Real Estate News
Food & Drink
City News
Deep Dives
Culture
Style
Newsletters
Membership
Submit a Tip
Subscribe
Sign in
Surreal Estate
Real Estate News
$4.8 million for a Gothic Revival hotel in Prince Edward County
What heritage mansion would be complete without themed rooms, a jumbo wine cellar, wild world art and a conservatory?
Advertisement
Real Estate News
$9.5 million for a Lawrence Park mansion with a temple to shoes
What North York residence would be complete without a servery, two laundry rooms, a snow-melt system and a cabana out back?
Real Estate News
$5 million for a cliffside Bruce Peninsula mansion with lollipop columns
What Georgian Bay lodge would be complete without 33-foot ceilings, a massive garage with an EV charger and a patio for the ages?
Real Estate News
$3 million for what looks like a ski chalet in the middle of Mount Pleasant
What cozy detached would be complete without art deco accents, ’70s tiles and wacky wallpaper?
Advertisement
Real Estate News
$3.3 million for a west-end steel factory conversion with a staircase that snakes around an elevator
What loft on Lansdowne would be complete without the grandest of atriums, a yacht-inspired bathroom and 29-foot ceilings?
Real Estate News
$12.5 million for a heritage church conversion with a footprint big enough for a mansion
What former place of worship would be complete without a private elevator to an EV charger, arches all over and one holy courtyard?
Real Estate News
$2.1 million for a modern-meets-rustic Aurora Village home
What house by a GO station would be complete without a well-lit utensil drawer, 100-year-old Quaker-crafted oak and a backyard with room for a basketball court?
Advertisement
Real Estate News
Toronto Life
’s most popular home tours of 2025
Including a Huntsville bunker made of smushed earth, an Oakville farmhouse with a balcony fireplace and a Danforth Village laneway suite that cost only $50,000
Real Estate News
$8.3 million for an estate in King with a hobbit door inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright
What 32-acre property would be complete without a lake, a conveyor belt for firewood and a professional-grade yoga studio?
Real Estate News
$3.7 million for a Mount Pleasant oddity with a cathedral ceiling of six skylights
What house off Bayview would be complete without automation all over, a staircase that seems to hover and an outdoor living room?
Advertisement
Real Estate News
Surreal Estate: $2.9 million for a log cabin hidden in the forested hills of King Township
What 200-year-old refuge would be complete without two ravines, a bread oven, ancient timber and a sky-lit bathtub?
Real Estate News
$5.9 million for a wacky Edwardian in Rosedale with a pink sitting room
What old red-brick would be complete without checkerboard floors, Greek columns, a feeding station for pooches and a den with flowers everywhere?
Real Estate News
$7 million for a brilliant bungalow in rural Erin with 98 acres and an organic veggie farm
What house on a gravel road would be complete without hay fields, a table made of wine barrels and a heated pool?
Advertisement
Real Estate News
$4.5 million for a Mono estate with a lavender farm, horses and a glamping dome
What 52-acre property would be complete without a poolside gazebo, a tennis court with a stone wall and a barn for high tea?
Real Estate News
$5.9 million for a Haliburton masterpiece overlooking one of Ontario’s cleanest lakes
What house resting on the Canadian Shield would be complete without a black-marble kitchen and a professional-grade basketball court?
Real Estate News
$7 million for an Oakville mansion with a balcony fireplace
What suburban farmhouse would be complete without a saltwater pool, tiles from Brazil and a servery the size of a bachelor apartment?
Advertisement
Real Estate News
$4.4 million for a Bellwoods Victorian with an iron gate and a forest’s worth of oak
What old red-brick would be complete without arches all over, a Miami-like patio up top and a kids’ fun zone in the basement?
Real Estate News
$2.5 million for a Rosedale Tudor with a staircase made of curved glass
What 16th-century throwback would be complete without a lion’s head knocker, a rotunda and a heated driveway?
Real Estate News
$3.4 million for a First World War–era farmhouse in Leaside
The 3,500-square-foot property also comes with a heated pool, a coal fireplace, a parakeet painting and a forest in the backyard
Advertisement
Real Estate News
$3.7 million for a Rosedale charmer with a buffet of bay windows
The 3,200-square-foot Craftsman also comes with interior arches and a potential rental in the basement that walks out to a leafy backyard
Real Estate News
$2.2 million for a Mono bungalow with diner seating and a magnolia
What house on a side road would be complete without 10 acres, a circle window, a spiral staircase and an outdoor shower?
Real Estate News
$4.1 million for a
Tetris
-like house in Oakville inspired by Mark Rothko
What big box by a lake would be complete without seven bathrooms, gallery walls, a music room encased in glass and a saltwater pool?
Advertisement
Real Estate News
$11.9 million for a limestone block near Glencairn with four waterfalls
What North York mansion would be complete without a car lift, a caterers’ corner, a conference centre and a closet inspired by Coco Chanel?
Real Estate News
Surreal Estate: $5.8 million for a loft-heritage hybrid within stumbling distance of the Maddy
What wonder surrounded by frat houses would be complete without catwalks, 27-foot-tall windows, a carport and a multi-tier bedroom?
1
2
3
4
5
>>
Advertisement
Summer Camp Guide
City News
Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Wines of the World
Food & Drink
Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
Toronto Life’s
Best Restaurants
From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight
Big Stories
Deep Dives
The Monster Cottages vs. the Resistance: Inside the ruthless battle for the future of Muskoka
From Gravenhurst to Port Cockburn, the uber rich and powerful are buying up shoreline for private island compounds and sprawling mega-resorts, radically changing the face of Muskoka and infuriating environmentalists, locals and long-time cottagers
Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Just Listed
Just Listed
For Sale: 99 Lake Promenade
This classic Hamptons-style home by Chatsworth Fine Homes offers an exciting opportunity to customize a new dream home and build instant value - without the long wait of new construction
Just Listed
For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent
As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design
Just Listed
For Sale: 171 Durant Ave
This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
Just Listed
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
Just Listed
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