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Market Street looks back – and to the future

Toronto’s Market Street boasts five cheerful restaurants, a bustling coffee emporium and a specialty food store. Its 150-year-old buildings are accented by outdoor patios, the entire street repaved with brick. It’s a stunning transformation for a historic street along the … Continue reading

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Market St. revival a testament to late developer Paul Oberman

Market St. is the only street in Toronto purpose-built for restaurant patios and has no elevated sidewalks or curbs. Continue reading

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City Council Proposal: New Business- Ceremonial Dedication of Market Street between Front Street East and the Esplanade as “Paul Oberman Walk”

Councilior, Ward 28 City Hall, 2’“1 Fioor Tel: 416 392-7916 Toronto Centre-Rosedale 100 Queen St. West Fax: 416 392-7296 – City of Toronto Toronto. Ontario TTY: 416 392-1239 February 25, 2014 To: Toronto and East York Community Council Re: New … Continue reading

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Wife of legendary property restoration mogul behind Summerhill LCBO vowed to complete his last project

Paul Oberman gained fame buying, restoring and leasing out historic buildings such as the Summerhill train station that is now an LCBO. About 20 years ago Mr. Oberman hired Eve Lewis, owner of Urbanation and Market Vision Real Estate, to … Continue reading

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Reno’d Rosedale mansion shows Oberman’s deft touch

After 2006, when the massive job of refurbishing, modernizing and outfitting their 17,500-square-foot Georgian house in Rosedale was behind them, Toronto developer Paul Oberman and marketing executive Eve Lewis, his wife, used to talk about their next step. The six … Continue reading

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Rescuing the Dineen: Developer brings back neglected Yonge Street heritage building

Once an icon of Renaissance Revival style, the withered heritage building at the corner of Yonge and Temperance Streets has seen better days. Now, a local developer vows it will see them once again. “You look at old photos of … Continue reading

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It’s time to vote for the best & worst buildings from 2011

Upon my first perusal of the 2012 PUG nominees for Toronto architecture, I can’t escape a feeling of déjà vu. Despite the presence of some excellent buildings, taken as a whole, the crop from 2011 seems much like it did the year … Continue reading

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Market Street revitalization pushes forward

Plans to update and improve Market Street — the thoroughfare that connects Front and The Esplanade on the south side of the St. Lawrence Market — continue to trudge on, though it sounds like a year-round pedestrian-only space isn’t in … Continue reading

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2011 Heritage Toronto Special Achievement Award

Award to be presented posthumously to Paul Oberman Heritage Toronto is pleased to announce the 2011 Heritage Toronto Special Achievement Award Recipient, which will be presented Tuesday, October 4th at the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Koerner Hall. The Award will … Continue reading

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Flatiron building sold for $15.3M

The Flatiron building has sold for $15.3 million to the Toronto-based Commercial Realty Group. “I’m eager to preserve [the Flatiron’s] beautiful, historic warmth and to blend it with all the modern comforts and amenities,” said Commercial Realty Group head Clayton … Continue reading

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