In the depths of the worst recession in decades, one of Canada's richest men is taking a $1 billion gamble on suburban Chinatown with plans for a massive mall and luxury hotel/condominium complex in the heart of Markham's shopping district.
Empty-nesters are making Captain's Cove a popular choice for year-round living.
Downtown Markham's developer, the Remington Group Inc., aims to reshape the suburbs, and it's betting billions of dollars that urban communities are the way of the future.
Three generations of Bratty brothers have built a strong, vibrant company whose interests have expanded to include almost all the facets that are particular to a successful property development company. It's a long way from their humble beginnings when Donato Bratty began building homes in the Toronto area 60 years ago.
Remington Group's IQ project has folks buzzing about The Queensway.