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Announcements / any news re: city of vaughan tax sale

« on: July 30, 2009, 05:07:35 PM »

just wondering if anyone knows the results from the city of vaughan tax sales  july 28 / 09 - thanks

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General / Re: Minto -any news?

« on: April 23, 2009, 06:12:51 AM »

thanks - hadn't seen your previous post with aerial, lot is not that exciting after all

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General / Minto -any news?

« on: April 22, 2009, 05:48:59 PM »

has this one been redeemed, doesn't seem that bad of an area, was it farmland? - is it mint?

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General / Re: Muskoka properties

« on: August 11, 2008, 03:52:32 AM »

PFM, As an urban planner myself working both public and private sectors, it is unfortunate to see people think this way of the profession. Most planners WANT to see change and encourage different built forms of the environment, but we are limited by the existing rules and policies that we have in Ontario. And for the record, Toronto is considered a world-class city and one of the best cities in North America; you should read up on some of the planning documents that have come into effect in the past decade. It is pretty interesting.

Pfm is bang on.  The City sells off it's land for cheap to condo developers or to MLSE.  Tear down the Gardiner to revitalize the harbourfront or to build more condos.  Toronto is for sale to the condo developers.  For example from March 08:

"The city has decided to sell a prime piece of land on the Bloor St. W. strip for a bargain price and expects the property to be flipped quickly to allow a 100-metre condo tower on the site. After a closed-door session, city council voted 28-4 yesterday to accept the original offer of $3.38 million made by McDonald's for the site the restaurant chain occupies with a cheap 99-year lease, across from the Royal Ontario Museum. Local councillor Adam Vaughan said he understands that McDonald's plans to resell the land to Kazakhstan-based developer Bazis International Inc., which is building an 80-storey condo building down the street at 1 Bloor and already owns the lot adjacent to McDonald's. The chain would get a new restaurant in the building as part of the deal. Just two weeks ago, a blue-ribbon panel that examined the city's books concluded Toronto could do a better job of managing its massive real estate portfolio, and said the city could realize an extra $150 million a year from asset sales"

world class city that doesn't have a direct link of subway to the airport?  Build ROW streetcar lines instead of subways because they're cheaper but the streets aren't wide enough to support the ROW causing big car traffic snarls when a lane is taken away from traffic and then you won't be able to drive, but they expect everyone to take the streetcar???  Not to mention zoning propane refill stations beside residential -good planning.

rant rant rant...
 

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General / Re: Question on bidding.

« on: July 17, 2008, 04:17:34 AM »

I know the area and unless you are close to Miller Lake (walking distance) they won't fetch much. Plus too close to HWY #6. Lots in this area take years to sell. As someone stated there are many more interesting lots on MLS for reasonable prices. I love the area but I don't see much value here even at assessment price.

From the Bruce county website map that Ian provided and from PMC's description it loses it's appeal.  Like you said it is close to Hwy 6 for the larger lot (and not waterfront) but from that map  there's a campground behind it (or trailer park like PMC said) so might not be that private.  As for the smaller lot, it seems the county website map says the frontage is 100 ft, so it looks like it doesn't have the necessary frontage to get sewer/hydro services; that is unless the municpality brings it to Maple Drive in the future.

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General / Re: Question on bidding.

« on: July 15, 2008, 04:32:24 PM »

Hi all, For anyone interested in properties in Bruce County, the county website maintains a pretty good GIS map.  It's worth a look and gives fairly detailed description of the ground cover etc.  You can zoom in on these two properties by search the tax roll numbers or Maple Drive.

http://brucecounty.on.ca:615/website/start.asp

what do you think these lots will go for?

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General / Re: Question on bidding.

« on: July 15, 2008, 01:55:53 PM »

Hey,  went up to the two lots on Friday.  (North Bruce)

The larger lot has a realtors sign on it.  I couldn't find it on MLS, however, if I tried harder I'm sure I could find out how much it is/was going for.  That lot has a mix of trees and open areas.  It does not have a driveway into the property.  There is also a dirt lane beside it (west side) and a trailer park behind it.  This lot is close to HWY #6.

The smaller lot was harder to find/define because of the density of trees and no distinct fences or property boundaries.  I think the lot has a small open area surrounded by trees.  The lot appears to be a bit below street level and it also does not have a driveway into it.  This lot would be a little farther from HWY #6. 

I did not walk any of the properties, so this is what I saw from the road.  It appears that none of the 2 lots have ever had a structure on them.  About a mile east is Miller Lake, there are some nice cottages there and a couple of camping/cottage resorts.

Hope that helps all who are interested.

Good info - thanks - worth a blind bid on this??? i doubt the land is contaminated or anything like that, maybe the last owner wanted to get rid of the land because he didn't have funds to build on it, or maybe he doesn't have access to the lake, dunno - Timbr mart nearby - great info though - thanks

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General / Re: Question on bidding.

« on: July 14, 2008, 03:39:53 AM »

There are no municipal water and sewer services on Maple Dr.  I also read the by-law, properties are zoned R2 and will require 114 feet frontage.

Have you seen the property then?-  Is it forest tract land or has there been some development it?  why would the current owner give up on it and not pay the taxes

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General / Re: Question on bidding.

« on: July 11, 2008, 04:43:43 PM »

if it's zoned resort recreational or if the land is slated for inland lake development does that mean that the owner then has to build recreational facilities on the land rather than a personal cottage to satisfy the zoning?

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General / Re: Question on bidding.

« on: July 11, 2008, 04:31:20 PM »

carpool for the 4-5 hour drive from T.O?

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General / Re: Question on bidding.

« on: July 11, 2008, 04:10:06 PM »

they are zoned as recreational residential - buildable lots - would think some of the adjoining resorts and B&B's already on Miller Lake would want them, but the land might be a km from the lake - so i guess they are forest land right now.

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General / Re: Question on bidding.

« on: July 11, 2008, 06:49:13 AM »

Hi, PMC

How was your visit to Northern Bruce?
Larry

properties of NorBruce are along Maple Drive off of hwy 6 although not sure if they are waterfront - they are close to Miller Lake but don't think they are waterfront - can someone confirm???