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222 Albert Street | 12 fl | Complete
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(06-01-2015, 08:15 AM)firex Wrote: I guess we'll have to wait a little longer for a new dev that is less student-focused in Northdale.

It will happen, but it's going to take a few more years.
To attract Young Professionals to your development, you need to be a destination where some Young Professionals already live, and have an influence on the local culture.
There aren't Young Professionals in Northdale right now, because your options are falling-apart single family homes, or 5-bedroom student stacks.
Once all this 1-3 bedroom supply comes on-line, they will initially fill with students. However, over the years, I think we will start to see a lot of the 1/2-bedrooms turn into Young Professional units, as the students "age in-place". Why move out, when you've got a private cozy pad, and can get to your post-graduation job just fine from here?

And then there will be a market to sell new-build non-student condos to.
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222 Albert Street | 12 fl | Complete - by Spokes - 08-29-2014, 03:03 PM
RE: 222 Albert Street - by nms - 12-10-2014, 01:55 PM
RE: 222 Albert Street - by Watdot - 01-21-2015, 02:39 PM
RE: 222 Albert Street - by BuildingScout - 01-22-2015, 05:51 PM
RE: 222 Albert Street - by Markster - 01-22-2015, 06:03 PM
RE: 222 Albert Street - by firex - 01-28-2015, 01:35 PM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by mpd618 - 02-04-2015, 12:17 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 02-04-2015, 12:29 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by mpd618 - 02-04-2015, 01:47 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by REnerd - 02-04-2015, 09:37 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by firex - 03-04-2015, 06:33 PM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 04-27-2015, 06:58 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by mpd618 - 04-27-2015, 09:08 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by Markster - 04-27-2015, 10:20 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 04-28-2015, 07:00 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by mpd618 - 05-20-2015, 06:02 PM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by firex - 06-01-2015, 08:15 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by Markster - 06-01-2015, 10:29 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by mpd618 - 06-02-2015, 12:09 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by plam - 06-02-2015, 10:20 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by Markster - 06-02-2015, 12:27 PM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by nms - 06-02-2015, 11:45 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by mpd618 - 06-02-2015, 11:53 AM
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 07-17-2015, 02:05 PM
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RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 10-16-2015, 10:19 AM
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