Jonah Letovsky

real estate / design / housing / economic development / resiliency / progress

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

What Toronto, Vancouver, and other major cities need now is a large-scale building boom of affordable rental housing for low and middle-income earners. Neither the public nor the private sector is delivering that right now, and no existing non-profits have the capacity.

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

@HestiaTobacco having a hard time ordering from you guys outside of the US. Can you deliver to Canada or the UK?

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

@alexbozikovic omg

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

@donnelly_b @ArabiaBianca Nice choice.

[Sean Fraser @SeanFraserMP]

Sen̓áḵw is one of the most impactful housing projects in Canada.

It’s a partnership led by the Squamish First Nation, which is doing incredible work to develop their land for housing.

The project includes more than 6,000 new homes in Vancouver!

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

@alexbozikovic So offensive to the site’s indigenous history

[Kenneth Chan @iamkennethchan]

BREAKING... Vancouver City Council has unanimously approved the Indigenous-owned Jericho Lands project.

13,000 homes, 750,000 sf of office, hotel, retail, restaurant, and cultural uses, and more. Anchored by the future UBC #SkyTrain. #TOD #vanpoli #vanre
https://t.co/v9Uoy8af1V

[Aryze @aryzedev]

In architecture, less is more. A concept proven time and time again by the very talented David Chipperfield 🤩

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

Exciting news: today we are announcing that Markee Developments and Collecdev are merging to expedite our mission to deliver high-quality housing at scale across the GTHA.

I am thrilled and humbled to take on the role of CEO of this new entity, with over 7600 homes in the development pipeline...and more to come!

For Markee, this moves us into the next stage of our company - construction! We will now drive forward our projects with the award-winning Collecdev teams.

At Collecdev-Markee, we believe in the opportunity to transform access to exceptional housing in Toronto and Hamilton through the design of sustainable homes in transit-oriented communities. We will continue to prioritize access to affordable housing!

Below left - Tyndale Green...shovels in the ground 2024! Below left - Nordic...next phase of occupancy 2024. Stay tuned....

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

@JShamess I don’t think this is ideal for any builder, even those with loads of cash on hand. They’re just doing it where they a) can, and b) are afraid that they won’t be able to resell defaulted units at a decent price today.

[Kenneth Chan @iamkennethchan]

Here comes the contemporary "Vancouver Special." 🏘

To support legislation for up to 6 units on single-family lots, BC government is creating standardized design templates for small homes on such lots.

Up to 10 templates. #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre
https://t.co/UY5HGQFkFV

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

@AlexDRMather Automate enforcement and send drivers $150 tickets.

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

My hot take (as someone who has done quite a bit of both facade retention and in-situ retention): most buildings are not deserving of conservation, but those that are conserved should mostly be left as they are, with existing structure, without a new tower on top...

[Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic]

Bad news. One of the best 19c buildings in Toronto - 149 College, by Old City Hall architect E.J. Lennox, 1894 - is now a potential development site. 

This means this structure could be reduced to a facade.

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

@TalktoARYZE Gotta get in on that

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

@moseskagan Oh dear. This is very sad, but this is not on you. Depression is so subtle.

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

@moore_oliver Do people not need to sit in the winter?

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

Calling for a “ceasefire” after a massive terrorist pogrom is not progressive and is an embarrassing suggestion from the leader of the NDP.

[Jagmeet Singh @theJagmeetSingh]

The violence we've witnessed in Palestine and Israel is heartbreaking.

In these dark times, we must treat each other with compassion and recognize our common humanity.

Canada must push for a ceasefire, the release of all hostages and a humanitarian aid corridor to save lives.

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

@shawnmicallef @SpacingStore A great resource, I cited it extensively for my masters thesis.

[CSI Toronto @csiTO]

This afternoon, we made an announcement to our members about CSI’s strategic vision going forward. CSI has made the decision to consolidate our strength and our operations into one building, and we will be putting 720 Bathurst Street on the market. [1/3]

[Jonah Letovsky @jonahletovsky]

@TalktoARYZE Quite something. Couldn’t quite believe these were photos, not renders