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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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Cottage of the Week: $5.1 million for a chalet at the base of Blue Mountain with an indoor pool and sauna

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Cottage of the Week: $5.1 million for a chalet at the base of Blue Mountain with an indoor pool and sauna

The 4,200-square-foot property also comes with heated floors, a private balcony, an outdoor fireplace and hot tub, and Douglas fir all over

Rental of the Week: $5,000 for an Upper Beaches semi with a 150-year-old tree in the backyard

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Rental of the Week: $5,000 for an Upper Beaches semi with a 150-year-old tree in the backyard

It also comes with four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a rooftop balcony and two laneway parking spots

House of the Week: $4.95 million for a Fallingbrook home with a private ravine backing onto a golf course

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House of the Week: $4.95 million for a Fallingbrook home with a private ravine backing onto a golf course

This four-bed, four-bath property comes with a butler's pantry, a basement bar, an EV-ready garage and an outdoor kitchen

House of the Week: This Trinity-Bellwoods home more than doubled in price after a masterful renovation

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House of the Week: This Trinity-Bellwoods home more than doubled in price after a masterful renovation

At nearly 2,300 square feet, it comes with a jewel-box staircase, Italian marble and millwork, and views of the CN Tower

Cottage of the Week: $6.5 million for a Georgian Bay retreat with a tricked out gym and a 100-foot dock

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Cottage of the Week: $6.5 million for a Georgian Bay retreat with a tricked out gym and a 100-foot dock

The 5,200-square-foot four-season property also comes with a walk-in closet, a heated garage and patio, an outdoor hot tub, and 180 feet of shoreline

Before and After: How this quaint Muskoka cottage transformed into a luxury vacation spot

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Before and After: How this quaint Muskoka cottage transformed into a luxury vacation spot

Goodbye cabin vibes, old furniture and dark colours. Hello Scandinavian design, striking pieces and white everywhere

Rental of the Week: $6,500 for a 2,300-square-foot laneway suite with Japanese charred cedar

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Rental of the Week: $6,500 for a 2,300-square-foot laneway suite with Japanese charred cedar

It has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, tall ceilings and plenty of natural light

Before and After: How this classic Beaches semi transformed into a $1.4-million property with Japandi flair

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Before and After: How this classic Beaches semi transformed into a $1.4-million property with Japandi flair

Goodbye wasted space, earth tones and old-fashioned decor. Hello sleek storage, calming colours and contemporary design

Condo of the Week: $3 million for a Corktown loft with a 1,000-square-foot party patio

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Condo of the Week: $3 million for a Corktown loft with a 1,000-square-foot party patio

This brand-new home comes with soaring ceilings, spa-like bathrooms, exposed concrete and underground parking

Before and After: How this 1980s Yorkville condo transformed into a modern $3.9-million property

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Before and After: How this 1980s Yorkville condo transformed into a modern $3.9-million property

Goodbye vintage decor, cramped rooms and old appliances. Hello contemporary design, airy spaces and an extra $600,000 to the listing price

Condo of the Week: $2.3 million for a penthouse with a rooftop view of Casa Loma

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Condo of the Week: $2.3 million for a penthouse with a rooftop view of Casa Loma

Located right by Dupont Station, this home comes with posh materials, two side-by-side parking spots and over 1,000 square feet of outdoor space

House of the Week: $2.5 million for a Victorian semi on a hidden Cabbagetown street

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House of the Week: $2.5 million for a Victorian semi on a hidden Cabbagetown street

The place comes with a wine fridge, a rooftop terrace and parking—a rare amenity in this part of town

Laneway Suite of the Week: This Brockton Village family built a house in their backyard, moved into it and never want to leave

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Laneway Suite of the Week: This Brockton Village family built a house in their backyard, moved into it and never want to leave

For $860,000, they got three bedrooms and three and a half baths, plus—almost unheard of in laneway suites—a basement

This $2-million Scarborough home is a time portal to 1970s suburbia

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This $2-million Scarborough home is a time portal to 1970s suburbia

The house comes with arched entryways, rounded windows, colour-coordinated carpets and a basement bar

House of the Week: $2.25 million for a corner unit in a converted dairy built in 1875

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House of the Week: $2.25 million for a corner unit in a converted dairy built in 1875

The bright two-bed, two-bath home features cherrywood walls, designer light fixtures and a hand-poured concrete shower

House of the Week: This former hoarder's home nearly tripled in value after a two-year renovation

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House of the Week: This former hoarder’s home nearly tripled in value after a two-year renovation

The revitalization included walnut and travertine finishes, custom interior design and a basement with a rec room

The New Cottage Country: This couple found a four-bedroom log cabin near Bancroft for $600,000

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The New Cottage Country: This couple found a four-bedroom log cabin near Bancroft for $600,000

They Airbnb it out during the warm weather months and live in it the rest of the year

Cottage of the Week: $10 million for a Mediterranean-inspired "cottage" in Tiny, Ontario

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Cottage of the Week: $10 million for a Mediterranean-inspired “cottage” in Tiny, Ontario

It has a saltwater pool, private beach and indoor pizza oven, just because.

House of the Week: $4.2 million for a lakefront semi with a rooftop sauna and hot tub

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House of the Week: $4.2 million for a lakefront semi with a rooftop sauna and hot tub

Neighbourhood: The Beaches Agent: Kate Zheng , HomeLife Landmark Realty Inc. Price: $4,209,000 Previously sold for: $2,320,000 in...

There's a townhouse inside the bell tower of this converted church in Bloordale. It just hit market for $3.65 million

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There’s a townhouse inside the bell tower of this converted church in Bloordale. It just hit market for $3.65 million

There's plenty of exposed brick on the inside

House of the Week: $5 million for a Trinity Bellwoods semi with a balcony hot tub and a golf simulator

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House of the Week: $5 million for a Trinity Bellwoods semi with a balcony hot tub and a golf simulator

This place recently underwent a $2-million reno

These Torontonians raised millions for Ukraine

These Torontonians raised millions for Ukraine

Six good Samaritans, thousands of kilometres from the front

This building used to be a toy factory. Now it's a loft-style Leslieville home, listed for $4.9 million

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This building used to be a toy factory. Now it’s a loft-style Leslieville home, listed for $4.9 million

The interior is industrial chic

Property of the Week: $4.7 million for philanthropist Salah Bachir's art-filled Humber Bay Shores condo

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Property of the Week: $4.7 million for philanthropist Salah Bachir’s art-filled Humber Bay Shores condo

Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie and Joan Rivers are among the famous people who've been there

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