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My ever-cynical first reaction was to think it would be easier to identify local residential projects that don't look like they were done on the cheap.

Caroline.  RED.  Bauer Lofts.  144 Park.  1 Victoria.  City Centre.  Arrow Lofts.  Trio.

I don't have any Northdale projects for the list, although I'm sure there must be at least a few.

I think most of those also look pretty cheap. The sad reality is that this region has a very low standard for architecture and construction quality, and developers are always looking to maximize their profits as much as possible, like any other business. What happened is that the Region started growing too fast, so developers could build almost anything they wanted as there was not a lot of competition for a while. That is starting to change and you can see new projects trying to differentiate themselves by having better amenities or higher quality interiors, etc. I lived at Bauer and trust me, it was built cheaply and it shows.