topics and news articles in Toronto Real Estate including GTA land prices, new home buyers, affordability…

Episode 54 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast is a roundtable discussion with Francesco Margani, founder of Franc & Co, Linda Chen, Vice President, Investments at Harbour Equity and Noorez Lalani, President and co-founder of MOD Developments. The group discusses the hottest topics in Toronto Real Estate including The Greenbelt, multi-family …

Almadev CEO Rafael Lazer joins the Toronto Under Construction podcast to discuss how he became a developer in Canada, the acquisition of Elad Canada Realty, financing real estate projects, solutions to Toronto's affordability problems and details about Almadev's vision for the future of Toronto. *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting Group Executive …

President at Beaux Properties International, Jason Birnboim joins the Toronto Under Construction podcast to discuss the future of rental housing in Toronto including multi-family housing, high-density development, the current rental market, affordability and changes to Toronto's multiplex legislation. *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting Group Exec…

Alex D’Orazio from Brixen Developments joins episode 51 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast to discuss starting his own home building company with his partner Andrew Iacobelli, their development strategy in peripheral markets and how they are adapting and finding success in the communities they build in. *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting G…

Jacob Iftah from Kin Capital Partners joins Toronto Under Construction for our 50th episode to discuss his expertise in investment banking, and how that has allowed him to create a successful business investing in and financing Toronto real estate projects. *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting Group Executive Search*…

Nick Macrae from Woodbourne Capital Management joins episode 49 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast to discuss his roles at Avison Young, Brookfield Financial and HOOPP and shares his perspective on real estate investing, leasing and purpose built rentals, portfolio and asset management and more! *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting Group Exe…

Laurie Payne from Osmington Gerofsky Development Corp (OGDC) joins episode 48 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast to discuss planning, city building, Toronto community housing, financing infrastructure and building transit oriented communities. *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting Group Executive Search*…

The Toronto Under Construction podcast is excited to welcome Zev Mandelbaum from Altree Developments to episode 47 to discuss his family's history in real estate and the top issues facing Toronto's real estate market including interest rates, rental replacement, politics and the "broken system", the importance of investors to the Toronto new homes …

The Toronto Under Construction podcast is excited to welcome you to our very first LIVE Panel recording. On January 25, 2023 over 100 real estate professionals gathered at EY Canada for a panel discussion on the state of the 2023 condo market with Derek Deutsch from CentreCourt Developments, Jeremiah Shamess from Colliers and Noorez Lalani from MOD…

The Toronto Under Construction podcast is excited to welcome Alison O'Neill from Mattamy Homes to the podcast to discuss her career in the Toronto Real Estate industry, some of her favourite projects and how she's adapting her sales and marketing techniques in this new market. *Sponsored by: BCGi Baron Consulting Group*…

Toronto Under Construction welcomes Chris Wein from Lanterra Developments to Episode 44 of the podcast to discuss his experience working in real estate across 15 states and 5 provinces, affordability in Toronto, Bill 23, the importance of investing in transportation and infrastructure and how Toronto can partner with the private sector to creating …

In episode 43 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast, Ramsey Shaheen from Cachet Homes joins Steve and Ben to discuss his experience working in the US and Canadian home building markets. Ramsey shares his thoughts on affordability, explains how Cachet Homes chooses where to build their next communities, and discusses BILL 23 and the major issues…

In this episode, Ben is joined by Alex Bozikovic, Architecture Critic for the Globe and Mail to discuss how good architecture, planning, and policies affect the development of a city, and how these things have impacted the real estate market in Toronto. *Sponsored by: The Plus Group*Toronto Under Construction

In episode 41 of the #TUCpodcast, we welcome Leona Savoie from Dorsay Developments to the show to discuss starting her career in Planning at the end of the 90's recession, her experience working with some of the GTA's top developers, the current state of the market and her advocacy work and being a woman in a male dominated industry. Tune in now! *…

On episode 40 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast Daniel Salerno from Paradise Developments joins us to talk about sales and marketing in the low-rise new home market, the product mix in Paradise's new communities, affordability, and how the pandemic has affected the low-rise market. *Sponsored by the Plus Group*…

On Episode 39 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast Ben and Steve discuss the current state of the market and how financing projects and lending works within the Toronto new home construction industry. *Sponsored by The Plus Group*Toronto Under Construction

On episode 38 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast, co-hosts Ben and Steve welcome Ben Rogowski from Canderel to the show to discuss retail, commercial and residential development in Toronto and other major Canadian cities. *Sponsored by The Plus Group*Toronto Under Construction

On episode 37 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast, the guys welcome, marketer, builder & housing advocate Chris Spoke from Buildstack.co to discuss NIMBYs, YIMBYs and housing and transportation policies that have shaped the city of Toronto to be what it is today. *Sponsored by The Plus Group*Toronto Under Construction

The #TUCpodcast welcomes Sam Crignano to the show to discuss his iconic projects, the value of great architecture, affordability and inclusionary zoning, and the feasibility of projects with the rising cost of construction. In this episode, the guys also discuss the Hamilton real estate market and Sam's philanthropy work on the Blu Genes Foundation…

The Toronto Under Construction podcast welcomes Brett House to the show to discuss the current state of the market, and what's happening around the world, with a specific lens on Toronto and Toronto real estate. *Sponsored by The Plus Group*Toronto Under Construction

In Episode 34 of the #TUCpodcast we welcome Carlo Timpano from Capital Developments to discuss the major issues facing our industry today including: inflation, density, labour shortages, inclusionary zoning, and affordable housing. Tune in now for all this and more!Toronto Under Construction

With over 10 years of experience in the real estate development industry, Matt Young has built a track record of executional excellence, having managed the development of over 7,000 units to date representing a development value of over $4.3 billion dollars. After hearing his name dropped on our podcast multiple times, we are excited to finally hav…

Stephen Job from Tenblock joined Ben and Steve for episode 32 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast to discuss rental replacement, the affordability crisis, and the City of Toronto's zoning and planning policies. This jam packed episode is one you don't want to miss! *Sponsored by The Plus Group*…

In episode 31 of the Toronto Under Construction Podcast we welcome Daniel Byrne, Vice President at Main + Main. With over a decade of experience in mixed-use development, Daniel joins Ben and Steve to share his thoughts on real estate development and economics in 3 of Canada's top cities: Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, with a specific focus on Purpo…

In episode 30 of the Toronto Under Construction Podcast, we venture down the 401, and mix in a little bit of Ottawa Real Estate, with Windmill Developments CEO Jonathan Westeinde. Jonathan is experienced in corporate strategy, finance and business development as it relates to green development practices and joins us to discuss LEED & One Planet Liv…

Episode 29 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast welcomes Niall Finnegan from Finnegan Marshall! Naill, a legend in Toronto's real estate industry, joins us to discuss everything to do with construction costs including government taxes and fees, developer profits, the rising costs of construction and some of the factors that impact pricing and …

Episode 28 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast welcomes Mazyar Mortazavi from TAS! Mazyar joins us to discuss his design based approach to building, affordable housing and inclusionary zoning, his successes and failures, and why he is committed to driving deep Impact throughout their organization. All this and more in episode 28 of the #TUCpo…

We're back with episode 27 of the Toronto Under Construction podcast with our guest Steve Keyzer from Colliers! Steve joins us to discuss commercial real estate with a focus on land assembly and pricing, density, and Toronto's next hot neighbourhoods! *Sponsored By Neezo Studios*Toronto Under Construction