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Andrea Yu

Andrea Yu is a freelance journalist based in Toronto. She reports on a wide variety of topics including business, real estate, culture, design, health, food, drink and travel. Aside from Toronto Life, her writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Chatelaine and Cottage Life.

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Surreal Estate: $6.3 million for a Thornhill mansion that would make Frank Lloyd Wright proud

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Surreal Estate: $6.3 million for a Thornhill mansion that would make Frank Lloyd Wright proud

What 4,100-square-foot Prairie-style residence would be complete without a wall of mirrors, coffered ceilings, a secret bar, a steam room and a tennis court?

How one couple transformed an old church into a polychromatic playhouse

How one couple transformed an old church into a polychromatic playhouse

Featuring a trampoline, a corkscrew slide and colourful rugs galore

Rental of the Week: $5,400 for a Little Italy Victorian with a rooftop terrace peering above the trees

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Rental of the Week: $5,400 for a Little Italy Victorian with a rooftop terrace peering above the trees

At 1,200 square feet, the unit has walnut all over, plenty of exposed brick, a wine fridge and a huge main suite

Condo of the Week: $669,000 for a Moss Park loft with a chair swing and a 17-foot window wall

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Condo of the Week: $669,000 for a Moss Park loft with a chair swing and a 17-foot window wall

At 680 square feet, the unit also has polished concrete, secret storage, an east end view and a gym with a sauna

The Chase: How this ER nurse scored a $750,000 three-bedroom in north Georgetown

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The Chase: How this ER nurse scored a $750,000 three-bedroom in north Georgetown

Newly separated and priced out of Mississauga and Brampton, Tammy Teeter found a new lease on life

A look inside the theatrical, Shakespeare-inspired Hotel Julie in Stratford

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A look inside the theatrical, Shakespeare-inspired Hotel Julie in Stratford

The property’s transformation is the basis for a new CTV series called Staying Inn

Real Weddings: Inside a double-ceremony Ghanaian and Nigerian celebration

Real Weddings: Inside a double-ceremony Ghanaian and Nigerian celebration

Including multiple venues, vibrant florals and a last-minute dress swap

Before and After: How a $350,000 reno turned this everyday Burlington side-split into a sleek urban home

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Before and After: How a $350,000 reno turned this everyday Burlington side-split into a sleek urban home

Goodbye, bubblegum walls, musty carpets and dingy basement; hello, monochromatic colour scheme, striking wood beams and airy open-concept spaces

Real Weddings: Inside a vibrant four-day cross-cultural celebration

Real Weddings: Inside a vibrant four-day cross-cultural celebration

Including a bubble tea station, musical performances and multiple outfit changes

House of the Week: $4.8 million for a Bellwoods Victorian recently restored to its former glory

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House of the Week: $4.8 million for a Bellwoods Victorian recently restored to its former glory

At 3,500 square feet, the property comes with four bedrooms, 10-foot ceilings, heated marble floors and a swanky garage in the backyard

Before and After: How a $360,000 renovation transformed a Junction shack into a sparkling family home

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Before and After: How a $360,000 renovation transformed a Junction shack into a sparkling family home

Goodbye, muddy floors, ’70s panelling and dilapidated shed. Hello, airy interiors, bespoke cabinets and EV-ready garage

Surreal Estate: $10 million for a Kleinburg villa with a car elevator to a secret lair

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Surreal Estate: $10 million for a Kleinburg villa with a car elevator to a secret lair

And what small-town home would be complete without 10,000 square feet of underground space, a cigar room and a kitchen as long as a bowling alley?

House of the Week: $1.5 million for a furnished Pape Village semi perfect for showing off art

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House of the Week: $1.5 million for a furnished Pape Village semi perfect for showing off art

The 1,100-square-foot property more than doubled its selling price after a renovation. It comes with three bedrooms, a fancy kitchen and a finished basement

Real Estate News

Rental of the Week: $5,500 for a brand-new Cedarvale townhouse with a month of free rent

This three-storey, 1,900-square-foot unit comes with four bedrooms, floor-to-ceiling windows and two parking spots

Cottage of the Week: $1.6 million for a 1.3-acre Bruce Peninsula retreat with a colourful craft room

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Cottage of the Week: $1.6 million for a 1.3-acre Bruce Peninsula retreat with a colourful craft room

The 3,500-square-foot home also comes with a detached workshop, a cathedral-like lounge and a six-person hot tub overlooking a vast forest

Condo of the Week: $1.3 million for a Yorkville suite with a wrap-around balcony overlooking the ROM

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Condo of the Week: $1.3 million for a Yorkville suite with a wrap-around balcony overlooking the ROM

The 950-square-foot corner unit comes with two bedrooms, floor-to-ceiling windows, hotel-like amenities and one of the city's coolest views

Condo of the Week: $1.2 million for a King West penthouse on the site of a former perfume factory

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Condo of the Week: $1.2 million for a King West penthouse on the site of a former perfume factory

The 1,200-square-foot unit comes with 17-foot ceilings, plenty of amenities and an entire wall of windows with a stunning view

Real Weddings: Inside an intimate greenhouse-themed backyard ceremony

Real Weddings: Inside an intimate greenhouse-themed backyard ceremony

Including a chai station, dinner under the stars and a Royal Botanical Gardens photoshoot

Laneway Suite of the Week: A two-storey Woodbine Heights property that once housed horses

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Laneway Suite of the Week: A two-storey Woodbine Heights property that once housed horses

The 1,500-square-foot home comes with three bedrooms, heated floors, a glass staircase and brilliant space-saving tricks

Seven futuristic gadgets to turn your living space into a smart home

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Seven futuristic gadgets to turn your living space into a smart home

Including robots, talking pets and plenty of environmentally friendly tech

House of the Week: $4.45 million for a rustic vacation home on 50 acres in Rural King

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House of the Week: $4.45 million for a rustic vacation home on 50 acres in Rural King

The 1,800-square-foot escape comes with four bedrooms, antique appliances, a 20-foot-tall great room and a barn

This mortgage broker makes $240,000 a year. How does he spend it?

This mortgage broker makes $240,000 a year. How does he spend it?

“I cut out the LCBO, restaurants and bars to save money”

Rental of the Week: $6,500 for a Mount Pleasant townhouse with a private elevator and a rooftop terrace

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Rental of the Week: $6,500 for a Mount Pleasant townhouse with a private elevator and a rooftop terrace

At 1,700 square feet, the place also comes with 10-foot-tall coffered ceilings, a walk-in closet and a heated garage

Real Weddings: Inside a minimalist cottage-chic celebration in Port Severn

Real Weddings: Inside a minimalist cottage-chic celebration in Port Severn

Featuring 35mm photography, live jazz trumpet and an astrological seating chart

Summer Camp Guide

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages

Best New Restaurants

Toronto Life ’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8

Toronto Life’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8

General admission tickets are now on sale for Toronto’s biggest culinary night, featuring top chefs, restaurants and drinks

Big Stories

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026

This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team

After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype

Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with SNL rookie Veronika Slowikowska

Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with SNL rookie Veronika Slowikowska

Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of Saturday Night Live in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it

Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer

Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer

The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line

The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?

The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?

We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout

My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press

My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press

My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell

Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin

Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin

Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe

Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?

Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?

Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees

City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?

City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?

Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution

This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI

This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI

It’s hard out here for a 20-something

The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market

The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market

Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises

Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI

Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI

Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him

Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world

Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world

Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better

293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband

293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband

When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him

The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone

The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone

The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks

Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes

Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes

If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”

Young and Retired: Meet the super-savers quitting work decades before the average Canadian

Young and Retired: Meet the super-savers quitting work decades before the average Canadian

In the age of doomspending, these ultra-driven Torontonians give up their weekends, work multiple jobs and never, ever eat out. The upside: they’ll retire long before the rest of us

Just Listed

For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot

For Sale: 50 First Avenue

For Sale: 50 First Avenue

A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark

For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living

For Sale: 75 Queen Street

For Sale: 75 Queen Street

Guelph is having a moment

For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

A rare opportunity to own a custom-built masterpiece in the heart of Lawrence Park beautifully designed by Gray Smith and Arca Design for the most discerning buyer